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History of the RSM

Learn about the history of the Royal Society of Medicine. The Medical and Chirurgical Society In 1773, the Medical Society of London was formed with the aim of uniting physicians, surgeons and apothec...

Covid-19: hospital response risks worsening health inequalities

Disadvantaged and marginalised people face worsening health inequalities as a result of the difficult choices made by NHS hospitals in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Public health doctors, writing...

RSM Honorary Treasurer Rachel Hargest wins 2017 Silver Scalpel Award

Miss Rachel Hargest, President of the RSM’s Surgery Section and also RSM Honorary Treasurer, has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Silver Scalpel Award. Organised by the Association of Surgeons in Tra...

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 global membership organis...

Leading academic warns of ‘worrying’ Sovietisation of British medical profession

Contemporary developments in British medicine have concerning similarities to historical Soviet practices, a leading academic claims. In a new commentary published in the Journal of the Royal Society ...

Professor Gillian Leng CBE vows to “look to the future” as she becomes RSM President

Professor Gillian Leng CBE vowed to develop a forward-looking Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) as she was inaugurated as president at a ceremony last night (23 July 2024). She is the Society’s 109th pr...

President’s update: February 2018

Co-authored by Sir Simon Wessely and Professor Roger Kirby Choice at the end of life “Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass. He hates him That would, upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out lon...

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12th Winter colorectal meeting

Join us for the 12th edition of our annual winter colorectal meeting. This joint meeting between the Coloproctology Section of the RSM, the ACPGBI and St Peter’s Hospital is attended by all Colorectal...
  • Date Fri 8 Dec 2023
RSM members recognised in 2025 New Year Honours

The Royal Society of Medicine offers congratulations to those members who have been recognised in the New Year Honours List 2025. We are delighted to see members of the RSM community acknowledged for ...

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President's Day at St Mark's Hospital

Join us for an educational day at St Mark’s, the National Bowel Hospital, exploring the advances and controversies in the management of benign and malignant bowel conditions in a programme shaped and ...
  • Date Fri 28 Mar 2025
  • Location St Mark’s Hospital, Avery Jones Medical Education Centre, Central Middlesex Hospital location, Acton Lane, Park Royal, NW10 7NS