Royal Medical Society

Royal Medical Society (RMS) is the oldest medical society in the United Kingdom.Manuel, Diana E.  Marshall Hall (1790-1857): Science and Medicine in Early Victorian Society, p. 9.

The RMS is a British professional society engaged in the moving forward of medical knowledge.

History
It was called "the Medical Society" when it was established in 1737.  The Society was granted a Royal Charter in 1778.  

RMS is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The society has members throughout the world.

Notable members
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Charles Darwin
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph Lister

Related pages 
 List of Royal Societies

References

Other websites
RMS website 

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Category:18th-century establishments in Great Britain
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