Surgery
RCSI conducts MRCS exams in Ireland and at numerous overseas locations including Bahrain, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Malta, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. FRCS exams are delivered in Ireland, the UK and internationally, in partnership with the Surgical Royal Colleges of Edinburgh, England and Glasgow.
FRCS exams
The four Surgical Royal Colleges of Great Britain and Ireland (Edinburgh, England, Glasgow and Ireland) offer a suite of Intercollegiate Fellowship Examinations for the surgical community in Ireland, the UK and internationally.
- If you wish to sit the FRCS in Great Britain/Ireland, please view the regulations and apply via the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) website.
- If you wish to sit the FRCS outside Great Britain/Ireland, please view the regulations and apply via the Joint Surgical Colleges Fellowship Examination (JSCFE) website.
MRCS exams
The MRCS exam aims to assess trainee surgeons in the breadth of both basic sciences and the principles of surgery. It is an intercollegiate exam, hence, the syllabus, format and content are common to all surgical Royal Colleges in the UK and Ireland. The MRCS is fully-recognised by both the Irish Medical Council and the General Medical Council (UK).
- MRCS – Part A is held three times per year, in January, April, and September. RCSI offers this exam in 11 centres: Dublin, Belfast, Malta, Al-Khobar, Amman, Bahrain, Dubai, Kochi, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu and Penang.
- MRCS – Part B is held three times per year, in Dublin (February, May, and October); twice per year in Bahrain (March and November); twice per year in Penang (January and August); and once a year in Dubai (June).
Due to the limited number of attempts for MRCS Part B, RCSI offers a two-day intensive course designed to prepare surgical trainees for the MRCS Part B (OSCE) exam. This course is run three times a year in Ireland and once a year in Bahrain and Penang, and covers the core content of the exam through mock OSCEs, interactive workshops, and group discussions in applied surgery/critical care, clinical/procedural skills, anatomy/surgical pathology, and communications.
Please note that our MRCS Part B prep course has a limited number of places so we advise candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.
| Location | Course date | Closing date | Fee |
| RCSI Dublin | 25-26 August 2022 | 24 June 2022 | €615 |
Pastest
RCSI also partners with Pastest – a leading provider of revision resources for the MRCS exams – to offer discounted access to their resources. All applicants sitting MRCS Part A and Part B with RCSI are entitled to a 20% discount off the Pastest online subscription. You will receive a discount code once applications have closed.
- The MRCS Part A subscription provides access to over 3,600 MRCS Part A SBA practice questions, helpful media resources and a free app
- The MRCS Part B subscription offers helpful detailed lectures, demonstration videos and case studies
Regulations for the MRCS exams can be found on the intercollegiate exams website. You can also view our Facebook page for details.
MRCS Part B OSCE - Preparation Course
Affiliate Membership
Affiliate Membership of RCSI offers access to a comprehensive range of resources supporting candidates looking to complete the MRCS examinations.
We aim to support future surgeons to realise the potential for a career in surgery, support your professional development, offer resources to help you pass the MRCS exams and to embed the value of pursuing the Fellowship pathway.
Applications for the next MRCS Part A examination sitting on 13 September 2022 is now open and will close on 17 June 2022.
Results
Exam results are posted here as soon as they become available. The latest results can be found below.