MRCS Syllabus and recommended textbooks

MRCS Exam Syllabus and recommended textbooks Extracted from the Guide to the intercollegiate MRCS examination, ICBSE1 1

http://www.intercollegiatemrcsexams.org.uk/new/pdf/Candidate%20Guide%20to%20MRCS%20examination_Oct2016%28Clean%29.pdf

MRCS SYLLABUS ISCP Curriculum • The complete MRCS syllabus is contained within the General Medical Council (GMC)-approved curriculum for the Early Years of Surgical Training in the United Kingdom and reflects the Core Surgical Training Syllabus of the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project • http://www.iscp.ac.uk

Good Medical Practice document • The curriculum is competence based, requiring the trainee to demonstrate both applied and theoretical knowledge and practical skills, together with the professional behaviours described in the Good Medical Practice document of the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom • http://www.gmc-uk.org

MRCS SYLLABUS The syllabus is divided into 10 modules Module 1

• Basic science knowledge relevant to surgical practice

Module 2

• Common surgical conditions

Module 3

• Basic surgical skills

Module 4

• The assessment and management of the surgical patient

Module 5

• Perioperative care of the surgical patient

Module 6

• Assessment and early treatment of the patient with trauma

Module 7

• Surgical care of the paediatric patient

Module 8

• Management of the dying patient

Module 9

• Organ and tissue transplantation

Module 10

• Professional behaviour and leadership skills

RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS Basic science textbooks •Anatomy •Agur AMR, Dailey AF. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 12e. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2008.

•Netter FH. Atlas of Human Anatomy, 5th edn. Saunders, 2010.

•Sinnatamby CS. Last’s Anatomy: Regional and Applied, 12th edn.

Churchill Livingstone, 2011.

•Physiology •Barrett KE, Barman SM, Boitano S, Brooks HL. Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 23rd edn. McGraw-Hill, 2009.

•Pathology •Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N, Mitchell R. Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th edn. Saunders, 2007.

Clinical textbooks •Garden OJ, Bradbury AW, Forsythe JLR, Parks RW. Principles and Practice of Surgery, 5th edn. Elsevier, 2007.

•Williams NS, Bulstrode CJK, O’Connell PR, eds. Bailey and Love's Short Practice of Surgery, 25th edn. Hodder Arnold, 2008.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED FOR THE EXAM

As a guide, the level of knowledge required to pass the MRCS examination can be obtained by studying the recommended texts listed.

Trainees should have mastery of the subjects outlined in the syllabus to the depth covered within these texts and should be able to make use of that knowledge in the context of surgical practice.

The recommended texts provide a clear guide to the extent and depth of knowledge required but alternative text books and online publications may suffice.

It is expected that trainees will read beyond these recommended texts and, where appropriate, make critical use of original papers and review articles in the related scientific and clinical literature, so that they may aspire to achieve an excellent standard in their surgical practice.

Over time, changes in the curriculum and syllabus will inevitably occur, and it is anticipated that those who manage this process will provide an up-to-date list of relevant recommended texts.

MRCS SITTINGS IN 2017

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MRCS Exam

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MRCS PART A Dublin, Belfast, Dammam, Amman, Bahrain, Penang, Perdana, Kota Kinabalu, Lucknow, Chennai, Kochi, and Malta MRCS PART B (OSCE) Dublin MRCS PART B (OSCE) Bahrain MRCS PART B (OSCE) Penang

Fee €595 in Dublin and Belfast

5 September 2017

16 June 2017

11-12 October 2017

28 July 2017

10-12 November 2017 10 September 2017 19-20 August 2017

25 June 2017

€625 in Dammam, Amman, Bahrain, Penang, Perdana, Kota Kinabalu, Lucknow, Chennai, Kochi, and Malta €1,095 €1,150 €1,150