Our mission, vision and values
Find out more about the RSM’s mission, vision and values.
About us
The RSM is a charity and one of the country's major providers of postgraduate medical education.
The Royal Society of Medicine is a leading provider of high-quality continuing postgraduate education and learning to the medical profession. Its mission is to advance health, through education and innovation.
Independent and apolitical, the RSM also aims to actively encourage and support those who are entering medicine and healthcare.
What we do
How we are governed
Meet the people who govern the RSM, including members of the RSM Council, Academic Board and our Senior Management team.
Job vacancies
View our latest job vacancies and learn more about working at the RSM.
Latest news
Read the latest news and activities from the RSM.
Early career researchers gather for RSM mentoring workshop
The RSM hosted a UK-leading innovation workshop, focused on filling a gap for innovation in bringing together early-stage entrepreneurs with senior clinicians, to spot challenges and new opportunities for the inventions and ideas in med tech.
Nominations being sought for RSM President and Trustees
Nominations are now being sought for the next President of the RSM and two trustees for the RSM Council.
President's update: March 2019
After a long spell, Sir Simon Wessely returns with a new blog update.
Royal Society of Medicine appoints Michele Acton as new Chief Executive
The Royal Society of Medicine has announced the appointment of Michele Acton as Chief Executive, joining the RSM from the eye research charity Fight for Sight.
Media releases
Da Vinci’s hand impairment caused by nerve damage, not stroke, suggests new study
4 May 2019
New analysis of 16th-century drawing by Italian doctors concludes da Vinci’s right hand affected by ulnar palsy, rather than stroke
Lung cancer under-recognised in people who have never smoked
26 April 2019
A group of respiratory medicine and public health experts are calling for lung cancer in never-smokers to be given greater recognition
Colombia experience could help reduce UK knife crime and street violence
12 April 2019
A leading public health expert says the UK should learn lessons from systematic violence reduction work in Cali, Colombia to tackle rising rates of knife crime on British streets. The work in Colombia resulted in significant reductions in homicides between 1995 and 2018.
NICE marks 20th anniversary by dropping social and ethical values from revised social value judgements document
3 April 2019
The former Clinical and Public Health Director at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has expressed dismay at the removal of explicit ethics and values in the proposed revision of the NICE Social Value Judgements document.
Reports
RSM Council minutes
Minutes from RSM Council meetings are available online to RSM members only. Members need to sign in to access the minutes.
Services
