Following are eligibility requirements for appearing for FRCS General Surgery:
Now it is not compulsory to crack MRCS for JSCFE FRCS (International). You can appear in FRCS General Surgery even if you don’t have cleared MRCS.
There are two versions of FRCS, one for domestic and other for International candidates.
- JCIE FRCS (Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations) (domestic – UK & Ireland)
- JSCFE FRCS (Joint Surgical Colleges’ Fellowship Examinations) (international)
Being an Indian medical graduate currently working as a General Surgeon, you will have to appear for JSCFE FRCS General Surgery.
To appear for this exam you need to have a minimum of 6 years of experience to be just eligible to write the exam. 3 Year of your General Surgery residency experience + 3 years of Post residency experience.
For this you need to provide evidence in form of following:
What you’ll need at the time of application for FRCS General Surgery?
- Medical Qualification – year/country obtained (Candidate should have completed a locally recognized General Surgery residency program)
- MRCS – month/year obtained [if applicable, not mandatory]
- Your three signed Structured References (pdf format)
- Curriculum Vitae (pdf format)
- Summary of Operative Experience -Logbook in prescribed format (pdf format)
- Photocopy of your passport (identification page)
Structured References required for eligibility of your training for FRCS General Surgery
- The principal referee must be the applicant’s current of Head of Department or Head of the Recognised Training Committee/Programme in which the applicant has participated
- The second referee must be a senior clinician who has worked with the applicant and has knowledge of the applicant’s work in his/her specialty within the last two years
- The third referee must be a senior clinician who has worked with the applicant and has knowledge of the applicant’s work in his/her specialty within the last two years
What is the Exam Format for FRCS General Surgery?
Section 1 examinations from 1 January 2021 the format will be as follows:
- Paper 1 120 Single Best Answer [SBA] (2 hours 15 mins)
- Paper 2 120 Single Best Answer [SBA] (2 hours 15 mins)
Once you pass the Section 1 exam, you will receive a ‘Eligibility to Proceed’ certificate by email, after which you will be allowed to appear for the Section 2 exam.
Section 2 examinations: Clinical component consisting of a series of carefully designed and structured interviews on clinical topics, some being scenario based (structured orals) and some being patient based.
Allowed Number of Examination Attempts for FRCS General Surgery
Candidates are given up to a maximum of 7 years to complete the examination process as follows:
- Section 1(MCQ): Candidates will have a maximum of 4 attempts with no re‐entry
- Section 2 (OSCE): Candidates will have a maximum of 4 attempts with no re‐entry
References:
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Questions from readers regarding MRCS Part A/B and FRCS General surgery
Hi Sir , Saw your post in LGS about FRCS .Just wanted to ask 1 doubt.Myself , i completed MS General surgery and i am working here in india as Asst Prof since past 5 years.I wish to relocate to UK.My ultimate aim is to become a consultant there .However , i could find that there are 2 boards of FRCS and international FRCS is not of much importance when it comes to working in UK .Is it true sir?Anyways i decided to appear for MRCS PART A now due to this .But if i am wrong , i will prepare for FRCS from here itselfCan u please guide me regarding this 🙏
Response: If relocation to the UK is your priority, clear MRCS A and B first, then IELTS, get GMC registration, get a training job (matching your experience level) , and then give FRCS General Surgery there…
Patriotic sinner
Sir books for frcs link doesnt open
Patriotic sinner
Sir books for frcs link doesnt open
World Surgery Forum
Please check out the books for FRCS General Surgery at this link: https://worldsurgeryforum.net/2020/10/best-books-and-resources-for-frcs-general-surgery.html
Anonymous
Hello sir, thanks for such an informative post. I wanted to know, what are the advantages of doing JSCFE FRCS International after MS General Surgery, if 1 is only thinking of practising as a General Surgeon in India .
Thankyou
Dr Sandeep Moolchandani
Only Academic value in India and showing off a foreign degree on your CV to your employers and to your patients. May be it can help you initially in your career in converting your job interviews easily. However, there is no significant difference in the packages between FRCS qualified and non qualified doctors.In Middle eastern and other countries, doctors with FRCS are preferred and given higher seniority and packages.