Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE) is the professional association of surgeons in England and Wales .
organization
Doctors are organized in the UK in the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and there are other associations such as the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists . The surgeons in Scotland are traditionally organized in the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow , in Ireland in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland . The RCS conducts examinations that qualify as a surgeon qualification in the UK after at least four years of residency training. In particular, these are the examinations for Member of the RCS (MRCS) and Fellow (FRCS), although the titles can also be awarded by the three other colleges for surgery in Great Britain and Ireland mentioned above. There are also specialized titles, for example in urology or orthopedics.
Fellows and members of the RCS are addressed as Mr (Mister) or Mrs , Ms , Miss for women, not as a doctor, even if they have previously obtained a medical doctorate. The regulation dates back to the time when surgeons were in a guild with barbers and not with doctors. The salutation has the form of a title. The same applies in some Commonwealth countries, but not for example for all surgeons in Scotland (there it depends on the specialty).
The RCS also includes the Faculty of General Dental Practice and Oral Surgeon (Faculty of Dental Surgery). The anesthetists have been part of the Royal College of Anesthetists since 1988.
history
The association was founded in the 14th century as the Guild of Surgeons within the city of London. Since surgical activities were also performed by the barbers in the Worshipful Company of Barbers , there were two associations that were merged in 1540 under Henry VIII to form the Company of Barber-Surgeons. In 1745 both professions separated again. In 1800 the Company of Surgeons received confirmation from the King and became the Royal College of Surgeons of London, since 1843 the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
It has been based in Lincoln's Inn Field in London since 1797 . The original building, designed by George Dance the Younger and built from 1805 to 1813, was replaced from 1833 by a new building by the architect Charles Barry due to structural defects . The building was badly damaged by an incendiary bomb in 1941, only the facade (portico) designed by Dance and the library remained.
The college owns the Hunterian Museum (also Lincoln's Inn Field), with the collection of surgeon John Hunter purchased in 1799 as its core. It was expanded to include the Richard Owen collection . Among other things, the skeleton of the approximately 2.3 m high Irish giant Charles Byrne (1761–1783) is exhibited there.
Prices
- Lister Medal , since 1924
- Honorary Gold Medal, awarded irregularly since 1802.
- Bronze medal, awarded annually since 1957 together with the RCP and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for outstanding photographic work in medicine.
- Wood Jones Medal, awarded as a prize in anatomy since 1975.
- Bradshaw Lecture, held every two years since 1875 (alternating with the Hunterian oration). There is also a Bradshaw Lecture of the same name from the Royal College of Physicians.
- Hunterian Oration, since 1813. It has been held every two years by an FRCS since 1853, alternating with the Bradshaw Lecture.
- Clement Price Award, given every three years since 1958.
- Cheselden Medal, awarded at irregular intervals since 2009. It is one of the highest awards in society.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Like South Africa, New Zealand, Australia
- ^ Website of the Hunterian Museum
- ↑ Not to be confused with the Hunterian Society Oration given by the Hunterian Society .