Intercollegiate MRCS Examination –Outside the UK2011
2011 and beyond

MRCS part I is the basic paper covering anatomy, physiology and pathology
Part II is the clinical paper exam which cover the applied surgical science
Part III is the Viva + clinical + communication skills


Part A MRCS = Paper I + Paper II as above
Part B MRCS = Viva +OSCE


Part A :
is a four hour MCQ examination consisting of two papers, each of two
hours’ duration, taken on the same day. The mark for each paper will be
combined to give a total mark for Part A. The papers will cover generic
surgical sciences and applied knowledge, including the core knowledge
required in all nine specialties


Part B :
consists of three components: structured interviews; and clinical and
communication skills components that are unchanged from the current
Intercollegiate MRCS examination

The structured interviews consist of six interviews each lasting ten
minutes in the following areas:
1. applied physiology
2. critical care
3. applied anatomy, including three-dimensional anatomy
4. surgical anatomy
5. applied pathology
6. generic clinical skills.


The clinical component consists of short cases organised into four 15-
minute bays. The bays will require candidates to be able to diagnose, elicit
physical signs from and be familiar with the treatment of patients with
conditions in the following areas: trauma and orthopaedics; vascular;
endocrine, breast, skin, head and neck; and trunk and groin. The clinical
component is identical for the revised and the current Intercollegiate
MRCS examination.

The communication skills component consists of two bays with a total
assessment time of 30 minutes. One bay will assess the giving of
information and one will assess taking and presenting a history. The
communication skills component will be held at the same time as the
clinical component. The communication skills component is identical for
the revised and the current Intercollegiate MRCS examination

This is the Recommended reading list from the STEP® programme at The Royal College of Surgeons of England



ABC of Major Trauma

Driscoll, Skinner & Earlam BMJ Publications, Third Edition 1999
ISBN 0727913786


Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient*

Anderson, Hodder Arnold, Second Edition 2003
ISBN 0340810483


Clinically Oriented Anatomy

Moore and Dalley, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Fifth Edition
ISBN 0781736390


Clinical Surgery in General: RCS Course Manual

Kirk and Ribbans, Churchill Livingstone, Fourth Edition 2003
ISBN 0443072620

Essential Orthopaedics and Trauma

Dandy and Edwards, Churchill Livingstone, Fourth Edition 2003
ISBN 0443072132


The Evidence for Vascular Surgery

Earnshaw and Murie, TFM Publishing Ltd, First Edition 1999
ISBN 0953005259


Fundamentals of Surgical Practice

Majed and Kingsnorth, Greenwich Medical Media, First Edition 1998
ISBN 1900151960


Human Physiology: The Basis of Medicine

Pocock and Richards, Oxford University Press, Second Edition 2004
ISBN 0198585276


Jones Clinical Paediatric Surgery
Hutson, Beasley and Woodward, Blackwell Science (Australia),
ISBN 0867930128
Fifth Edition 1999



The New Aird’s Companion in Surgical Studies

Burn and and Young, Churchill Livingstone, Third Edition 2005
ISBN 0443072116


Pathology: Basic and Systemic

Woolf, Saunders, First Edition 1998
ISBN 0702022918

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What are the Changes?
•Replacement of MRCS Parts 1 & 2 MCQ Exams with Part A MCQ Exam
•Renaming of MRCS Part 3
•Changes to time limits

Candidate Options
From January 2011
New Candidate
(has never sat
Part 1 or Part 2)

Must sit

Part A
Unlimited attempts available –No time limit

the deference between old and new MRCS

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