Strategy 2021–2026
Learn more about our 2021–2026 strategy, in which we share our plans for delivering our vision: better healthcare for better lives.
About us
The RSM is a charity and one of the country's major providers of postgraduate medical education.
About the RSM
The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is a registered charity and membership organisation. Our vision is better healthcare for better lives. By sharing learning and supporting innovation, our goal is to be the leading provider of continuing learning to healthcare professionals.
We deliver multidisciplinary, specialist and general education, as well as professional development, drawing on the support of leading experts in over 50 specialist areas of medicine. We have a global network of 20,000 members. Bringing together healthcare professionals across specialties, we offer a range of membership options for every career stage, from students to retirement.
Our learning resources span a wide collection of books, journals, electronic journals and online medical databases. We are home to one of the finest physical and digital medical libraries in the world. We connect those involved and interested in healthcare and, by leveraging expertise from across the RSM, we support, help and inspire the innovators developing the medical products and services of tomorrow.
The RSM is a Royal Charter body. Our patron is His Majesty King Charles III.
How we are governed
Meet the people who govern the RSM, including members of the RSM Council, Academic Board and our Senior Management team.
Our history
Learn how the RSM, established in the rooms of a barristers’ chambers at Gray’s Inn, grew from humble beginnings to take up residence in London’s medical quarter.
Latest news
Read the latest news and activities from the RSM.
“We're the experts in our own condition” - patients with genetic bleeding disorders share lived experience at the RSM
03 April 2024
‘Medicine and Me: Living Our Best Life – Examining Innovations to Deliver Optimal Care for People with Genetic Bleeding Disorders,’ run in collaboration with the Haemophilia Society.
Three students recognised with History of Medicine prize
21 March 2025
Holly Leigh Spencer, Sarah Lancaster and Alexandra Lisitsyna have been announced as the winners of this year’s Norah Schuster prize.
Celebrating women at the RSM
10 March 2025
This International Women’s Day we’re celebrating some of the women responsible for the day-to-day running of the RSM and key to making it what it is today.
Chief Executive Michele Acton to leave the RSM
26 February 2025
Michele Acton is to step down from her role as Chief Executive of the RSM this summer.
More about us
Sponsorship
Get involved with our events through a range of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.
Council minutes
Minutes from RSM Council meetings are available online to RSM members only. Members need to sign in to access the minutes.
Environmental sustainability
The Royal Society of Medicine is committed to environmental sustainability and tackling climate change.
Job vacancies
View our latest job vacancies and learn more about working at the RSM.