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The Royal Society of Medicine is one of the UK’s leading providers of continuing learning for healthcare professionals.

We bring people together to have the medical conversations that matter.

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If you have an interest in medicine and healthcare, want to connect with your community and access a raft of career and learning opportunities – then join us.

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An Audience with Naga Munchetty

We invite you to join Naga for an intimate discussion about women’s health. Naga will explore the path to diagnosis, self-advocacy, and the changes we still need to make for women to receive the care they deserve.

  • Location Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
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Upcoming events

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Advanced imaging 2025: Heart failure

Join us for this exciting annual meeting on advanced imaging and clinical strategies for managing heart failure. This event continues the collaboration between the British Society of Echocardiography and the Royal Society of Medicine, and this year, it is also organised in association with the British Society for Heart Failure.

  • Location Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
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Updates on cystic, tubular and stone disorder

The event will cover advanced clinical developments, innovative treatments, and management strategies for cystic kidney diseases, tubular disorders, and kidney stones.

  • Location Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
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Vampire facials and beyond: Cutting-edge aesthetic treatments, case studies and Helen of Troy

Join leading specialists at this cutting-edge event to explore the latest advancements in minimally invasive procedures, including helium plasma for submental contouring, ablative laser therapies, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) rejuvenation, and poly-D,L-lactic acid (PDLLA) for volume restoration, and more.

  • Location Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
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E-resources

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E-resources

As an RSM member, you can search and access thousands of e-journals and e-books – all full-text and including the latest issues. You can also search our e-journals and e-books without being a member but you will not have access to the full-text. View all e-resources and databases. 

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Latest news

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Travelling back through the centuries of medicine with one of our library conservation volunteers

22 April 2025

Did you know we have a team of conservation volunteers? Mara Pengler is a Research Paediatrician and has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine for 20 years. She began volunteering at the RSM library in 2015 as an Arts Society Volunteer in Book Conservation. She spoke to us about what it is like to work on the historical books and journals at the RSM library, describing it as feeling “like travelling back through the centuries of medicine.”

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“We're the experts in our own condition” - patients with genetic bleeding disorders share lived experience at the RSM

03 April 2024

‘Medicine and Me: Living Our Best Life – Examining Innovations to Deliver Optimal Care for People with Genetic Bleeding Disorders,’ run in collaboration with the Haemophilia Society.

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Restaurant

Restaurant and Bar

Our ground-floor Bar is open all day with a variety of food and drinks. For a formal dining experience, the Restaurant offers all-day dining in a cosy setting.

Bar
Mon-Fri
Breakfast: 7:00am - 9:30am
All-day menu: 12 noon - 9:00pm
Drinks: until 10:00pm

Sat-Sun
Service starts at 10:30am
Pastries, cakes, soup, sandwiches: 10:30am - 5:30pm

Restaurant
Mon-Fri
Breakfast: 7:00am - 9:30am
Table d'Hote: 12 noon - 9:00pm (Last orders 8:45pm)

Sat-Sun
Continental breakfast: 7:30am - 10:30am

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Domus Medica Hotel

Book a stay in our members-only hotel Domus Medica

Located on the first floor of the RSM, Domus Medica is a stylish and comfortable hotel with 47 bedrooms.   

All the bedrooms are en-suite and climate-controlled. They feature ample desk space, a flat-screen TV with Freeview, tea and coffee making facilities, bottled water, a room safe, complimentary Wi-Fi and Noble Isle toiletries.  

Guests can enjoy continental breakfast included in their stay and are welcome to dine and relax in the Restaurant and Lounge Bar.  

Whether it’s for business or pleasure, Domus Medica offers great value for money for a central London location. The hotel is perfect for any occasion, from staying before or after an RSM meeting to spending a weekend exploring the local attractions, theatres and shops.

 

Opening of RSM 1912

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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Our Sections

The RSM has 50+ Sections that cover all the major specialties and topics of interest in medicine and healthcare. 

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The RSM Library

Our prestigious library holds a rich collection of both historical and contemporary medical and healthcare topics, dating back to the 15th century. The Library provides a wide range of spaces, services and facilities to help you with your studies or work when you are in the building, such as free Wi-Fi and private study spaces.

Opening hours: 
Monday to Sunday 7:00am - 11:00pm

Staffed hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9:30am to 6:00pm
Friday: 9:30am to 5:30pm 

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