Royal College of Physicians

King Henry the VIII founded the Royal College Of Physicians in 1518.  The founding charter decreed, this college would ‘curb the audacity of those wicked men who shall profess medicine more for the sake of their avarice than from the assurance of any good conscience.

By joining the Royal Australasian College this weekend I have committed myself to the principles of this tradition that dates back to the 14th century.