Program areas at RSM
EDUCATION: RSM REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE UK AND REMAINS THE BIGGEST PROVIDER OF CPD ACCREDITED MEETINGS. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME COMPRISES A WIDE RANGE OF MEETINGS PLANNED AND RUN BY THE SOCIETY'S 57 SECTIONS. OVER 36,500 DELEGATES ATTENDED 325 SECTION AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS DURING THE YEAR. 133 PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS AND TRAINEES. In furtherance of its educational mission, RSM operates a conference center that serves as a forum to convene medical professionals for exchanging knowledge about the practice of medicine. Included within total expenditures of $13,923,510 are $7,373,760 in conference center expenses. Included within total revenues of $11,549,190 is $9,052,800 in conference center revenue.
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS: THE RSM IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY WITH RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO HELP DOCTORS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DELIVER THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE TO PATIENTS. AN ESSENTIAL ROLE PLAYED BY THE MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT IS GENERATING ON-GOING INCOME FROM MEMBERS RENEWING THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS EACH YEAR AND THE PROCESS FOR THIS IS REVIEWED AND REFINED ANNUALLY. THE SOCIETY HAS 20,500 members AND TOTAL SUBSCRIPTION INCOME OF $6.0M WAS RECEIVED. Form 990, Part III, Line 4(d) Publishing: The Royal Society of Medicine's two journals, the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine and JRSM Open, are outlets for scholarly comment and clinical research in the specialties of medicine and surgery. For more information about both publications, please go visit the Society's website at ww.rsm.ac.uk.
INFORMATION RESOURCES: THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTE THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION. THE LIBRARY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES AND PRODUCTS TO MEET THESE OBJECTIVES. THE LIBRARY HAS A PRINT COLLECTION OF OVER 600,000 VOLUMES AND HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT BY MIGRATING JOURNALS AND HIGH DEMAND TEXTS FROM PRINT TO ELECTRONIC FORMATS.THE LIBRARY HOSTED SOME EXHIBITIONS DURING 2017/18 EXPLOITING ITS RICH COLLECTION OF RARE AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL. 36,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE LIBRARY OVER THE YEAR; the e-journals collection is one of the library's best used resources with 491,000 visits during the year.
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