The
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of
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surgeonIn medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
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GlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Founded by
Peter LowePeter Lowe was a surgeon and founder of the institution now known as the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.-Biography:Lowe was born in Scotland around 1550 and left in 1565 to study medicine on the Continent...
after receiving a
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by James VI in 1599, as the
Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that physicians, surgeons and dentists were well trained. In the 1st century or so, it included apothecaries and barbers, but these were excluded by 1722. In 1909, it gained the "royal" moniker, and was known as the
Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RFPSG). By 1962, it was renamed again as it became a college, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG), by which name it is known today.
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 CouncilThe General Medical Council registers and regulates doctors practising in the United Kingdom. It has the power to revoke or restrict a doctor's registration if it deems them unfit to practise...
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 BoardThe United Examining Board was formed in 1993 to administer non-university qualifying examinations in medicine and surgery. The diplomas offered by the United Examining Board were registerable with the General Medical Council in order to register as a medical practitioner in the United Kingdom,...
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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.
See also
- Faculty of Dental Surgery
The Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England was established in 1947.There are two other Faculties of Dental Surgery in the UK, one based at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the other a part of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThere is...
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
The Faculty of Pharmacutical Medicine is a Faculty of the three Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK...
- FDSRCS England
Fellowship in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England .A Dental postgraduate professional qualification.It is bestowed by the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England....
- Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons
MRCS is a professional qualification for surgeons in the UK and IrelandIt means Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. In the United Kingdom, doctors who gain this qualification traditionally no longer use the title 'Dr' but start to use the title 'Mr', 'Mrs', 'Miss' or 'Ms'.There are 4 surgical...
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons is a professional qualification to practise as a surgeon in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland...
Sources
- 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