How you can join the College

Medical team. © RCPE, Neil McKay The RCPE is a leading body for physicians in the UK and internationally with around 12,000 Fellows and members. Membership entitles you to voice your opinions through e-mail consultations and meetings of members, so that the College can represent your views on training, revalidation and health delivery to the governments of the UK. Membership also allows you free access to our on-line Continuing Medical Education programme and archive of webstreamed lectures, and large savings on fees for specialist training, educational events and the hire of College facilities in Edinburgh. In addition, Members receive the quarterly Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and can access a range of services in our excellent Historic Library.

The main gateway to Collegiate membership is passing the MRCP(UK) examination which we jointly run with the Glasgow and London Colleges. Other junior doctors and medical students may receive many of the benefits of membership by becoming e-Associates or Associates. Fellowship is awarded to those with consultant or equivalent status across the world.

I very much hope that you will join and I look forward to meeting you. If you have any questions after reading these pages please email secretary@rcpe.ac.uk

Prof Neil Douglas

Neil Dewhurst, President

New guide for Trainees on how to enrol with JRCPTB and pay your training fees in instalments through RCPE membership

Membership categories -

Fellowship:	for consultants or consultant equivalents
Collegiate Membership:	for holders of MRCP(UK), MRCP Edin or MRCPCH
Associate:	for doctors who obtained their primary medical qualification at least 2 years ago and who do not possess MRCP(UK) or MRCPCH, including - Specialty Registrars (ST1-ST3/4), FTSTA or Staff and Associate Specialist Doctors (or non-UK equivalents of all); other Trainees and Consultants who do not hold MRCP(UK) or MRCPCH; and Fellows and Members of other Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties.
e-Associate:	for medical students, Foundation Doctors and Physician Assistants (or equivalent)