Strategy 2021–2026
Read 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 global 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. 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. Our patron is His Majesty King Charles III.
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.
Co-opted Members for Education Committee sought
23 May 2025
The RSM is seeking to appoint two Co-opted Members to join its Education Committee, with one role focusing on healthcare and the other on online education.
Obituary: Professor Sean Patrick Francis Hughes
21 May 2025
Longstanding RSM Fellow, renowned orthopaedic surgeon and Past-President of the RSM History of Medicine Society, Professor Sean Hughes, has died of lung cancer at the age of 83.
RSM seeks new Chair Designate for Commercial Services arm
19 May 2025
The RSM is looking for an ambitious and collaborative Chair Designate for its wholly owned trading subsidiary, Royal Society of Medicine Commercial Services Limited (RSMCS).
RSM Section Presidents collaborate on neuropathies masterclass
07 May 2025
Three of the RSM’s Section Presidents will come together for the next instalment of our popular clinical masterclass series on diabetic neuropathy, to be held at the RSM on Tuesday 20 May.
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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.