It is analogous to the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges but is an independent organisation.
The member organisations are: Trainee doctor representatives from the member organisations form the Scottish Academy Trainee Doctors' Group (SATDG).
The Academy produced a report entitled "Learning from serious failings in care" in July 2015.
The investigation was launched after recent scandals in the health service and found the problems had been predominantly caused by the failure of clinical staff and NHS management to work together.
[1] They found leadership and accountability were often lacking but bullying was endemic Their 20 recommendations for improvements in the NHS included a set of minimum safe staffing levels for consultants, doctors, nurses and other staff in hospital settings.