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WHAT A ROYAL COLLEGE IS.

A Royal College in UK is a Royal sponsored training college with permission to use the prefix Royal . Although different institutions use the prefix Royal, such as the three royal public Schools in Westminster, Winchester and Eton, this term is usually applied to medical institutions.

The Royal Colleges enjoy a privileged position. The fact of being a member adds prestige for medical students. This institutions are in charge of establishing norms and supervising the specialized practical training of doctors but the General Medical Council (GMC) has the responsibility of standards.

Most Royal Colleges in UK and Ireland are members of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) and participate in international activities, specially The Royal College of General Practitioners, actively involved in international programs to provide family physicians with training quality and relevance. Together with the General Medical Council, the Royal Colleges award the Certificate of Completion Training which confirms the specialty.

Qualifications obtained as a member of a Royal College are recognized internationally and have the same value in different countries: a Member of Royal College of Physicians in United Kingdom (MRCPUK) has the same excellence certificate that a Member of Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (MRCPI).

Main Royal Colleges:

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd, 1506)

Faculty of Dental Surgery
Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care
Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM)
Intercollegiate Faculty of Surgical Trainers

Royal College of Physicians of London (RCP, 1518)

Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Faculty of Occupational Medicine (Independently a member of AoMRC)
Intercollegiate Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (Independently a member of AoMRC)
Intercollegiate Faculty of Public Health (Independently a member of AoMRC)

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG, 1599)

Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Physicians
Faculty of Podiatric Medicine
Intercollegiate Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (Independently a member of AoMRC)
Intercollegiate Faculty of Public Health (Independently a member of AoMRC)
Faculty of Surgeons
Faculty of Travel Medicine

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI, 1654)

Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland (joint with RCSI, College of Anaesthetists of Ireland and Intensive Care Society of Ireland)
Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Faculty of Paediatrics
Faculty of Pathology
Faculty of Public Health Medicine
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (joint with RCSI)
Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE, 1681)

Intercollegiate Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (Independently a member of AoMRC)
Intercollegiate Faculty of Public Health (Independently a member of AoMRC)

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI, 1784)

Faculty of Dentistry
Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland (joint with RCPI, College of Anaesthetists of Ireland and Intensive Care Society of Ireland)
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Radiologists
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (joint with RCPI)
Institute of Leadership

Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS, 1800)