Membership Benefits
The RCS is a world-class professional body dedicated to supporting its fellows and members who also enjoy the following direct benefits:
Professional
- The right to use post-nominals (FRCS, MRCS, FDSRCS, MFDS, MJDF) awarded by the College
- Online recognition of membership on the College website - Find your Surgeon or Specialist
- Advice and professional support at every career stage
- Research fellowships and grants
- Senior Fellows Society
Knowledge and Skills
- Free online access to the College’s Annals, Bulletin and FDJ
- Free online library resources and services: e-journals, Anatomy.tv, Ovid Medline and Embase
- Free access to the Wellcome Museum of Anatomy & Pathology
- Regular e-newsletter keeping you up-to-date with the latest news and information
- Discount on selected courses
- Advance notice of relevant courses
- 20% discount on any book from Cambridge University Press
- 20% discount on medicine titles from Oxford University Press
- 20% discount on all books from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Support
- Free online portfolio to support CPD and revalidation
- Free access to MyCPD for FDS fellows and members
- Free access to quality-assured publications and patient information leaflets
- Hunterian Museum evening lectures and family events
- Elegibility for College awards, bursaries, scholarships and prizes
- Free literature searches from the College library team
Access to College Facilities
- Use of the Library and Lumley Study Centre
- Members’ Lounge with free Wi-Fi, newspapers, tea and coffee
- Discounted room and venue hire, including weddings
- 20% discount on Nuffield accommodation
- Free College diary
