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 registered with the Privy Council. Our former patron was Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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.
Newer diabetes treatments are understudied in Black populations and may be less beneficial
22 September 2023
New research analysing the effects of two drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes indicates a consistent lack of cardiovascular and renal benefits in Black populations.
An update from the Dean of Education – Professor Gillian Leng CBE
19 September 2023
Professor Gillian Leng on what’s in store at the RSM for the 2023/24 academic year.
Over a third of UK medical students do not receive sexual misconduct training
12 September 2023
More than a third of newly qualified doctors are leaving UK medical schools without any education on sexual misconduct specifically relating to the medical profession according to new research published by JRSM Open.
RSM’s 2023/24 ENT education programme under the spotlight
12 September 2023
To mark the start of the new academic year, two RSM Section Presidents have shared their ‘ear, nose and throat’ education programmes for the year ahead with the journal ENT & Audiology News.
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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.