Membership
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.
Why join?
Membership opens opportunities to get involved in activities that will help you to develop your competencies and skills in areas that interest you, while also getting to know your peers through networking and sharing knowledge. You will gain access to a wide range of membership benefits, and discounts on clinical skills courses and conferences, non-clinical skills courses and conferences, and eLearning.
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Surgeons
Foundation Year Doctors and Medical Students
Consultant or Equivalent
Key benefits
We are pleased to provide a benefit program designed to provide you with sector leading career support and continuing professional development, and not to mention, save you time and money. We also provide tailored career support and continuing professional development so you can reach your full potential as a healthcare professional. Your key benefits include:
- Discounted rates at symposia and events.
- Internationally recognised postnominals.
- Access to College awards and scholarships.
- Access to the mentorship programme.
Supporting your career
Trainees Committee
The role of the trainees' committee is to inform and advise the College on key issues which directly impact trainees, and to contribute to discussions and activities around all aspects of College life.
Get involvedBuddy Scheme
The Buddy Scheme aims to provide trainees with a senior ‘Buddy’ who will be available for informal near-peer support and advice and to create a sense of belonging within the community.
Find your "Buddy"Preparing for FRCS (Tr and Orth) podcast
This new podcast series will help all who are preparing to sit FRCS (Tr and Orth) in their exam revision. Hosted by Bilal Jamal and Jibu Joseph, each episode covers a subspecialty with a guest surgeon.
Play podcastMembership Fees
Fellows
| Band | Rate |
|---|---|
| UK | £510 |
| Rest of the World | £235 |
| Low Middle Income economies | £170 |
| Retired | £75 |
| Yr 1 Elevation (UK) | £357 |
| *Lifetime | £799 |
*Note: Lifetime Fellowship requires a one off payment of £799.
Lifetime Fellowship
This exclusive package offers long-standing members the opportunity to pay a one-off fee of £799 in return for which you will retain existing membership benefits plus gain additional incentives as part of this elite group of senior Fellows. Additional benefits will include:
- A certificate confirming your enhanced status and contribution to the College;
- The opportunity to contribute to College-led consultations within our Policy Network.
- You will no longer have to pay the annual retired subscription fee whilst ensuring you retain your links with the College.
Eligibility Criteria
- A current Fellow in good standing
- Have been in good standing for at least 10 years
- Be over 60 years of age
- Fully retired from clinical practice
Please contact subscriptions@rcpsg.ac.uk for more information.
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.
Useful links
Belong to a community with a shared ideal
Dr Rachel Thomas
What matters to you?
Professional fulfilment and the feeling of satisfaction at the end of a working day when my actions have positively impacted on my patients and colleagues. Promoting organ donation and improving access to transplantation. Creating a happy and calm home for my family and ensuring a work-life balance where there is equity between different aspects of my life.
What motivates you?
The desire to improve the situation for patients with end stage renal failure and diabetes through transplantation. To research new techniques and medication to ameliorate ischaemia-reperfusion injury in renal transplant. To be a role model for more junior trainees and medical students to encourage them to consider a career in surgery.
If you could change anything what would it be?
To ensure that all those on kidney transplant waiting list have access to living donor organs to improve their quality and length of life compared to dialysis.
Dr Vasitha Abeysuriya
What matters to you?
Patient care and safety. Evidence base teaching to undergraduates and postgraduates.
What motivates you?
Cheerful patient outcome and gained students of my teachings in both undergraduates and postgraduates.
If you could change anything what would it be?
As I live and practice in low income developing world, it would be much appreciated that if I could get more support which is financially affordable to us from the developed world to improve our surgical clinical practices, carrier development and research.
Dr Azmat Syeda Khoula
What matters to you?
Honesty and enthusiasm in my field and sympathy with patients.
What motivates you?
Behaviour of my colleagues and senior members of surgical community.
If you could change anything what would it be?
Education and health status of my country.
Amr Nabil Hafez Abdeldayem
What matters to you?
Improving quality of life of patients.
What motivates you?
Learning new techniques in surgeries, and improving my knowledge in medicine.
If you could change anything what would it be?
I would like to change the ease of transfers of doctors throughout the world, so for example surgeons would exchange their experiences for the good of the patients worldwide.