The Royal Society of Medicine

The Royal Society of Medicine is an independent, apolitical organisation, founded 200 years ago.

We are one of the largest providers of continuing medical education in the UK. We also provide accredited courses for continuing professional development, which is so vital in allowing doctors, dentists, veterinary surgeons and other healthcare professionals their continuing freedom to practise.

Our aims are:

• to provide a broad range of educational activities and opportunities for doctors, dentists, and veterinary surgeons, including students of these disciplines; and allied health-care professionals.
• to promote an exchange of information and ideas on the science, practice and organisation of medicine, both within the health professions and with responsible and informed public opinion.

We receive no state funding to carry out our core work and are dependent on generous donations and legacies.