About this section

The Students Section’s purpose is to provide the opportunity for enthusiastic medical, dental and veterinary students from across the country to meet and share experiences, opinions, activities and opportunities to learn and develop their future careers.

RSM Students specialty booklets

The RSM Students Section specialty booklets for medical students, by medical students! These booklets aim to increase your knowledge of medical and surgical specialties, by providing you with exclusive content that is not readily accessible otherwise.

 

Latest booklet:

 

Previous booklets:

Access schemes across the UK

The Royal Society of Medicine's Student Section has created this booklet containing information on multiple widening access programmes across the UK, with the aim of helping applicants from a wide range of backgrounds apply for medicine. Download the booklet

Student-led events and webinars

You are invited to attend six new external webinar series covering a broad range of topics.

 

    • The EDI Webinar Series aims to explore current issues surrounding equality, diversity, and inclusion in medicine, featuring speakers who address relevant challenges and strategies for overcoming them.
    • The Digital Health Hackathon empowers medical students to innovate through collaboration, problem-solving, and entrepreneurial thinking to develop digital health solutions, providing a supportive environment for pitching ideas.
    • The Leadership and Entrepreneurship Webinar Series educates medical students on essential skills for leading organizations and developing entrepreneurial ventures, inspiring them to pursue careers in business leadership and fostering discussions on the importance of leadership and enterprise in modern healthcare.
    • The Beyond Medicine Webinar Series aims to inspire medical students to explore non-traditional career paths beyond clinical medicine and provides networking opportunities with successful medical professionals in such fields.
    • The MLA Webinar Series aims to prepare clinical year medical students for UKMLA exams by providing clinical theoretical knowledge delivered by GCM-registered consultants and specialty registrars
    • The Hot Topics x Letter to the Editor Competition Series enables participants to critically analyse research papers, articulate findings through letters to the editor, and increase awareness of prevalent healthcare topics.

 

To find out more information on each, please click here.

Section Council members

Section meetings and conferences are usually organised by members of the Section Council, led by the Section President and often in collaboration with specialist societies.

Interested in joining the Section Council?

Section Councils play a pivotal role at the RSM and we are always looking for members who would like to get involved. If you would like to apply, please complete our application form and a Council representative will be in touch.

Apply here

Miss Natalia Hara
President
Mr John Buchanan
Honorary Secretary
Miss Christina Anna Petmeza
Honorary Secretary
Mr Yousuf Yaqub
Honorary Treasurer

Upcoming student events and webinars

View all events and webinars being run by the Students Section.

There are no future events currently planned by this section

Join the RSM today

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Fellow

For working doctors and consultants (FY1 to ST8), retired doctors, and those holding senior management positions in medicine or healthcare.

Fellow

Associate

For scientists and other professionals with a proven interest (or role) in the healthcare sector, but who do not hold a medical qualification.

Associate

Student

For those studying medicine, dentistry or another healthcare-related subject, who are on their way to becoming a qualified medical or healthcare professional.

Student

Prizes and awards

Section Council members

Section meetings and conferences are usually organised by members of the Section Council, led by the Section President and often in collaboration with specialist societies.

Interested in joining the Section Council?

Section Councils play a pivotal role at the RSM and we are always looking for members who would like to get involved. If you would like to apply, please complete our application form and a Council representative will be in touch.