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Digital Education
RCPE offers world-class online events and resources at your fingertips
Explore RCPE's Digital Education offerings, where you can access an array of resources designed to enhance your learning and professional development. Whether you’re looking to expand your knowledge or stay updated with the latest advancements, we have something for you - for every career stage and every specialty.
Education Portal
Our digital medical education hub offers a comprehensive range of resources, featuring hundreds of hours of high-quality content.
This includes talks from leading experts across various medical fields, engaging interactive clinical cases that allow for practical learning, and professional development support. These offerings are designed to enhance your knowledge, skills, and career growth in the medical profession.
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Our Education Portal has hundreds of hours of talks and podcasts. In 2023, there were:
RCPE Live
Our events are livestreamed on the Education Portal’s ‘RCPE Live’. Delegates can also ‘catch up’ and watch recordings in the weeks following an event to benefit from our high-quality talks. Visit our events programme to find out more and book.
"The Education Portal is a great learning resource. It's really helpful to be able to search by topic across RCPE events to find a high-quality talk on a huge variety of clinical subjects.
This makes it so much easier to refresh my knowledge when I come across an interesting case or unfamiliar situation in clinical practice."
Dr Kat Ralston, Education Portal user
Podcasts
Discover the world of medicine through our engaging and educational podcasts, crafted for every stage of your physician journey.
Expert guests offer first-hand experiences and practical insights, helping enrich your clinical practice and career. Whether you're a new consultant, doctor in training, or preparing for the MRCP(UK) PACES exam, our podcasts will help you excel.
Courses
Our CPD-approved Courses are designed to accelerate your professional development and you can access many of these Courses online. We offer clinical Courses for generalists and specialists as well as courses on more core research skills. Our Courses provide you with the opportunity to collaborate with peers, learn from experienced handpicked faculty, and gain insight into the practical applications of theory.
Online MScs
The MSc Internal Medicine and MSc Critical Care are part-time, online programmes delivered by the University of Edinburgh, in partnership with the College. We provide scholarships to enable talented individuals to undertake either MSc.
"Having completed the first year of my MSc I can confidently say that the education provided by the university has been outstanding. The extensive library resources available to students have been particularly impressive."
Lilian Kathiri M’nkubitu from Kenya
End of Life Challenges and Palliative Care – Online Microcredential
This 10-week FutureLearn microcredential from the University of Glasgow in collaboration with RCPE takes an interdisciplinary approach helping you develop the tools to reflect on your own professional and personal encounters with dying, death, and grief. Learners who are RCPE members will earn 50 CPD credits upon completion. There are entry points to enrol in September and April. You can find out more, register your interest or apply by visiting the FutureLearn website below.
By physicians, for physicians
Our digital education is guided by our physician-led Digital Education Committee. Our podcasts are produced by relevant RCPE committees who understand listener needs. Talks and clinical cases are largely delivered by physicians, complemented by content from expert non-physician colleagues and patients.
If you have feedback, please get in touch by email. We strive to continue to improve user experience and the quality, breadth, and accessibility of our digital education.
