January 2021 MRCS Part A results
26 Feb 2021
The results of the intercollegiate MRCS Part A examination held on 12 January 2021 have been published today. The January 2021 MRCS Part A exam was taken by 3111 candidates. The usual...
Read moreAdditional MRCS Part B exam in July 2021
26 Feb 2021
Following the decision to cancel the MRCS Part B examination in February 2021 because of the pandemic, ICBSE are giving notice that the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and in...
Read moreMRCS Part B May 2021 Confirmation of format and method of delivery
26 Feb 2021
MRCS Part B May 2021 The four Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and in Ireland can confirm that the May 2021 MRCS Part B (OSCE) will be delivered in-person, maintaining social...
Read moreImportant update to candidates re MRCS Part B and DOHNS Part 2 in UK and Ireland
28 Jan 2021
Important update on the MRCS Part B and DO-HNS Part 2 examinations in the UK and Ireland Following our announcement last month that the MRCS Part B and DO-HNS Part 2 examinations would not take...
Read moreImportant update re February 2021 MRCS Part B and DOHNS Part 2
08 Jan 2021
Important update on the MRCS Part B and DO-HNS Part 2 examinations in the UK and Ireland in February 2021 Due to the current rise in Covid-19 infections, which has led to new lockdown...
Read moreDOHNS Part 2 February 2021 Confirmation of format and method of delivery
16 Dec 2020
DO-HNS Part 2 February 2021 The four Surgical Royal Colleges can confirm that, for the February 2021 DO-HNS Part 2 (OSCE): The ‘written’ stations will be delivered as an online exam on 22...
Read moreMRCS Part B February 2021 Confirmation of format and method of delivery
16 Dec 2020
MRCS Part B February 2021 The four Surgical Royal Colleges can confirm that the February 2021 MRCS Part B (OSCE) will be delivered in-person in a socially-distanced fashion in the previously...
Read moreDiscontinuation of DOHNS Part 1 examination after 2021
10 Dec 2020
ICBSE and the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and in Ireland wish to inform candidates that the DO-HNS Part 1 (MCQ) examination will be discontinued from 2022. As such, there...
Read moreICBSE statement to candidates re MRCS Parts A and B autumn 2020
09 Nov 2020
Statement from Chair of ICBSE re MRCS Part A & Part B, September and October 2020 Now the results of both Part A and Part B of the Intercollegiate MRCS examination have been published, the four...
Read moreStatement to candidates September 2020 MRCS Part A pass mark
30 Oct 2020
The Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE) and the four Royal Surgical Colleges of the United Kingdom and in Ireland are aware of concerns regarding the pass mark that...
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