Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
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The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Founded 1599, it originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that physicians, surgeons and dentists were well trained.
The College previously offered a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow which entitled the bearer to practice medicine, and was, until 1999, registerable with the General Medical Council as a primary medical degree as a part of the "Scottish Triple Conjoint Diploma".
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.
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- 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
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