Examiner Tablet Marking
29 Jul 2024
From October 2024 the UK MRCS OSCE (UK/Ireland exams only) will be marked electronically, with examiners using iPads to enter their scores. Examiners and assessors, please click the link for more...
Read moreCessation of the MRCS (ENT) examination
15 Jul 2024
Following a stakeholder engagement process, ICBSE and the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and in Ireland are announcing that the MRCS (ENT) is being discontinued. Please click the link below...
Read moreICBSE Chair recruited
05 Jul 2024
The ICBSE are delighted to announce that the Presidents of the four Royal Surgical Colleges have appointed Mr Amr Mohsen as the next ICBSE Chair. Appointment of new Chair of ICBSE
Read moreUpdated intercollegiate statement on the recent MRCS Part A exam question
15 Sep 2022
A spokesperson for The Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE) of the Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and Ireland said: We have urgently reviewed how this...
Read moreStatement on MRCS Part A HIV question
14 Sep 2022
The Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE) of the Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and Ireland are sincerely sorry this question was included in the...
Read moreJCIE announcement on FRCS entry criteria
31 Aug 2022
Candidates wishing to take the FRCS examination through JCIE should make themselves aware of the statement below: Update on entry criteria for applicants who are not in-training The JSCM and the...
Read moreMay 2022 MRCS Part A Important information for candidates
05 May 2022
Candidates of the MRCS Part A examination on Tuesday 10 May are advised to read the exam day procedures document carefully to ensure they are familiar with the requirements. These can be found at:...
Read moreMRCS Part A New Delivery Partner
14 Feb 2022
The Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE) and the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and in Ireland can confirm that the MRCS Part A examination will be...
Read moreDOHNS Part 2 OSCE to be renamed as MRCS ENT OSCE
28 Jan 2022
Following the discontinuation of the DO-HNS Part 1 examination in September 2021, we would like to inform you that the DO-HNS Part 2 (OSCE) examination is to be renamed the MRCS (ENT) OSCE.This...
Read more2022 MRCS Exam Schedule FAQs
20 Dec 2021
MRCS Schedule 2022: Frequently Asked Questions Why are there only two sittings of the Part A in 2022? The decision not to run the January 2022 sitting and to identify and implement a revised...
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