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SURGERY
Surgery
Operative treatment of disease and injury, from emergency general surgery to highly specialised elective procedures.
| Training length | Core 2 years, then ST3–ST8 (about 8 years in total) |
|---|---|
| How you enter | Core Surgical Training (CT1), then competitive ST3 selection in the chosen surgical specialty (some, such as neurosurgery, are run-through) |
| College | Royal Colleges of Surgeons (intercollegiate) ↗ |
Exams you will sit
- MRCS Part A (multiple choice)
- MRCS Part B (OSCE)
- Intercollegiate FRCS exit exam in the specialty (for example FRCS (Gen Surg), FRCS (Tr & Orth), FRCS (Urol), FRCS (ORL-HNS))
Sub-specialising and fellowships
- General surgery: colorectal, upper GI, breast, vascular, transplant
- Trauma and orthopaedics: hip and knee, spine, hand, paediatric
- Urology, ENT, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery
- Paediatric surgery
- Fellowships in robotic and minimally invasive surgery