Our mission, vision and values
Find out more about the RSM’s mission, vision and values.
About us
The RSM is a charity and one of the country's major providers of postgraduate medical education.
The Royal Society of Medicine is a leading provider of high-quality continuing postgraduate education and learning to the medical profession. Its mission is to advance health, through education and innovation.
Independent and apolitical, the RSM also aims to actively encourage and support those who are entering medicine and healthcare.
What we do
How we are governed
Meet the people who govern the RSM, including members of the RSM Council, Academic Board and our Senior Management team.
Job vacancies
View our latest job vacancies and learn more about working at the RSM.
Latest news
Read the latest news and activities from the RSM.
Professor Nikhil Patel elected Chair of RSM Academic Board
The RSM is pleased to announce that consultant cardiologist Professor Nikhil Patel has been elected Chair of the RSM Academic Board.
New trustees joining the RSM Council
Following the recent RSM Council election, we are pleased to announce that Dr Melita Irving and Dr Hélène Menagé will be joining the Royal Society of Medicine Council.
Professor Roger Kirby named RSM President-Elect
Professor Roger Kirby has been named RSM President-Elect. He will take up the post on 1 October 2019, and will succeed Professor Sir Simon Wessely as President in July 2020.
Birthday Honours 2019: RSM members recognised
The RSM would like to congratulate all of our members who have been recognised in Her Majesty the Queen’s 2019 Birthday Honours list.
Media releases
Systemic failures in public health system led to deaths in elderly patients
23 August 2019
The deaths of 17 elderly people earlier this summer were the result of systemic failures in the public health system in England, according to a leading public health expert.
Call for green burial corridors alongside roads, railways and country footpaths
5 July 2019
A leading public health expert is calling for a strategic initiative to develop green burial corridors alongside major transport routes because British graveyards and cemeteries are rapidly running out of room.
NHS-funded private sector hip operations worsening health inequality
7 June 2019
New research in JRSM shows that the increasing use of the private sector for hip surgery in England is driving down NHS provision.
Visible public health leadership needed to boost vaccine coverage
5 June 2019
Public health expert Professor John Ashton is calling for local directors of public health to provide visible leadership to address the recent systematic deterioration of vaccine coverage levels.
Reports
RSM Council minutes
Minutes from RSM Council meetings are available online to RSM members only. Members need to sign in to access the minutes.
Services
