Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

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The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Founded 1599, it originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that physicians, surgeons and dentists were well trained.

The College previously offered a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (LRCPS or LRCPSG) which entitled the bearer to practice medicine, and was registrable with the General Medical Council as a primary medical qualification as a part of the "Scottish Triple Conjoint Diploma". From 1994, until the abolition of non-university qualifying examinations in 1999, this was offered through the United Examining Board.

Now mainly concerned with postgraduate medical education, offering Membership and Fellowship to appropriately qualified physicians, surgeons and dentists. They also offer a number of specialist postgraduate diplomas to medical practitioners in various subjects including dermatology, child health, geriatric medicine, travel health, ophthalmology, and dentistry.

[edit] See also

• Faculty of Dental Surgery
• FDSRCS England
• MRCS
• FRCS

[edit] External links

• Official website

[edit] References

• Illingworth, Sir Charles.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Glasgow: 1980. 16 pp (No ISBN)

• Geyer-Kordesch, Johanna & MacDonald, Fiona.

Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow. The History of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 1599 - 1858.

London: The Hambledon Press 1999. 478 pp ISBN 1-85285-186-4

• Hull, Andrew & Geyer-Kordesch, Johanna.

The Shaping of the Medical Profession. The History of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 1858 - 1999.

London: The Hambledon Press 1999. 288 pp ISBN 1-85285-187-2