As an independent membership organisation, RCP is committed to supporting physicians through every stage of their career. We've developed these membership benefits to help you through training and education, and to support your professional development.

We are always looking at how we can improve your membership benefits. If you have any feedback or suggestions about the membership schemes and benefits please contact the membership department.

What benefits am I eligible for?

This list will give you an idea of some of the benefits that you can start to take advantage of when you join the RCP. A complete list of benefits and services is also available for you to browse.

Member benefits and services

Medical student

Foundation doctor

Associate

Collegiate/ affiliate

Fellow

Retired  (paying)

Retired (not paying)

Clinical Medicine journal

RCP's peer-reviewed academic journal, published six times per year.

Yes

Restricted access

 Yes

Restricted access

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Clinical Medicine archive

Access to online archive of RCP's peer-reviewed academic journal.

Yes

Restricted access

Yes

Restricted access

Yes

Full access

Yes

Full access

Yes

Full access

Yes

Full access

 

Free access online CPD diary (saving £120)

RCP's CPD diary scheme helps members and fellows (ie registered post-training physicians) to ensure they undertake appropriate CPD activities on a yearly basis. It enables them to maintain a validated record of these through the CPD diary. Access via the membership scheme saves you £120. 

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Online library collections

Access to over 1,000 e-journals and ebooks (inc JAMA and the Oxford Medical handbooks), and bibliographic databases (inc Medline, Embase and HMIC).

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Webstreamed events and archives

Access to watch teach-ins and selected lectures live online. An archive of past teach-ins and lectures is also available.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Local support across UK and internationally

We offer local support to our UK members through a network of regional advisers for training and service, and our regional specialty advisers.

We also support our international members through our network of international advisers who work locally to develop high standards of clinical practice and physician training.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Influence governance, standards and policy development

Depending on the terms of reference, fellows have the right to sit on a variety of committees and boards, hold RCP roles, vote for officers and councillors, and attend the AGM.

 

 

 

Specific committees only

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

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