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Awards and Medals

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh celebrates its Members and Fellows through the disbursement of awards, prizes and medals each year.

Find our current awards and medals portfolio below and unless otherwise stated, apply online.

*NEW* RCSEd Chennai Exam Prize

RCSEd is delighted to announce the new ‘RCSEd Chennai Exam Prize’ which will be awarded to the top scoring candidate in the MRCS Part B OSCE exam held in Chennai in July. The recipient will receive £500 towards the cost of their exam fee, alongside a certificate to commemorate their achievement.

There is no need to apply as the selection will be based on exam performance.

This award has been made possible by a generous donation made by the Court of Benefactors, Chennai.

The Sushruta Professorship in Plastic Surgery

The Sushruta Professorship in Plastic Surgery has been established through the generosity of the Guha family to recognise a distinguished scholar in Plastic Surgery. The scholastic work is to be presented at a meeting of an ICOPLAST member National Society, travel of which would be funded with up to $2000 of support. In Sushruta’s spirit, the awardee’s lifetime contribution should reflect some of the following attributes (scholarship, leadership, stewardship, and humanitarian work) through original research, practice, leadership and publication in Plastic Surgery peer reviewed forums. In addition to the travel expenses to attend and present their lecture, the successful applicant will receive $1,500 honorarium, a medal and certificate.

Applications close on Sunday 1 December 2024.

Submit your application on the Grants and Awards platform here.

For further information, please contact the Research and Grants Co-Ordinator, Development and Partnerships Office by email at awards@rcsed.ac.uk.

The Dundas Medal

The Dundas medal is in commemoration of Dr Charles Robert (Bertie) Dundas. Dr Dundas was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery in Aberdeen and honorary consultant anaesthetist from 1975 to 1995. He died in 2014 from biliary carcinoma. He was never offered palliative care whilst he was ill and spent his last months waiting for chemotherapy whilst enduring a poor quality of life. His widow Dr Valerie Dundas made a donation to PATCH (Palliation and The Caring Hospital) to improve the provision of palliative care in hospital.

In recognition of Bertie’s lifelong enthusiasm for teaching, research and innovation, an annual award to recognise efforts to improve the provision of palliative care for patients when they are in hospital is fitting. The award is open to individuals or teams [medical, nursing or paramedical] working in any hospital in the UK. It is not essential that the applicant should be an FRCSEd.

Applications close on Thursday 10 April 2025.

Submit your application on the Grants and Awards platform here.

For further information, please contact the Research and Grants Co-Ordinator, Development and Partnerships Office by email at awards@rcsed.ac.uk.

Hunter Doig Medal

The Hunter Doig Medal aims to celebrate the contribution and excellence of women in surgery. As such, this silver medal is awarded every year to a female Fellow or Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh who, in the opinion of Council, demonstrates career potential and ambition, as well as:

  • High standards of practice in terms of “good surgical practice”
  • Clinical excellence
  • Ongoing contribution to education and training
  • Clinically based research and audit
  • Laboratory research of direct clinical relevance.

Applicants may self-nominate or be proposed by a colleague, Board, Committee, or other body recognised by the College. Applications must be accompanied by a full CV and supported by three referees, two of whom will be surgeons and one who will not be a surgeon.  Written references should be submitted at the time of the application.

Applications should be submitted to Mrs Irene MacDonald-Kennedy, PA to the Chief Executive, by email to i.macdonald-kennedy@rcsed.ac.uk.

Applications are currently closed and will reopen in January 2025.

King James IV Professorship

The King James IV Professorship was created to celebrate the millennium and was granted permission by Queen Elizabeth II to use the title ‘King James IV’. This professorship title commemorates King James IV, who confirmed the College’s Seal of Clause on October 13th 1506, and whose interest in scientific matters, including surgery and dentistry,  promoted the establishment of Edinburgh as a surgical and dental centre in the 16th century. As such the Professorship is awarded to one dental and one surgical applicant each year to celebrate a significant contribution to clinical or scientific knowledge and/or techniques.

The successful applicants will be granted the use of the Professorship title for one year, receive a £500 honorarium, a plaque to commemorate their contribution to their speciality and give a lecture on their recent work and outcomes.

Applications are currently closed.

The Farquharson Award

This award is in memory of Eric Farquharson, Surgeon and Fellow of the College who was author of Farquharson’s Textbook of Operative Surgery and previous Vice President of the College.  This award is offered on a biannual basis.

In keeping with the original bequest, the Farquharson Award is offered to anyone who has made significant contributions to surgical teaching or surgical anatomy, at either undergraduate or postgraduate level.  Although this award was traditionally reserved for those who taught at the bedside, in theatre, in the dissecting room, or through lectures or textbooks, the award has broadened to incorporate new methods of teaching through simulators, wet laboratories, operative videos and distance learning programmes.

The award is open, not only to surgeons be they junior or senior, but also to those in allied professions who have contributed to surgical and anatomy teaching.  Recipients do not have to be Fellows or Members of the Edinburgh College, nor do they have to be medically qualified. Individuals should be nominated for the Farquharson award.

A proforma for the citation can be obtained from Mrs Irene MacDonald-Kennedy – i.macdonald-kennedy@rcsed.ac.uk.

Applications are currently closed and will reopen in January 2025.

Lindsay Stewart Prize

The Lindsay Stewart Prize is awarded through the COSESCA Training Programme to two awardees each year. The award is available for young surgeons, who do not hold a consultant post. Up to £1000 is available to be awarded.

This award is administered through COSESCA.

Professor Jimmy James Prize

The Professor Jimmy James Prize was established to celebrate the life of Professor John ‘Jimmy’  James, whose reconstructive surgical expertise and significant contribution to the establishment of COSECSSA has allowed count-less young surgeons access to surgical education.

The Professor Jimmy James Prize will, in his honour, be given to the highest scoring candidate in the COSECSA Fellowship examination in plastic surgery. The successful candidate will receive a COSECSA medal, a RCSEd scroll and £500 to celebrate their success.

There is no application for this prize as the awardee will be selected through their exam performance.

Syme Medal

The Syme Medal commemorates the life and contribution of James Syme (1799-1870) who was a leading surgeon and enthusiastic teacher, having mentored Joseph Lister. As such the Syme Medal is a prestigious mark of excellence awarded to a UK or International Member or Fellow to celebrate a recently submitted thesis (MD / PhD), published body of research or an educational development, in a peer-reviewed journal.

The successful application will be invited to a College diploma ceremony and presented with a Syme Medal and certificate.

Applications are currently closed.

*NEW* Li Shu International Professorship

The Li Shu International Professorship has been created to celebrate the College’s first Hong Kong Fellow Dr Li Shu Fan (1887-1966), and was made possible by a very generous donation from the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital. Dr Li Shu was committed to promoting medical education and research through the Sanitorium, which now hosts his foundation – The Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation. 

The appointee of the Li Shu International Professorship will be awarded to a UK or Hong Kong consultant surgeon with a minimum of five years’ experience within any speciality of surgery. The awardee will undertake a research project and at least 3 educational events across Hong Kong and China throughout the Professorship year. £50,000 will be awarded to support these requirements.

Applications are currently closed.

*NEW* Li Shu Presidential Lecture

The Li Shu presidential Lecture will take place at the Li Shu Pui Symposium in September annually. The lecture focus will change each year, and as such the awardee will be selected in line with this. The appointed lecture will receive travelling expenses and accommodation in Hong Kong, along with a £1000 honorarium. 

Applications are currently closed

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