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It contains the following sections.  \nSection 1 – Background and overview Page 3  \nSection 2 – Recommended textbooks and other resources Page 5  \nSection 3 – Topics and skills that may be examined in the MRCS Page 7  \nSection 4 – The intercollegiate MRCS examination Page 20  \nSection 5 – Part A information and sample questions Page 21  \nSection 6 – Part B information and sample questions Page 29  \nICBSE gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the following to the production of this guide: the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme contributors , the MCQ paper panel, the Question Quality group, the OSCE subgroup , the MRCS Syllabus group and the MRCS examination departments of the surgical Royal Colleges.  \nNote that this guide is a living document that will change over time. Please check the intercollegiate MRCS website for updates:  \n[http://www.intercollegiatemrcsexams.org.uk](http://www.intercollegiatemrcsexams.org.uk)  \nSection 1 – Background and overview  \nBackground  \nThe complete MRCS syllabus is contained within the General Medical Council (GMC)-approved curriculum for the Early Years of Surgical Training in the United Kingdom and reflects the Core Surgical Training Syllabus of the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme ([http://www.iscp.ac.uk](http://www.iscp.ac.uk) ) . The curriculum is competence based, requiring the trainee to demonstrate both applied and theoretical knowledge and practical skills, together with the professional behaviours described in the Good Medical Practice document of the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom ( [http://www.gmc-uk.org/](http://www.gmc-uk.org/)) .  \nThe MRCS examination is an integral part of this Early Years training programme and is a requirement for progression to higher surgical training in the United Kingdom together with a satisfactory progression of training evaluated using the workplacebased assessments in the trainee’s Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP) .  \nA central aim of the MRCS examination is to test aspiring surgeons over a broad range of surgical conditions and not just the area of surgery they hope to train in. ICBSE believes that many aspects of the different surgical specialties require the same core areas of applied basic knowledge and skills and that these are essential both for successful higher training and to achieve a surgeon’s full clinical and academic potential.  \nThis guide has been produced in order to indicate to candidates and their tutors the extent and level of knowledge that is required to pass the MRCS examination. Each examination will contain a range of questions that cover a representative sample of the syllabus but not every topic will be tested on each occasion.  \nOverview  \nThe purpose of core training (CT1–CT2), and early years training in the run-through specialities (ST1– ST2) , is to provide trainee surgeons with the essential knowledge and skills common to all surgical specialties. During the early years of training some additional specialty-specific experience and skills will inevitably be obtained. 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