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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.

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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.

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How we are governed

Meet the people who govern the RSM, including members of the RSM Council, Academic Board and our Senior Management team.

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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.

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Venue hire

The RSM's venue space, 1 Wimpole Street is located in central London and offers event spaces for 2 to 300 people. The diverse range of services includes rooms for hybrid and live-streamed conferences, meetings and training or social events such as anniversary or birthday celebrations. 1 Wimpole Street also has a civil wedding licence.

Contact us today on 020 7290 2979.

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Get involved

There are many ways you can get involved with the work of the RSM. 

As an RSM member, you can join a Section Council within your specialty and shape the future of our education programme.

If you are looking to publish research or an article, you can submit your manuscript to JRSM or JRSM Open for consideration.

Become a Friend of the Library and help fund our conservation programme so that we can ensure the ongoing preservation of the RSM's Library collection.

Latest news

Read the latest news and activities from the RSM.

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Candidates confirmed for election of next RSM President 

23 March 2023 

Voting in the election opens in early May 2023.   

This will be the first time in the RSM’s 218-year history that the membership will be able to vote for the next President. Most recently, Presidents have been elected by a vote of RSM Council Trustees.   

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Many potential eye donors unaware it’s an option, researchers say

20 March 2023

Ongoing research, presented at the RSM, suggests that healthcare professionals are more reticent than patients about discussing the possibility of eye donation during end-of-life care.

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New global ranking for life expectancy shows decades-long UK decline

16 March 2023

A new analysis of global rankings of life expectancy over seven decades shows the UK has done worse than all G7 countries except the USA.

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RSM welcomes new members

8 March 2023

Around 50 recently joined members and their guests attended the Royal Society of Medicine for the latest new member reception.

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Sponsorship

Get involved with our events through a range of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities. 

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Council minutes

Minutes from RSM Council meetings are available online to RSM members only. Members need to sign in to access the minutes.

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Environmental sustainability

The Royal Society of Medicine is committed to environmental sustainability and tackling climate change.

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Job vacancies

View our latest job vacancies and learn more about working at the RSM. 

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