Discounted accommodation in Edinburgh
Fellows, Members and accompanying family can enjoy discounted rates of our on-site accommodation at the College.
Join the College
Find out why we're the College of choice for Physicians and related specialties
Join today and become part of our global network of over 14,000 Fellows and Members. Discover the exclusive benefits available to members which will support you at every stage of your physician career, from medical student to consultant.
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Exclusive free and discounted rates to our world class education programme
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Free access to Evening Medical Updates
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Free access to the Education Portal, providing hundreds of hours of clinical and non-clinical content and resources
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Attendance at one Symposium gives Fellows free access to another Symposium annually
Membership for every career stage
Education, Resources and Training
We have a vast education programme of specialty, general medical, and non-clinical education, with free and discounted events for members. Events can be watched online, in person or via catch-up. Members also have free access to our digital Education Portal where learning can be recorded as personal CPD.
Opportunities to Get Involved
By lending your insights and expertise to the College, you can develop skills and experience which will enhance your career. Members and Fellows have the opportunity to apply for mentorship, become a regional or international adviser, apply for grants and scholarships, become part of a committee representing the interests of doctors, become an examiner, participate in an event organising committee and much more.
Strong representation and leadership
We work to ensure that your views and experiences as a physician are taken into account by policymakers throughout the UK. We have experienced elected members serving on our council and committees to ensure that the views of our members and their physician community are represented at all levels of College decision making. You can have your views represented by getting in touch with or applying to join one of our committees.
More reasons to join
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Exclusive access to the online quarterly Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
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RCPE Lifestyle Rewards offers you access to preferential rates, exclusive offers and extra value packages on a variety of luxury products, services and experiences
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Knowledge Network: Fellows and Collegiate Members of the College can access a range of educational resources, which includes journals from the BMJ and AMA, via the Knowledge Network. Visit the OpenAthens website and enter Member of Scottish Royal Colleges when prompted.
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Benefit from a range of activities available through RCPE's membership of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM). These include EFIM's popular summer and winter schools, access to their Journal, and online learning at EFIM Academy.
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Save up to 15% on UpToDate subscriptions. To access this, users will need to log out of UpToDate, and sign into My RCPE to access the discount offer link for UpToDate. When prompted, sign into UpToDate as a returning user, and the discount will be applied upon selecting the associated subscription term.
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Access our historic library which has over 70,000 books
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Historical walking tours in Edinburgh - 7 Hills Tours: an insightful walking tour of Edinburgh’s rich medical and surgical history. Fellows and Members will enjoy a 10% discount on all bookings. If you live near Edinburgh or are going to be visiting the city, you can secure a place at 7hillstours.co.uk using discount code RCPE10.
Becoming a Member
Join today to receive your excusive membership discounts and opportunities.