ICBSE: who are we and where are we going?

Abstract

The Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE) is responsible for the continued development, quality assurance and standards of the Intercollegiate MRCS and the Diploma in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (DO–HNS). As with the other two intercollegiate committees – namely the Joint Committee for Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) and the Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) – the chairperson is appointed following an interview process by the four college presidents. The committees are accountable to all four royal colleges of surgeons in the UK and Ireland and the General Medical Council (GMC).