FRCS Neurosurgery

FRCS Neurosurgery is an exam conducted by the Royal colleges (UK) for the discipline on Neurosurgery.

This exam is given by candidates who have declared neurosurgery as their specialty interest. After passing FRCS Neurosurgery, the standard expected is that of a newly appointed (Day 1) Consultant Neurosurgeon in the UK who is capable of independently (without direct supervision) providing care and management in the generality of Neurosurgery. Prior to sitting this examination it will be expected that the candidate will have gained competence in a wide range of knowledge and skills including the basic sciences which are common to all surgical specialities. These topics are defined in the syllabus for the MRCS examination
(http://www.intercollegiatemrcs.org.uk/new/guide_html). This must be supplemented by the topics from the
Neurosurgery Specialty syllabus as outlined below)

Topics to be covered for FRCS Neurosurgery Preparation

Cranial trauma
Spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage
Hydrocephalus
Intracranial tumours
CNS infections
Spinal trauma
Benign intradural tumours
Malignant spinal cord compression
Degenerative spinal disorders
Emergency paediatric care
Paediatric Neurosurgery
Neuro-oncology
Functional Neurosurgery
Neurovascular Surgery
Skull-base Surgery
Spinal Surgery
Traumatology

Check out this document for syllabus of FRCS Neurosurgery,

https://www.jscfe.co.uk/Utils/DocumentGenerator.aspx?Type=CMS&docID=803b1459-80e3-45b3-bb03-b94b2ed9f453