The Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh merged with the Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to launch The Surgeon in February 2003. The Surgeon is published for the Fellows of each College and the worldwide surgical community. It publishes articles from all specialties and aims to educate, entertain, give insight into new surgical techniques and technology, and provide a forum for debate and discussion. Contents are typically divided up into: Review articles; Matters for Debate; Original Articles; Surgeons-in-Training; Information Technology; Education and Training; Case Reports; Audits; Surgical technique; Book Reviews.

愛爾蘭皇家外科醫(yī)學院雜志與愛爾蘭皇家外科醫(yī)學院雜志合并，于2003年2月啟動了外科醫(yī)生。外科醫(yī)生是為每個學院和全球外科醫(yī)學界的研究員出版的。它提供有關(guān)教育，娛樂，提供對新技術(shù)和新技術(shù)的見解的文章，并提供辯論和討論的論壇。內(nèi)容很明確：評論文章；辯論事項；原創(chuàng)文章；外科醫(yī)生在訓練；信息技術(shù)教育和培訓；案例報告；審計；手術(shù)技術(shù)；書評。