Originally established by The Society, in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal Colleges Medal is awarded for an outstanding contribution to photography and/or its application in the service of medicine and surgery.

Previous recipients of the Royal Colleges Medal include:

2005            Simon Brown
2006            Professor John Priestley
2007            Nancy Durrell McKenna~
2008            Professor Francis Ring ASIS FRPS
2009            Catherine Draycott