Course Content

What's Included

Everything covered in your course fee — no hidden extras.

Core

8 Structured Viva Stations

Each station closely mirrors the real examination format, covering all major surgical subspecialties in timed, examiner-led sessions.

Core

Written Examiner Feedback

A personalised written feedback sheet from each examiner, highlighting strengths and areas for improvement. Take it away and act on it.

Core

Examiner-Led Faculty

All stations staffed by current JCIE examiners and consultant surgeons from NHS teaching hospitals across the Northern Deanery.

Included

All Meals & Refreshments

Morning refreshments on arrival, mid-morning coffee break, and a hot working lunch with faculty. All dietary requirements catered for.

Online

90-Day Resource Library

Post-course access to our online library including key clinical guidelines, revision notes, high-yield topic summaries and curated reading lists.

Core

High-Yield Topics Session

End-of-day faculty panel discussion covering the most commonly examined topics, recent guideline changes, and the most important areas to know.

Viva Station Topics

The 8 viva stations cover the breadth of the FRCS General Surgery examination curriculum:

01 Emergency & Trauma Surgery
02 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
03 Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery
04 Colorectal Surgery
05 Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
06 Endocrine Surgery
07 Vascular Surgery (surgical principles)
08 Critical Care & Perioperative Medicine