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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 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.

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Strategy 2021–2026

Read 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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Mission, Vision and Values

Our vision
Better healthcare for better lives.

Our mission
To share learning and support innovation within and across all areas of healthcare.

Strategic goal
To be the leading provider of continuing learning to healthcare professionals.

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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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RSM members recognised in King's Birthday Honours 2025

17 June 2025

We are delighted to celebrate the RSM members and collaborators in our community recognised in The King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 for their outstanding contributions. 

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Royal Society of Medicine announces new Chief Executive

16 June 2025

Rachel Lambert-Forsyth has been announced as the new Chief Executive of the RSM. She will take up the role in November and lead the development of a new strategy for the organisation.

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Migrant status compounds inequality for ethnic minority NHS staff

11 June 2025

Ethnic minority healthcare workers who are also born overseas face a double disadvantage due to the combined effects of ethnicity and migrant status, according to new research published in JRSM Open. 

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How the RSM Library supports excellence in healthcare

06 June 2025

To mark Libraries Week 2025 and its theme, “Libraries Change Lives,” we’ve been asking our members about the role the RSM Library plays in their professional and academic lives.

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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.

RSM Council 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. 

Careers at the RSM
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