Postgraduate Training and Surgical MasterClass
We provide high quality and excellent value post graduate courses for basic surgical trainees, higher surgical trainees and established consultant surgeons. Many of our courses are accrediated by Royal College of Surgeons and other professional bodies. We have a large number of experienced faculty from all over the UK
Postgraduate Training and Surgical MasterClass
We provide high quality and excellent value post graduate courses for basic surgical trainees, higher surgical trainees and established consultant surgeons. Many of our courses are accrediated by Royal College of Surgeons and other professional bodies. We have a large number of experienced faculty from all over the UK
FRCS EXAM FORMAT
Part 1
The written test consists of
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Paper 1 and 2 : 120 Single Best Answer (SBAs) (2 hours 15 minutes each)
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Both are sat on the same day and are computer-based tests held at local driving test centres throughout the UK and Ireland.
Part 2
Section 2 is the clinical component of the examination that takes place over two days.
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From January 2015, the clinicals take the format of one general surgical clinical viva and one nominated subspecialist interest clinical viva (eg breast, colorectal, endocrine, oesophago-gastric/UGI, HPB, transplant, or vascular surgery).
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There is one long case (20 minutes) and two short cases (10 minutes each) in both stations.
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The orals are scenario-/patient-based structured interviews consisting of 4 x 30-minute vivas.
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The four themed stations are emergency surgery/trauma/critical care, general surgical principles, subspecialist interest surgery and finally an academic viva (critique of an academic paper) alongside questions on applied anatomy, physiology and pathology.
Success in Section 2 promotes the candidate to the fellowship of their nominated college.