Professorships

The Li Shu International Professorship has been created to celebrate the College’s first Hong Kong Fellow Dr Li Shu Fan (1887-1966), and was made possible by a very generous donation from the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital. Dr Li Shu was committed to promoting medical education and research through the Sanitorium, which now hosts his foundation – The Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation.

The appointee of the Li Shu International Professorship will be awarded to a UK or Hong Kong consultant surgeon with a minimum of five years’ experience within any speciality of surgery. The awardee will undertake a research project and at least 3 educational events across Hong Kong, China and/or the UK throughout the Professorship year. £50,000 will be awarded to support these requirements.

The King James IV Professorship was created to celebrate the millennium and was granted permission by Queen Elizabeth II to use the title ‘King James IV’. This professorship title commemorates King James IV, who confirmed the College’s Seal of Cause on October 13th 1506, and whose interest in scientific matters, including surgery and dentistry, promoted the establishment of Edinburgh as a surgical and dental centre in the 16th century. As such the Professorship is awarded to one dental and one surgical applicant each year to celebrate a significant contribution to clinical or scientific knowledge and/or techniques.

The successful applicants will be granted the use of the Professorship title for one year, receive a £500 honorarium, a plaque to commemorate their contribution to their speciality and give a lecture on their recent work and outcomes. 

Applications are currently open.