Medical Trainees Conference 2026

Friday 27 February

Conferences & Symposia

Fri 27 Feb

09:00 - 17:00

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Online

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Overview

Save the date for the annual Medical Trainees Conference, organised by the Trainees & Members’ Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The Conference will include a variety of talks on medical presentations by expert speakers.

Call for Submissions

The day will also include our popular clinical lessons for which trainees are invited to submit interesting case reports as well as the 52nd Sir John Halliday Croom Lecture.

Sir John Halliday Croom Lecture

Applications are invited from Collegiate Members of any UK Royal College of Physicians, working in the United Kingdom. The lecture will be invited to be delivered in person by the successful candidate. The lecture is named after the late Sir John Halliday Croom, a past President of the College, in recognition of his support of the concept of Collegiate membership.

Candidates are asked to submit a signed précis of not more than 1000 words, including relevant references, outlining the proposed lecture. It should be on a topic related to research within the last 5 years. The material need not necessarily comprise original investigative work nor does it need to be connected with the theme of the Medical Trainees' Conference.

The lecturer, selected by the Trainees & Members’ Committee, will receive a medal and an honorarium of £250.

Please see the submission guidance document below.

Précis should be emailed to trainees@rcpe.ac.uk by 9AM GMT, Wednesday 5 November 2025.

Croom Submission Guidance

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Clinical Lessons

Abstracts are invited from Collegiate Members, Associates & Medical Students and Foundation Year Members of any of the UK Royal Colleges (The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow & the Royal College of Physicians of London) for the Clinical Lessons session at this event.

Those who are successful will be invited to present their clinical lesson at the conference. For international applicants, presentations can be given online. If your abstract is not accepted as an oral presentation then you may be invited to present your abstract as a poster. Prizes for the clinical lessons and posters will be awarded at this event.

Submissions should be case-based and should be relevant to a general medicine audience. Please read the submission guidance below for further information.

Submission should be made here https://forms.office.com/e/DPPaY899MW

The deadline for submissions is 9AM GMT, Wednesday 5th November 2025.

Clinical Lessons Submission Guidance

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The day will be relevant to all grades of medical, nursing, scientific staff, allied health professionals and medical students.

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Fees

Not a Member of RCPE? By joining the College, you can save up to 100% on event fees for our symposia, courses and Evening Medical Update programme. Find out more about joining the College and our membership benefits via our membership webpages.

	Fee £
Non-RCPE Member or Fellow	£265
Nurse, AHP, Pharmacist, Physician Associates	£165
RCPE Collegiate, Associate, Student & Foundation Member	£0
RCPE Fellow	£165
Retired RCPE Fellow	£70
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country	£0

Long-term/other leave: Fellows and Members of RCPE, please contact the event coordinator as some discretion may be available.

Trainees: Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for one-off payment from their study leave budget via the Block Grant Scheme

Fellows Vouchers: If you’d like to use your Fellows Voucher to attend this Symposia please contact bookings@rcpe.ac.uk.

Unpaid posts: If RCPE Member please provide confirmation of status to the event coordinator in order to access this event for free.

Refugee doctors: Free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of RCPE, please contact the event coordinator for more information. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge, please visit our membership pages for more information on joining the College as a refugee doctor.

Invoices: If you wish your employer/organisation to be invoiced for this event, please contact the event coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available while booking online.

Cancellation/Refund policy: If you have to cancel your place within 14 days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.

If you are no longer able to attend in-person, you can still view the event online. The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still an opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.

Booking Terms & Conditions: Please read the College’s full event booking Ts&Cs regarding event changes, CPD, and data protection in the event policies section on our Event FAQ pages.

Further information

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event at 23:59 on 26 March 2025, with certificates being issued shortly after this. The survey cannot be completed after it has closed.

Catch-up

Registered delegates can view this event on catch-up for up to 28 days following the live event until 26 March 2025. Please note that in line with Federation rules, the CPD period is 28 days from the live event. To obtain a CPD certificate you must complete the online feedback survey by 23:59 on 26 March 2025.

If you are unable to attend this event live but would like to view this event for 28 days post-event and qualify for a CPD certificate (if feedback is completed), please register before the live event is due to take place in order to be given access. It is not possible to register for catch-up viewing after the live event has taken place.

Joining us in the College

Delegate notice: This event is being recorded – film, audio, and photography – these recordings may be used in the College’s digital and printed publicity material or on our digital education platforms. If you do not wish to be recorded, please let a member of staff know.

Access: A wheelchair lift and internal lift are in place at the College, allowing access to the conference centre and historic rooms. However, as a listed building, there are some meeting rooms that have restricted access. For further information and assistance, please contact the event coordinator responsible for the event.

Prayer and Parent room: We provide a prayer room at all our hybrid/In-person events, and a member of staff will be able to direct you to this space on the day of the event. We can also provide a parent room at our events where required. If you are interested in this facility, please contact the event coordinator.

Commercial Sponsorship: Many events are supported by commercial companies taking exhibition space. Health professionals and NHS Managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on our event pages should contact the event coordinator.

Exhibitors/Sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of our events, and the College has developed an Ethical Sponsorship Policy to support organising committees and committee chairs in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.

Event co-ordinator

Lowry McLoughlin

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3649

trainees@rcpe.ac.uk

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