If you are a UK based medical student interested in a career in psychiatry, your first step should be to become a Student Associate member of the College. It's free and there are lots of benefits.

Why become an Associate?

1. Network: You’ll be invited to free events designed for medical students, and get discounted rates to the College’s International Congress, the biggest psychiatry event in the UK attended by psychiatrists worldwide.
2. Learn: You get free electronic subscription to some fantastic magazines (BJPsych,BJPsych Bulletin,) and a 10% discount on otherRCPsych Publications.
3. Stay up to date: You’ll receive regular e-newsletters from the College, aimed at Student Associates. You'll also receive copies of the biannual Associate magazine,FuturePsych.
4. Practice: Get free access toMRCPsych eLearning, our online learning resource to support trainee psychiatrists prepare for MRCPsych exams with paper A and B resources and other useful resources.
5. Good value: Free to all UK medical students.

How to become an Associate

Pleaseregister as a new member and follow the instructions.

International medical students 

If you are medical student at a university based outside the UK and are ineligible for Student Associate Membership, you can:

• View our resources forinternational medical graduates 
• Read past editions ofFuturePsych magazine, the associate magazine
• Read past editions ofRCPsych Insight magazine
• Watchfree webinars
• Find out aboutfoundation training in the UK
• Consider contacting or joining your localInternational Division of the College

We also offer free Associate membership for foundation doctors.Find out more.