Dear Editor,
Whenever the subject of members and fellows comes up, I always think of the late John Rowan Wilson writing about the Royal College of Surgeons. According to Wilson, fellowship at the college “is decided by examination, and theoretically all Fellows are equal just as theoretically all officers are gentlemen” (1). But I am sure things have changed a lot since then.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr Kieran Walsh
References
1. Richards P, Stockill S, Foster R, Ingall E. Learning Medicine. Cambridge University Press; 17 edition. 2006. Cambridge
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Re: Scrap the royal colleges’ fellowships
Dear Editor,
Whenever the subject of members and fellows comes up, I always think of the late John Rowan Wilson writing about the Royal College of Surgeons. According to Wilson, fellowship at the college “is decided by examination, and theoretically all Fellows are equal just as theoretically all officers are gentlemen” (1). But I am sure things have changed a lot since then.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr Kieran Walsh
References
1. Richards P, Stockill S, Foster R, Ingall E. Learning Medicine. Cambridge University Press; 17 edition. 2006. Cambridge
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