Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

found: NLM files, 7-22-88(Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and the Royal College of Physicians of London form the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom)

found: Wikipedia, viewed 25 January 2023(Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; founded in 1599; by the end of the 17th century its name was established as the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; the Glasgow Faculty originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that physicians, surgeons and dentists in the West of Scotland were appropriately trained and regulated; in 1909, it achieved Royal recognition and became the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; in 1962, it achieved collegiate status as the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG); the College is now concerned with postgraduate medical education, offering examinations that lead to Membership and Fellowship to appropriately qualified physicians, surgeons, dental surgeons and podiatrists; it also offers a number of specialist postgraduate diplomas to medical practitioners in various subjects including dermatology, child health, geriatric medicine, travel health, ophthalmology, and dentistry)

found: Royal College of Physicians website, viewed 25 January 2023(The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK is a collaboration between the three UK royal colleges of physicians: Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow)