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Chapter 27 - Candidates' accounts of the examination

from Section 9 - Miscellaneous topics

By
David Cloke  and
Shariff Hazarika
Edited by
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz  and
Deiary F. Kader
David Cloke
Affiliation:
North Tyneside Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Shariff Hazarika
Affiliation:
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Deiary F. Kader
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
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Summary

General examination experiences and advice

‘Firstly, bear in mind that the view of the exam is entirely dependent on how you feel it went, and whether you pass. With this in mind, I can say that I felt that both the MCQ and clinicals and vivas were fair, with nothing unexpected. However, it's easy to say that in retrospect, and my view without a pass would be entirely different.’

‘The exam is about seeing if you are ready to be a day 1 general orthopaedic consultant in a district general hospital.’

It is important to remember that you do require a huge amount of knowledge to pass the FRCS (Tr & Orth) and this takes preparation. However, the examiners are looking for candidates who have a solid grounding in the principles of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, and you are expected to convey to them that you are safe, sensible and logical. Keep this in mind when studying to keep things in perspective. You can't and won't be expected to know everything.

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Postgraduate Orthopaedics
The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS (Tr and Orth) Examination
 , pp. 576 - 591
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2012

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