Royal College of Surgeons of England, Lincoln's Inn Fields

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales. The College is located at Lincoln's Inn Fields in London.

History

The origins of the College go back to the fourteenth century with the foundation of the 'Guild of Surgeons Within the City of London'^[1]. There was dispute between the surgeons and barber surgeons until an agreement was signed between them in 1493, giving the fellowship of surgeons the power of incorporation^[2] This union was formalised further in 1540 by Henry VIII of England between the Worshipful Company of Barbers (incorporated 1462) and the Guild of Surgeons to form the Company of Barber-Surgeons. In 1745 the surgeons broke away from the barbers to form the Company of Surgeons. In 1800 the Company was granted a Royal Charter to become the Royal College of Surgeons in London. A further charter in 1843 granted it the present title of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Fellows

The original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) include:

• John Abernethy (1764?1831)
• John Badley (1783?1870)
• Robert Keate (1777?1857)
• Richard Partridge (1805?1873)

The correct way to address a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons is to use the title Mr.,Miss, Mrs., or Ms. (not Dr.).

A biographical register of fellows is available on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online

Buildings

The Company of Surgeons moved from Surgeon's Hall in Old Bailey to a site at 41 Lincoln's Inn Fields in 1797. Construction of the first College building, to a design by George Dance the Younger and James Lewis, took from 1805 to 1813. Before long, a survey by Sir John Soane uncovered structural defects. In 1833 Sir Charles Barry won the public competition to design a replacement. The library and portico of this building are all that remain today after a German incendiary bomb hit the College in 1941.

Hunterian Museum and Wellcome Museum of Anatomy and Pathology

The skeleton of the seven and a half foot (231cm) tall "Irish Giant" is visible in the middle of this image.

Faculties

• Faculty of Dental Surgery
• Faculty of General Dental Practice

See also

• Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• Association of Surgeons in Training
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education/courses/surgical_trauma.html

External links

• Official website
• Hunterian Museum and Wellcome Museum website

References

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