How I passed the MRCS Part A in F1 - My Revision Strategy
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The MRCS exam is a pre-requisite to enter surgical training in the UK. In this video, I share my study strategy and resources I used personally to pass the MRCS Part A in my F1 year on my first attempt. Disclaimer as always: everyone studies differently and this is what has worked for me personally. I'm only sharing what I have experienced in hopes that it is also useful for others!
❓Q banks:
eMRCS - www.emrcs.com/
Pastest - www.pastest.com/
💻 Websites:
TeachMeAnatomy - teachmeanatomy.info/
Acland's Anatomy - aclandanatomy.com/ (may be available free through other subscriptions e.g. RCS Edinburgh)
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Basic Science for the eMRCS (Raftery) - amzn.to/3Aanjyo
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Clinical Anatomy (Ellis & Mahadevan) - amzn.to/3K8cWjb
Atlas of Human Anatomy (Netter) - amzn.to/3CiZaZ2
⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:39 What is the MRCS Part A?
02:38 When to sit the MRCS Part A
04:34 Costs of the Exam
06:31 Study resources
06:50 Question banks: eMRCS vs Pastest
12:27 Websites
13:23 Books
16:25 How much revision time?
19:59 Final exam day tips
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I really loved this channel !
excellent video, as a new incoming F1, thank you for this!
Great video! Very straight to the point and appreciate your honest opinion.
Congratulations! Also thank you for being concise and including time stamps as well!
you're doing a great job & this channel is amazing in terms of quality and information. it's probably the best channel I encountered with information relating to CST requirements and MRCS related info.
keep up the good work
Amazing video!
So Helpful! Thank you
Thank you for the great video.
Ur videos are inspirational.
So motivational thank y ❤
Thank you ❤️
Brilliant !
Thank you
Kitty, you are amazing! Thank you for this video :)))
@kitty thanks a bunch for this well detailed video. Quick question, what's the possibility of opening international centers for MRCS Part B in 2022.
very nice 💯
Good video.
You're loved @Kitty
Hi.
A really helpful video. Thankyou for sharing your knowledge. Kindly share any tip/books for Paper 2 preparation.
Hey, I have made two videos for MRCS part B including resources I have used - they are on my channel! Hope they’re useful.
Hi!..i would like to know how long it takes to received RCS order number for MRCS, the fee was already paid . The college was emailed regarding the matter and trial call but failed to. Until now im waiting for the response for the RCS order number. Thank u.
@KittyWongHF Fantastic video. Would you say it is a good use of time to learn embryology in significant depth for the exam (to the same level as anatomy) ? Thanks for your help
Hey did u use the free version or the premium one for teach me anatomy ?
hi i just wanted to know once we purchase emrcs and passtest how long its acessible?any time limit
Good
Thanks for the vid!
2 questions:
1) Did you make notes on the emrcs questions/teach me anatomy or just read the explanations and learn through repetition?
2) Was emrcs sufficient for paper 2 or did you use additional resources?
Hi, thanks for watching!
1. Initially I started to do this but it became an inefficient use of my time as there was a lot of information and you could read on infinitely… so no, I ended up only making some notes / cards on stuff that I failed to remember after a couple tries, but I did not have a comprehensive notes bank.
2. Yes I found emrcs to be enough. As I said the pastest mocks were useful just to get used to 3 hours of focused exam questions.
That's really useful. Thanks 👍
Hi
I have designed my whole preparation course after watching your video and thanks for everything, they are great.
I just have one question, I heard that sept22 attempt was pretty difficult with more histopath and new topics. Were people going through emrcs able to pass it? And the failure rate were of more people who didn't follow the right pattern
Kindly guide regarding this.
The September 2022 attempts had a high number of new questions due to a leak of the RCS question bank. However the syllabus has remained the same so I would argue that the topics are still the same content you need to know. There is anecdotal evidence of some people finding these new questions harder but I think no obvious concrete proof; the pass rates will always fluctuate based on difficulty of questions so it's not a great indicator.
I would still stick with eMRCS. You can consider supplementing with Pastest questionbank also, but eMRCS remains the main resource.
How do u re do .. did 9:43 u just rest the qbank
Hi !
I have one question. After passing MRCS both parts will you be going straight to ST3 training or you will be continuing the same pathway as other surgical trainees who take MRCS after CT 2 level ?
And also does MRCS exam score expires after a certain period of time ? Or if you pass MRCS once it is valid for lifetime ?
The MRCS is required in order for you to progress to ST3, i.e. you must complete it anytime before you start an ST3 training post. Passing the MRCS exam early does not mean you can skip the surgical training years, so you still have to do F1/2, CT1/2 etc.
Once you obtain the full MRCS membership (part A and B) you can keep it for life as long as you continue to pay annual fees to the royal college.
@@KittyWongHF thanks a lot for clearing my doubts. 😀😀
Hi!
I would like to know regarding mock test
Is it Available in emrcs or passtest
If not where can I give mock test
plz suggest me any website
Pastest is the one with mock papers
Kitty 🐈⬛ should have been a radio presenter 🤔
Can I use First Aid instead of using Raftery?
You can use whatever you think is useful for your studying! I’ve not used First Aid so can’t comment on it.
Hey Kitty I just wanted to know how many questions you actually did on Pastest and from which topics 😢
Hi, on pastest I only did some of the anatomy questions but not the other topics as I found them not as good as emrcs. Following this I did all the past papers available on pastest
@@KittyWongHF Thank youuu soo muchh
Sending you loads of love all the way from India :')
What was your mrcs part A score?
Hey Kitty also does eMRCS have the questions covered in the Pastest past papers??😢😢
No they’re different banks so unfortunately you’ll need to get both if you want access to that. If you wait til closer to the exam pastest’s price goes down based on time to the exam (eg 1 month rather than 4 months); whereas emrcs is a fixed price any time of the year
@@KittyWongHF What I meant was how different are the questions on eMRCS vs the Pastest past papers
@@ramirami7840 I think generally eMRCS questions are more similar to the exam questions. The pastest questions aren’t as good but the past papers are okay for getting the different prose you might have in the exam.
@@KittyWongHF Ah I got it
Thanks sooo much for taking the time out to reply to me! Honestly it means a lot!
So what I basically meant to ask was, eMRCS is a compilation of previous exam questions taken by students as well as surgeons setting the exam questions, right? So eMRCS in itself should have the questions covered in the PastTest Past papers, won't it?
@@ramirami7840 No problem. eMRCS is made by surgical consultants and trainees and yes, is ‘based on’ previous exam questions and very representative (sometimes almost identical) to questions I encountered in the actual exam. I would not say however that it covers ‘all’ past exam questions as they do not have access to that and definitely there were questions in the exam that I have not seen before on eMRCS. I haven’t checked question-by-question but my impression of the pastest ‘past papers’ questions were a bit different to eMRCS, generally a bit more detailed and a bit more prose, I have not encountered many questions that strikes me as being ‘the same’ as the eMRCS ones. TBH at this point it is more about just getting volume in your questions and exposure to different Q&As which will all help.
Does MRCS student get stipend? Or Do we have to pay training fee?
I’n not sure what you mean. The MRCS is an exam taken when you’re ready at any point along the UK postgraduate training pathway. You’re not a “student” enrolled onto it; it’s just an exam that needs to be passed at some point in order for you to qualify to continue your higher surgical training.
Generally from core training onwards there will be financial support from the deanery or hospital to sit the exam once. Prior to this in F1/F2 it is unlikely to be funded; similarly if you’re not in training (e.g. F3/4/5) then it needs to be self funded.
@@KittyWongHFcan we do mrcem after pharmacy or mbbs is mandatory for this??
Is the overall pass rate around 30% and for those who take the test after graduation is 80% ??
MS →mch(India )→ mrcs →fellowship
Vs
MS(India)→ MRCS → ST3 -8 ( in subspecialty)
Vs
Ms → mrcs → non training jobs → ST3-8
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Please guide for IMG
Is ther any difference in appearing MRCS from RCSI and RCSed or RCS eng???
It is an intercollegiate exam so the content is the same and the qualification is the same. The only difference is that you will become a member of that particular surgical college (Edinburgh / England / Ireland etc.) so usually people pick the one representing the area they work in.
@@KittyWongHF madam .is it enough to study textbook of surgery within emrcs and go through mcqs with explanations .or i will need some extra book too for surgery ?