Save the date for the next Scottish Society of Physicians Annual Meeting, this year taking place at the Apex Hotel & Spa in Dundee. This year's event is organised by Dr Graham Leese, President of the Scottish Society of Physicians. Registrations for this event will be opening soon along with the finalised programme.
This year's event will be in person only.
Call for Abstracts by 30 June
Abstracts are invited for this meeting for poster or podium presentation. SSP welcomes work on any clinical, scientific or service topic from the breadth of general medicine and its subspecialties, as well as on topics such as patient safety, quality improvement and clinical audit. Abstracts will be scored and the top 4 will be selected for oral presentation.
As of 2023, we are also accepting submissions for 'Cases that have changed my practice' - the dedicated submission form is below.
The deadline for submissions is Friday 30 June 2023.
SSP will contact select and notify presenters of selection in July. For submission please use the abstract template below and send it to ssp.admin@rcpe.ac.uk
The best presenter will be awarded the prestigious Fitzgerald Peel Prize. There are also prizes available for the best poster and best student poster. Presenters of abstracts selected for oral presentation will be eligible for a travel grant to support presentation of the work at national or international meetings: more information.
The highest scoring poster abstracts will be invited to be involved in our Poster ‘Storm Session’ on the Thursday morning.
SSP Abstract Submission Form (Linked)
SSP Case Report Abstract Submission Form (Linked)
Membership to the Scottish Society of Physicians
Membership is open to all NHS and Academic Physicians in General Medicine and its sub-specialties including associate specialists, specialist doctors and trainees. Associate membership is open to all Nurses & other Allied Health Professionals.
The present membership is around 500 and consists of current and retired physicians who are, or were, based in Scotland.
Membership Benefits
Membership benefits include:
- Eligibility for attendance at the Society’s Annual General Meeting and Society Dinner, held in Autumn each year
- Members may bring registered guests to both the Society Meeting and the Dinner
- Eligibility for election to Committee
- Eligibility for Grants and Fellowships (dependent upon a successful application)
- Travelling Fellowships and sabbatical grants are available to Physicians working within a hospital setting in General Medicine or a related sub-speciality.
- Subscription to the Scottish Medical Journal
Membership Applications
Candidates should complete our online membership application form.
The membership fee is currently £20 per annum; a standing order mandate will follow on acceptance of membership.
Membership applications will now be considered by Council at their quarterly Council Meetings.
