Welcome to Part A

Welcome · MRCS Part A

MRCS Part A: The Study Plan

How each topic works

You have full access to the whole Part A course. Every day is a run of exam questions, with the teaching built into the answers.

1 Read thequestion stem 2 Commit toone answer 3 Check everywrong option

What the exam actually is

Part A is a written exam, sat in one day. Every question is single best answer multiple choice.

Paper 1 is Applied Basic Sciences and runs 3 hours. Paper 2 is Principles of Surgery in General and runs 2 hours.

It tests applied basic science and the principles of surgery to the level expected of a trainee two to three years after qualifying.

The 28 days at a glance

All 28 days, every lesson. Tap a lesson to open it.

WEEK 1
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4

One tip from me

Two short passes beat one long one. Do the questions in the morning and the redo at night, and let the day settle in between.