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Awards and Medals

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh celebrates its Members and Fellows through the disbursement of awards, prizes and medals each year.

Find our current awards and medals portfolio below and unless otherwise stated, apply online.

*NEW* RCSEd Chennai Exam Prize

RCSEd is delighted to announce the new ‘RCSEd Chennai Exam Prize’ which will be awarded to the top scoring candidate in the MRCS Part B OSCE exam held in Chennai in July. The recipient will receive £500 towards the cost of their exam fee, alongside a certificate to commemorate their achievement.

There is no need to apply as the selection will be based on exam performance.

This award has been made possible by a generous donation made by the Court of Benefactors, Chennai.

The Dundas Medal

The Dundas medal is in commemoration of Dr Charles Robert (Bertie) Dundas. Dr Dundas was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery in Aberdeen and honorary consultant anaesthetist from 1975 to 1995. He died in 2014 from biliary carcinoma. He was never offered palliative care whilst he was ill and spent his last months waiting for chemotherapy whilst enduring a poor quality of life. His widow Dr Valerie Dundas made a donation to PATCH (Palliation and The Caring Hospital) to improve the provision of palliative care in hospital.

In recognition of Bertie’s lifelong enthusiasm for teaching, research and innovation, an annual award to recognise efforts to improve the provision of palliative care for patients when they are in hospital is fitting. The award is open to individuals or teams [medical, nursing or paramedical] working in any hospital in the UK. It is not essential that the applicant should be an FRCSEd.

Applications close on Thursday 10 April 2025.

Submit your application on the Grants and Awards platform here.

For further information, please contact the Research and Grants Co-Ordinator, Development and Partnerships Office by email at awards@rcsed.ac.uk.

Hunter Doig Medal

The Hunter Doig Medal aims to celebrate the contribution and excellence of women in surgery. As such, applications are invited from female Members or Fellows of the who, in the opinion of Council, demonstrate career potential and ambition, as well as:

  • High standards of practice in terms of “good surgical practice”
  • Clinical excellence
  • Ongoing contribution to education and training
  • Clinically based research and audit
  • Laboratory research of direct clinical relevance.

Applicants may self-nominate or be proposed by a colleague, Board, Committee, or other body recognised by the College.  Applications must be accompanied by a full CV and supported by three referees, two of whom will be surgeons and one who will not be a surgeon.  Written references should be submitted at the time of the application.

Applications should be submitted to Mrs Irene MacDonald-Kennedy, PA to the Chief Executive, by email to i.macdonald-kennedy@rcsed.ac.uk.

Applications are currently closed and will reopen in 2026. 

The Sushruta Professorship in Plastic Surgery

The Sushruta Professorship in Plastic Surgery has been established through the generosity of the Guha family to recognise a distinguished scholar in Plastic Surgery. The scholastic work is to be presented at a meeting of an ICOPLAST member National Society, travel of which would be funded with up to $2000 of support. In Sushruta’s spirit, the awardee’s lifetime contribution should reflect some of the following attributes (scholarship, leadership, stewardship, and humanitarian work) through original research, practice, leadership and publication in Plastic Surgery peer reviewed forums. In addition to the travel expenses to attend and present their lecture, the successful applicant will receive $1,500 honorarium, a medal and certificate.

Applications are currently closed

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