The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (FPM) is a British

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that was founded after

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and pioneered the development of

postgraduate education Postgraduate or graduate education refers to Academic degree, academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by higher education, post-secondary students who have earned an Undergraduate education, un ...

al programmes in all branches of

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

. It was founded in late 1918 as the Inter-allied Fellowship of Medicine with

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as its president. In the autumn of 1919, Osler merged the IAFM with the Postgraduate Medical Association of which he had been the founding President since 1911. In October 1919, Osler was appointed President of the combined Fellowship of Medicine and the Postgraduate Medical Association and

became the first president of the new organisation. The fellowship is supported by national and international fellows with expertise in the practice of medicine, medical education,

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, and related disciplines. The office and meeting rooms of the fellowship are in Central

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. It is governed by a council that meets quarterly.

Current activities

The fellowship aims to achieve its objectives through publications, organising educational meetings and supporting other relevant activities. * The fellowship has since 1925 published the international journal, the ''

Postgraduate Medical Journal The ''Postgraduate Medical Journal'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal that was established in 1925 by the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, of which it is the official journal. It is currently published on behalf of the Fellowship by ...

''. * In 2012 the Fellowship launched a new international journal:

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, published on the Fellowship's behalf by

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. The fellowship hosts a range of seminars and conferences, including in partnership with its journals.. * In 2008, the fellowship supported the 2nd International Symposium on Progress on Personalising Medicines. * The fellowship also supported in 2011 the 3rd International Symposium on Progress on Personalising Medicines, in partnership with the

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. * Since 2009, the fellowship has also arranged joint events with the

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. *January 2009: inaugural joint debate on

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and personalising medicine, between FPM Fellow Munir Pirmohamed and Sir

Michael Rawlins Sir Michael David Rawlins (28 March 1941 – 1 January 2023) was a British clinical pharmacologist and emeritus professor at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. During his medical career he chaired several executive agencies including the ...

. *February 2012: a debate on the challenges to the future of electronic health records. *January 2014: updates on cardiovascular disease - sudden cardiac death and intravascular treatment for heart valve disease. * The first FPM summer public lecture was delivered on 6 June 2011 by FPM Fellow Allister Vale on 'Chemical terrorism: what the clinician needs to know'. * On 1 October 2015, the fellowship organised a conference to mark the 90th anniversary of the launch of the

. * In December 2017, with its

journal and the Cardiovascular Research Trust, the Fellowship held a conference in London on health policy for preventing heart disease. * In May 2018, jointly with the

and the University of Hong Kong, the fellowship organised a clinical updates session at the Hong Kong Medical Forum,. * On 7 December 2018, the fellowship organised a conference on excellence in clinical practice at the

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in London to mark the centenary of its founding. * In June 2019, jointly with its

journal, the fellowship organised a conference on European Cooperation in Healthcare at Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
The fellowship has provided major support for the International

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Honorary fellows

Dannie Abse Daniel Abse CBE FRSL (22 September 1923 – 28 September 2014) was a Welsh poet and physician. His poetry won him many awards. As a medic, he worked in a chest clinic for over 30 years. Early years Abse was born in Cardiff, Wales, as the younge ...

CBE *

John Hopewell John Hopewell (1 December 1920 – 14 January 2015) was a British urologist, a pioneer in both kidney dialysis Kidney dialysis (from Greek , , 'dissolution'; from , , 'through', and , , 'loosening or splitting') is the process of removing excess ...

FRCS *David Ingram FBCS *D. Geraint James FRCP

Official journals

* ''

''. Monthly: established 1925. * ''

''. Quarterly: established January 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fellowship Of Postgraduate Medicine Medical associations based in the United Kingdom Medical education in the United Kingdom Postgraduate education Publishing organizations Student organizations established in 1919

Current activities

Honorary fellows

Official journals

See also

References