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Triennial & ICOSET Conference 2025

Join surgical leaders for three days of cutting-edge learning, featuring workshops on mentorship, surgical sabermetrics and deconstructing suturing.

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FRRHH Membership and Fellowship Awards

Awards of Membership and Fellowship of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare Re-open for 2025. Apply by Friday 22 August.

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RCSEd Birmingham Office Relocates to Innovative New Facility

The RCSEd Birmingham office relocates to a new, innovative facility to enhance training, exam delivery and support for surgeons across the UK.

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Foundation Trainees Surgical Societies National Conference 2025

An insightful conference addressing the evolving surgical training landscape and the modern challenges surgeons must navigate.

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Future Surgeons: Key Skills Course

This course addresses the lack of structured basic surgical skills training for medical students pursuing a career in surgery.

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Membership in Implant Dentistry Exam

Advance your career in implant dentistry with a membership exam focused on safe, informed and independent dental implant practice.

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Upcoming Events

The College offers a wide range of educational events for professionals, from medical students interested in surgery to surgical trainees and consultant specialists. Browse the wide range of College events, conferences and symposia.

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Membership

Become part of RCSEd’s global network of 33,000+ healthcare professionals dedicated to surgical excellence. Gain prestigious accreditation, career support and exclusive benefits. With membership levels tailored to each career stage, join us in advancing patient care and safety worldwide.

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Supporting surgical careers for over 500 years.

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Education & Exams

The College runs a large range of exams and courses for healthcare professionals, covering various surgical specialties and dentistry. These exams and courses are designed to assess and certify the knowledge, skills, and competence of candidates at different stages of their careers, from surgical trainees to consultant specialists.

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  • The International Edinburgh MRCS OSCE Preparation Course (Sri Lanka)
  • RCSEd Bariatric Surgery Course (Edinburgh)
  • Interview Skills for Core Surgical Training (Edinburgh)
  • Membership in Implant Dentistry

Surgeons' Hall Museums

The award-winning Surgeons' Hall Museums are open from 10am-5pm, 7 days a week, with free entry for Fellows and Members of the College.

RCSEd News

  • Nominations Sought for RCSEd Council Vacancies

    Nominations are now open for RCSEd Election to Council 2025 through Civica Election Services (CES). RCSEd Fellows eligible to nominate have been emailed with all the information required to participate in the nomination process.

  • RCSEd supports the appropriate release of medical colleagues for the purposes for carrying out work for the wider health system

    The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh supports a new letter signed by the NHS Medical Director, the four Chief Medical Officers, the GMC and AoMRC for the appropriate release of medical colleagues for the purposes for carrying out work for the wider health system.

  • Call It Out: RCSEd’s Commitment to Eradicating Sexual Misconduct in Surgery

    Since 2017, our ‘Let’s Remove It Hub’ has been dedicated to tackling bullying and undermining across the surgical workforce. In our continued efforts to foster a safer environment, we recently updated the Hub to include tools to help eradicate sexual misconduct from our profession.

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Patient Safety Group

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) exists to ensure that the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) core professional standards, training and educational activities are focused on continuously improving patient safety and reducing harm, while coordinating the College’s approach to this global health priority.

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Triennial and ICOSET Conference 2025

Book your tickets for the RCSEd Triennial & ICOSET Conference, taking place on 4–6 June. Explore the programme & look forward to insightful sessions.