Collegiate Membership

For holders of MRCP(UK), MRCP Edin or MRCPCH

If you hold the MRCP(UK) or MRCPCH diploma, you can join as a Collegiate Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Collegiate Members enjoy educational support of all kinds and are involved in all aspects of the work of the College. They are represented on most College committees including Council. If you are registered with the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) for training in a medical specialty you can pay your training registration fees through your Collegiate Membership subscription and benefit from cash flow and other advantages as a result.

Benefits of Collegiate Membership include –

free access to the RCPE online general medicine Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme, including a new section in development for trainees
free access to our developing series of archived web-streamed symposia presentations
international peer and public recognition through the use of the 'MRCPE' post-nominals
preferential rates for attendance at the rolling programme of RCPE update symposia, covering general/acute medicine and the medical specialties
free attendance at the annual Trainees & Members’ Symposium
quarterly print issues of The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
access to the secure section of the RCPE website, offering regular College news and items of interest to the profession
free registration for the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme run by the RCPE and the other UK Royal Colleges of Physicians, which provides an online system for recording and evaluating CPD activity
access to the RCPE Historic Library, which hosts one of the most important medical library collections in the world
the ability to directly influence the RCPE and medical training through representation on the Trainees & Members’ Committee, and the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)
hire of College facilities for professional and social activities, and accommodation in the heart of Edinburgh, at preferential rates

Reduced rates of subscription are offered to new joiners and the subscription is also automatically tax-deductible in the UK, offering a 22-40% reduction depending upon your tax band.