LONDON ROYAL MEDICAL COLLEGES
ROYAL COLLEGE OF O & G
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in the UK. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is, pregnancy, childbirth, and female sexual and reproductive health. RCOG is dedicated to "improving sexual and reproductive healthcare worldwide", and just over half of its 11,000 members live outside Britain, spread among 83 other countries.
The College promotes standards of care in obstetrics and gynaecology by a programme of research, publication, and review. Also the College examines and evaluates other researchers' results.
RCOG has published many informational guides and studies, such as on contraception, pregnancy complications, and on abortion. Other topics covered include cancer, breastfeeding, diabetes in pregnancy, and neonatology. In addition, the College publishes books ranging from biographies of significant people in the profession, to textbooks for trainees, to results of research.
If you are visiting the RCOG the Americana is 400 meters away, even less if the gate to the college car park is open! There is also a well used short cut through the courtyard of London Business School - but don't tell them we told you.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
The Royal College of Physicians is a professional body, representing over 20, 000 physicians, that aims to improve the quality of patient care by continually raising medical standards. Over sixteen per cent of its Members and Fellows are based overseas, across 80 counties.
The Royal College of Physicians of London was the first medical institution in England to receive a Royal Charter. It was founded in 1518 and is one of the most active of all medical professional organisations. Since the College's creation as the College of Physicians (it acquired the "Royal" prefix in 1674) by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518, it has engaged in a wide range of activities dedicated to its overall aim of upholding and improving standards of medical practice.
The MRCP(UK) postnominals are obtained by doctors who have passed the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians examinations, held jointly with the other three Royal Colleges of Physicians in the UK and Ireland, through one of the UK colleges.
The Royal College of Physicians is just a short walk from the Americana via Regent Parks "Outer Circle" or the south side of the park if you want to take the scenic route