RCP membership aims to support you to have a successful and enjoyable career – whether you’ve just started training or been practising for years.

We advocate for your needs, help you gain new skills and knowledge, keep you informed of the latest developments and enable you to connect with supportive colleagues through our local, national and global networks.

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Join today and discover the benefits of being part of a global community of around 40,000 members and fellows, spanning every career stage from medical student to retired consultant.

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Membership benefits

Are you a:

Medical student or foundation doctor

Doctor in internal medicine training

Doctor in higher specialty training (registrar)

Consultant

Specialist, associate specialist or specialty (SAS) doctor

Retired doctor

International physician

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RCP membership can support you at every stage of your career.

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Fellowship

Fellows of the RCP are distinguished consultants or SAS doctors and are given the honour of using the FRCP (Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians) postnominal. RCP fellows’ standout contributions to medicine are recognised and their voice is amplified to shape the future of healthcare.

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Commentary delivers authoritative insight and opinion across a diverse range of subjects – including news from the RCP, thought-provoking features of interest to clinicians and updates on the engagement of the RCP with the wider community.

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