Royal Medical Society

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The Royal Medical Society (RMS) is a society run by students at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, Scotland. It claims to be the oldest medical society in the United Kingdom although this claim is also made by the earlier London-based Society of Apothecaries (1617). The current President of the 284th session is third year medical student Mr Liam Parkinson. The RMS is a professional society engaged in the advancement of medical knowledge and provision of assistance to medical students and professionals.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Site of 7 Melbourne Place. Hall of the Royal Medical Society 1852 - 1966 where many Edinburgh medical men delivered their first scientific dissertation.

1 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where it met (1852-1966)