Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine

Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine

=History=

The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (FPM) was founded in the United Kingdom after the First World War and pioneered the development of postgraduate educational programmes in all branches of medicine [John MacAlister's Other Vision: A History of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine by Gordon C. Cook, 175 pp, £29.95, ISBN 1-85775-789-0, 2005. Oxford, England] .

Current activities

Today, the Fellowship [ [http://www.fpm-uk.org/ Fellowship website] ] achieves its objectives through the publication of an international journal, the Postgraduate Medical Journal [ [http://pmj.bmj.com/current.shtml/ Postgraduate Medical Journal website] ] . The Fellowship also hosts a range of seminars and conferences. The Fellowship is supported by national and international Fellows with expertise in the practice of medicine, medical education and clinical research.

Location

The offices of the Fellowship are in Central London at 12 Chandos Street, off Cavendish Square, 5 minutes walking distance from Oxford Circus underground station. Map [ [http://www.londononline.co.uk/profiles/60768/# Map for FPM Office] ] showing Fellowship location.

Fellowship Council

President: Donald R J Singer MD FRCP
Honorary Secretary: Michael J Shaw MBBS PhD FRCA
Honorary Treasurer: Alasdair D Malcolm MD FRCP FFPM
Council Members:
Peter J Barnes DM DSc FRCP
D John Coltart MD FRCP FACC
Keertan Dheda MBBcH PhD FCP (SA)
Andrew M Long MBBS DCH FRCP FRCPCH
D J Richard Morgan MB BS FRCP
Lotte T Newman CBE FRCGP FRNZCGP
Michael W N Nicholls FRCP
Alimuddin Zumla PhD FRCP FRCPE

The Council meets quarterly at Lettsom House, 11 Chandos St, London [ [http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=528820&y=181459&z=0&sv=W1G+9DR&st=2&pc=W1G+9DR&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf/Map of Lettsom House] ]

eminars

Seminars are usually held at Lettsome [Biography of John C. Lettsome] House, 11, Chandos Street, London [ [http://www.londononline.co.uk/profiles/60768/# Map for Lettsome House] ] .

Up to date Seminar Programmes are available at the FPM website [ [http://www.fpm-uk.org/ Fellowship website] ] .

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