The Cardiff Medical Society was established in 1870 to encourage the advancement of medical knowledge and to promote the welfare of the medical profession. Today Society continues to promote medical education, but also provide a friendly environment in which doctors can socialise and network. 

The membership consists of more than 300 medical practitioners in Cardiff and surrounding district.  The Society puts on monthy events, an annual dinner and an annual student prize presentation evening.  It also provides assistance to medical students who wish to study the history of medine as part of their medical degree.  

The president of the Society for 2024-2025 is Professor Mabs Chowdhury