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Chapter 1 - General advice for the FRCS (Tr & Orth)

from Section 1 - The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination

By
E. Prash Jesudason ,
Niall Munro  and
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Edited by
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz  and
Deiary F. Kader
E. Prash Jesudason
Affiliation:
Hand Fellowand Specialist Registrar,NorthwesternDeanery,UK
Niall Munro
Affiliation:
Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Deiary F. Kader
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
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Summary

The FRCS (Tr & Orth) is the major obstacle in higher surgical training. It is regarded as a fair but very probing examination. Passing depends on knowledge, performance on the day and a bit of luck. However, as with all exams, preparation is the key to success. That preparation should encompass not only reading to accumulate facts, but should include clinical experience, history-taking, clinical examination and, most of all, practice. This section acts as an introduction to the current format of the FRCS (Tr & Orth) and serves to provide prospective candidates with some helpful hints and top tips. This advice is based on our own personal experiences, those of our colleagues, our previous trainers and current trainees.

Examination format

The current FRCS (Tr & Orth) encompasses two sections: section 1 is the written exam and section 2 the clinical and oral exam.  For further details and to ensure no further changes have been made following this publication, we suggest all candidates carefully review the Intercollegiate Specialty Board (ISB) website (http://www.intercollegiate.org.uk).

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Postgraduate Orthopaedics
The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS (Tr and Orth) Examination
 , pp. 1 - 8
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2012

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