Our members are a worldwide community of inspiring health professionals working together to advance our profession and improve patient care. Together we’re a force for good, determined to deliver positive progress.
Your key benefits
Our membership benefits reflect our approach to learning and professional development which enables members across all disciplines to both contribute to the delivery of education, examinations and peer support, and learn from colleagues and experts at all stages of their career.
- Discounted rates on CPD accredited clinical and non-clinical skills courses.
- Discounted rates at symposia and events.
- Free and discounted eLearning only available to members.
- Internationally recognised postnominals.
- Access to Regional Advisors and College Tutors.
- Access to the mentorship programme.
Why our College?
We are the only multi-disciplinary Royal College in the UK with a diverse, global membership. As an inspiring College community, we face great challenges including workforce shortages, staff burnout, issues around equality, diversity and inclusion and the increasing threat of climate change. We are standing up for your interests on all of these key issues. Through advocacy, awareness raising and influence we are demanding action to address these challenges and putting forward solutions for the benefit of healthcare professionals and the patients we care for.
15,000+
Members
97
Countries
100+
Clinical and non-clinical skills courses every year
60+
Consultations (2021-22)
Membership fees
Physicians
Surgeons
Dental Surgery
Podiatric Medicine
Travel Medicine
How to pay your membership fee
Direct Debit
If you have a UK bank account, you can pay by a single or monthly direct debit. The majority of our eligible members find this the most convenient way to pay.
Credit/Debit Card
You can pay by card online via the member dashboard.
Other Payment Methods
We encourage our members to pay by Direct Debit or credit/debit cards, but you can still pay your subscription fees offline. Payments done via cheque, bank transfer and BACS require more time to be processed and you may not have access to your benefits during that time.
Claim Tax Back
If you live in the United Kingdom, your annual subscription is an allowable deduction for Income Tax purposes. You can login to your dashboard and download a report from the My Receipts page.
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Belong to a community with a shared ideal
Dr Jennifer Cathcart
Tell us about yourself
Jennifer is a gastroenterology trainee currently working in the North of Scotland. She graduated from the University of Dundee in 2014. There she undertook her foundation training and following this she spent a year working in Kagando Hospital, in a rural part of Uganda.For the next three years, Jennifer spent this working in hospitals across Glasgow before moving to Aberdeen. She was a member of the Trainees’ Committee before taking on her new role. On becoming Co-Chair (Physician), Jennifer said: “I am keen to faithfully represent trainees across Scotland and the UK. I hope to help resolve trainee issues and improve trainee satisfaction. I additionally want to promote the global nature of the College.”
Professor Abhay Rane
Tell us about yourself
Professor Abhay Rane was appointed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Honours List for services to laparoscopic surgery. He has over 200 publications in several peer-reviewed journals, 6 book chapters and has edited 7 textbooks in urology; in addition, he is credited with several hundred presentations in national and international meetings. Professor Rane spearheaded the development of laparoendoscopic single site surgery (LESS) in urology; having performed the first single port nephrectomy in the world in 2007 with colleagues in India, he went on to perform the first LESS nephrectomy in Europe in 2008 at his base hospital in Surrey, England. As Course Director, he has conducted a number of British, European and North American symposia/masterclasses in laparoscopic surgery.
Ms Lisa Ishak
What matters to you?
Providing optimal, personalised, patient-centred care and working in partnership with patients; Meticulous technical skills in surgical practice
What motivates you?
Seeing patients recover and get back to their normal function; teaching
If you could change anything what would it be?
Making free health-care provision global; improving education quality; improving access to education globally; ensuring equality in access to training opportunities particularly for women in surgery
Miss Fiona Andrews
What matters to you?
Above all else, it's my son Austin who matters the most, he comes before any thing else. Everything I do , I do for him. From there I value our health and happiness. It matters to me that we protect those around us and this world we live in.
What motivates you?
Helping others. I am not driven by any reward, I simply want to serve those who need it the most.
If you could change anything what would it be?
For me I'd love to see real commitment to protect all in this world and live a more sustainable life , from the foods we eat, the energy we are supplied; and then in our own field : those advocating for a more sustainable oral health care system to be heard.