MRCS Exams Update

The MRCS Exam is a key milestone in surgical training that all trainees work towards completing successfully during their first two years of Surgical Training.

The exam is an intercollegiate exam, so there is a common syllabus with the Royal Colleges in Ireland and the UK. There are two parts to the exam Part A which aims to assess trainees on the breadth of both basic sciences and the principles of surgery.  Part B which is an OSCE exam covers topics such as anatomy and surgical pathology, applied surgical science and critical care.

With our growing demand, we have now increased to 3-day diets in our key RCSI MRCS Part B OSCE Centres in Dublin and international centres such as Bahrain and Cairo.

RCSI is also pleased to announce our new MRCS-resource collaboration with TeachMe Series which will provide MRCS candidates free access to TeachMe Surgery and TeachMe Anatomy (including both question banks with over 2000+ MCQs combined).

Applications are now open for the 2025 MRCS Exams, candidates are encouraged to submit early applications to the Part B and Prep Course diets.

https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/professional-cpd/professional-exams

The MRCS (ENT) examination is being discontinued, the last diet of the MRCS (ENT) OSCE will be delivered in February 2026.  Further details can be found on:

https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/professional-cpd/professional-exams/otolaryngology

If you have any queries please contact mrcsexams@rcsi.ie