Abstract
Patient recruitment and experiences in postgraduate surgical examinations
Highlights
The Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations is the organisation responsible for running postgraduate surgical examinations in the UK and the Republic of Ireland
MATERIALS AND METHODS Section 2 of the Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) General Surgery examination was held in Sheffield from 1–3 February 2017
The responses gathered from the participants in the Sheffield FRCS examination have shown promising results
Summary
The Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations is the organisation responsible for running postgraduate surgical examinations in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Success in these examinations leads to being awarded the diploma of Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) from the candidate’s chosen surgical royal college. There are nine different surgical subspecialties, each with their own examination format, but a common theme is the clinical section of the examination, which allows direct assessment of the candidate’s ability to communicate with patients, gather information, identify clinical signs and formulate a management plan. The objective of this study is to determine which factors contribute towards patient participation in postgraduate clinical examinations, with the aim of improving patient experiences and subsequent recruitment rates
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