Applied Basic Surgical Sciences for the Intercollegiate MRCS OSCE

The Education Department is pleased to announce the introduction of its new examination preparation course.

Date: 20 - 24 September 2010	Fee: £1000 (Full) /£900 (discount for STEP Core Trainees)
Held at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England	Status: Course Full
Contact: education@rcseng.ac.uk or call: 020 7869 6300

24 - 28 January 2011	Central London	more details »

4 - 8 April 2011	Central London	more details »

The aim of this intensive five-day course is to help surgical trainees prepare for the newly-designed Intercollegiate MRCS Part B examination (MRCS OSCE).

The focus of the course will be on the applied basic surgical sciences (comprising anatomy, pathology, physiology and critical care), which, together, make up nearly 40% of the OSCE examination.

This course is designed for postgraduate trainees who are preparing for the Intercollegiate MRCS Part B examination (MRCS OSCE).

Convenor

Professor Vishy Mahadevan
Barbers' Company Reader in Anatomy
The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Level

FY1-2

Criteria

Applicants for the course must have passed both MCQ papers in Part A of the Intercollegiate MRCS examination.

Content

In keeping with the ethos and format of the MRCS Part B examination, the course will focus on the applied surgical aspects of anatomy, patho-physiological basis of disease and on critical care physiology. It will also provide ample practice in facing the structured OSCE style vivas in the basic sciences.

Format

• Lectures
• Interactive problem-solving exercises including data interpretation of laboratory and clinical investigations
• Small group tutorials
• Anatomical demonstrations
• Mock orals

Duration

5 days (Monday-Friday only)

Key benefits

The course aims to provide an opportunity to improve your skills across the full range of relevant examination techniques, by means of:

• Lectures, providing a sound theoretical foundation in the basic sciences;
• Small group tutorials in topographical and surgical anatomy using anatomical prosections, radiographs and bones; and physiology tutorials in data interpretation.
• Mock viva sessions based on the format of the examination.

 What you get

Copies of the following textbooks:

• Applied Surgical Physiology Vivas (Kanani & Elliot)
• Surgical Critical Care Vivas (Kanani)