Collegiate Membership

• UK Members can stand for election to the Trainees & Members’ Committee
• Represent the College in internal and external discussions, including meetings with national policy makers and giving evidence to a Scottish Parliament committee
• Contribute to the development of our education programme including Evening Medical Updates and Symposia, through our Trainees & Members’ Committee
• Host local and international sites for webstreaming our Symposia and Evening Medical Updates
• Join the Recently Appointed Consultants’ Committee if you’re a Consultant in the UK

• Receive free and discounted access to our programme of specialty and general medical education, including Symposia, Evening Medical Updates and Courses
• Fellows and Members in the UK: Access to the Physicians’ CPD Diary and app, value £165
• Join Enhance: Mentoring for Medics, our fully funded mentoring programme as a Mentor or as a Mentee
• Explore our online learning portal, which provides articles, lectures, interactive cases, self-assessment, and approved distance-learning CPD
• Tax relief: The College has been approved as a professional body by HMRC; UK tax payers who are not retired may be able to claim tax back on their subscriptions. RCPE Guide - Claiming back professional expenses for UK doctors
• Reduced subscription if you work less than full time hours (LTFT) or if you are on maternity/paternity leave - we offer up to 50% discounts on subscription fees

• Discounted rates for hiring the College facilities in central Edinburgh including our meeting rooms and accommodation 
• Discounted rates if you’re working less than full-time (LTFT) (25%) or on maternity leave (50%)
• Receive exclusive offers on a range of goods and services through our Lifestyle Rewards(link is external)
• Use the College’s facilities including free WiFi
• Collegiate Members of 4 years’ standing who are elected to Fellowship are eligible for a 50% discount on their first year’s Fellowship subscription and a 25% discount on their second year’s subscription

Online application – the Membership Department will check and process your application as soon as possible. Please allow a few days for this. When the checks have been carried out, you will be sent an email with instructions for activating your website account and securely paying your joining fee by card or paying by telephone.

We welcome former Collegiate Members who wish to re-join the College. However, please note that the ‘joining fee’ is only applicable to new Collegiate Members. Members who have already benefited from similar introductory rates will be classed as standard members when re-joining. 

Online application to re-join  - Please complete the online re-join application form - the Membership Department will check and process your application as soon as possible. Please allow a few days for this. When the checks have been carried out, you will be sent an email giving you information on how to securely pay the standard subscription online or pay by telephone.