(See text below for some info of RCS)
300 Fellows of the RCS -
Correct way to address a member is - Mr, Mrs, Miss - NOT Dr - this system which applies only to surgeons not physicians has its origins in the 18th century when surgeons were barber surgeons - and did not have a medical degree or formal qualification
- pysicians held a University Medical degree.
When the RCS recieved it's Royal Charter (1800) the Royal College of Physicians insisted that candidates must have a medical degree first. Therefore, an aspiring surgeon must have a medical degree first and recieve the title of Dr - only then having obtained the diploma of Fellow of the RCS could he rivert to Mr, the title Mr only applied to Fellows not members with a diploma MRCS
