History and Structure

The Academy has its modern origins in 1974 when it was known as The Conference of Royal Colleges and Faculties. It had sixteen members who met quarterly to ‘discuss the work of the Joint Consultants Committee and the DHSS.’ It had no full-time officers, no permanent home and a negligible budget.’ By 1996 it had two full-time members of staff, a permanent home at 1 Wimpole Street and had renamed itself The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. Today, it has eight full-time members of staff, who coordinate the work of the 21 permanent members drawn from the Medical Royal Colleges through various committees. It has a leading role in the areas of Doctors’ revalidation, training and education and aims to speak with a clear and sure voice on generic health care issues for the benefit of patients and healthcare professionals.

It has a dual status as an independent corporate body and a charity, and is governed by the rules and regulations set down in its Memorandum and Articles of Association of June 18th 1996.

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, 70 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8AX. Tel: 020 7486 0067, Fax: 020 7935 9214
charity number: 1056565 - company number: 3166361
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