It's exam season! So today we are dedicating a bit of time to biggest challenge to overcome in your early surgical career; the MRCS. How do you squeeze studying in and around your life? Cramming or planning? What resources do we rate? How do you take it on the chin if you don’t pass?

We also get a bit philosophical; when can you call yourself a surgeon? Why do we drop the Doctor title…?

Get Through MRCS: Anatomy 2nd Edition. Simon Overstall & Amit Zaveri (ISBN: 9781444170191)

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/b13525/get-mrcs-anatomy-2e-simon-overstall-amit-zaveri

RCS England website - qualifications of a surgeon: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/patient-care/surgical-staff-and-regulation/qualifications-of-a-surgeon/#:~:text=In%20London%2C%20after%201745%2C%20this,with%20the%20title%20%27Mr%27.

Loudon, I. Why are (male) surgeons still addressed as Mr? BMJ. 2000 Dec 23; 321(7276): 1589–1591. 

doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7276.1589 

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