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College in England
The
Royal College of Surgeons
is an ancient
college
(a form of
corporation
) established in England to regulate the activity of surgeons. Derivative organisations survive in many present and former members of the
Commonwealth
. These organisations are now also responsible for training surgeons and setting their examinations.
History
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The earliest form of the Royal College of Surgeons was the "Guild of Surgeons Within the
City of London
" founded in the 14th century.
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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.
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The Guild of Barbers of Dublin received a Royal Charter of Henry VI in 1446, making it the earliest Royal Medical incorporation in Britain or Ireland. This was followed in 1505 by the incorporation of the Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh as a
Craft Guild
of
Edinburgh
. This body was granted a
royal charter
in 1506 by
King James IV
of
Scotland
. It was followed by the
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
, granted a charter by King by
James VI
in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty.
The union in London was formalised further in 1540 by King
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. In 2010 Professor
Eilis McGovern
became president of the
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
and thereby the first female president of any Royal College of Surgeons in the world.
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