4 exams liveIndependent revision for UK surgical exams
Exam-format question banks, real-format mock exams, adaptive revision and interactive 3D anatomy — one platform for every written exam of UK surgical training. MRCS Part A and FRCS Section 1 in general, plastic and orthopaedic surgery are live; the other seven specialties are on the way.
Independent — not affiliated with or endorsed by the JCIE, the ICBSE or the Royal Colleges of Surgeons.
FRCS (Tr & Orth) · frcsorth.app
Shoulder & rotator cuff
Supraspinatus under the acromion to the greater tuberosity.
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01Live now
Each exam has its own site, its own syllabus-mapped bank and its own mocks — and every one runs on the same engine, so the analytics, the Daily Five and the 3D work the same wherever you revise.
Core surgical training · ICBSE
The Intercollegiate MRCS Part A: applied anatomy, physiology and pathology, then the principles of surgery in general — weighted to the ICBSE blueprint, with Paper 1 and Paper 2 mocks timed like the day.
Paper 1: 180 SBAs in 3 h · Paper 2: 120 SBAs in 2 h
Specialty training · JCIE
Section 1 of the Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in General Surgery, written to the standard of a day-one consultant in the generality of general surgery — the emergency take included.
Two papers of 120 SBAs, 2 h 15 min each
Specialty training · JCIE
The FRCS (Plast) Part A — flaps, hand, burns, skin cancer, breast, cleft and craniofacial — with micro-cases, Pearl of the Day and an original diagram library alongside the bank.
Two papers of 120 SBAs, 2 h 15 min each
Specialty training · JCIE
FRCS (Tr & Orth) Part 1 across trauma, the regional subspecialties, children’s orthopaedics and basic science — referenced to NICE and the BOA’s BOAST standards, with interactive 3D models of the anatomy it tests.
Two papers of 120 SBAs, 2 h 15 min each
02The pathway
UK surgical training has two written gates: the MRCS Part A in core training and FRCS Section 1 near the end of higher training. Those are the papers we build for — the clinical exams, the Part B OSCE and Section 2, need a different kind of practice.
Foundation
Foundation years
Two years after graduation
Core
MRCS Part A
Written: applied basic sciences and principles of surgery
Live on mrcs.appCore
MRCS Part B
The OSCE
Higher
FRCS Section 1
Written: two SBA papers in your specialty
3 live · 7 to comeHigher
FRCS Section 2
Clinicals and structured orals
Consultant
CCT
The FRCS is a requirement for completion of training
03Why we built it
Surgical trainees revise in the gaps — between on-calls, theatre lists and clinics, often on a phone. Too much exam revision treats that time as volume: a pile of questions and a percentage at the end.
We wanted questions written to the shape of the real paper, explanations that cite current UK guidance, and software that notices what you keep getting wrong — above all what you are confidently getting wrong — and brings it back until it sticks.
We also wanted to build it once and build it well. Every exam runs on the same platform, so each improvement reaches every specialty, and adding a specialty is a question of content rather than code.
The question that matters isn’t “how many did I get right?” It’s “what am I sure of that’s wrong?”
Read the full storyOriginal single best answer questions written to the structure of the published sample papers — lean vignettes, plausible distractors, one defensible best answer — and mocks that run to the real format and timing.
Every explanation ends with its source: NICE, the specialty associations, landmark trials and standard texts. Specialist review is ongoing and published openly on each site, never claimed in advance.
Retrieval practice, spaced repetition and confidence calibration — so the hours you have go to the topics that need them, not the ones you already know.
Free to start with no card. Monthly plans you can cancel, one-off 3- and 6-month passes that never auto-renew, and a full refund within 14 days if you’ve attempted fewer than 20 questions.
04Inside every site
The same toolkit on every site, tuned to each exam’s format and syllabus.
Thousands of original single best answer questions, mapped to each syllabus and referenced to current UK guidance.
Both papers at the real length and timing, then a breakdown by topic, difficulty and domain.
Spaced repetition weighted by your misses, your confidence and the time since you last saw each question.
Rate your confidence before you answer, and the analytics find the misconceptions you didn’t know you had.
Five questions a day, chosen from your weakest topics, your due lapses and something new.
Flaps, joints and nerves you can turn in your hands, with labelled hotspots. Free on every site.
Free on every site
Judge the quality before you pay.
Paid plans unlock the full bank, mocks and advanced analytics — monthly, or one-off 3- and 6-month passes that never auto-renew.
05Under the hood
One typed codebase powers every exam site. Here’s what’s in it.
Each exam is a layer of content and configuration on a single shared codebase, so every improvement reaches every specialty the day it ships.
Every question carries a weight built from your history: misses raise it, confident correct answers lower it, and time since you last saw it lets it rise again.
A 1–5 confidence rating on each answer places every question in one of four quadrants and feeds a composite exam-readiness estimate.
Compressed glTF models rendered with WebGL — no plug-in, no app. Rendering pauses off-screen, and a still image stands in on devices without a GPU.
If the connection drops, answers are kept on the device and synced when you’re back. Mock timers run on wall-clock time and survive a refresh.
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06What’s next
The JCIE runs a specialty fellowship exam for each of the ten surgical specialties, and Section 1 has the same shape in every one: two papers of 120 single best answer questions. Register interest in yours — it helps us decide what comes next.
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General SurgeryFRCS (Gen Surg) · frcsgensurg.app
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NeurosurgeryFRCS (Neuro.Surg) Section 1
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Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryFRCS (OMFS) Section 1
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Otolaryngology (ENT)FRCS (ORL-HNS) Section 1
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Coming soon
Paediatric SurgeryFRCS (Paed Surg) Section 1
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Plastic SurgeryFRCS (Plast) · frcsplast.app
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Trauma & OrthopaedicsFRCS (Tr & Orth) · frcsorth.app
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UrologyFRCS (Urol) Section 1
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Coming soon
Vascular SurgeryFRCS (Vasc) Section 1
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New to the exam? The FRCS exam, explained — Section 1 and Section 2 across all ten specialties.
07Questions
The home of a family of independent revision sites for UK surgical exams: mrcs.app for the MRCS Part A, and frcsgensurg.app, frcsplast.app and frcsorth.app for FRCS Section 1 in general, plastic and trauma & orthopaedic surgery. They share one platform, so each has the same question-bank engine, mock exams, analytics and 3D.
No. FRCS.app is an independent revision service, not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the JCIE, the ICBSE, the Royal Colleges of Surgeons or any examining body — the name describes the exam it helps you revise for. For regulations, dates and fees, always use the JCIE and ICBSE websites.
MRCS Part A, FRCS (Gen Surg) Section 1, FRCS (Plast) Section 1 and FRCS (Tr & Orth) Section 1 are live. FRCS Section 1 for ENT (ORL-HNS), OMFS, urology, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, paediatric and vascular surgery is planned — register interest on each specialty’s page.
Every site has 20 free questions with full explanations that need no account, plus free revision articles and interactive 3D models. A free account adds the Daily Five and core analytics. The full bank, mocks and advanced analytics are paid: monthly, or as one-off 3- and 6-month passes that never auto-renew.
No. Every question is an original practice item written to the structure of the published sample papers and referenced to current UK guidance. Nothing is recalled from, or endorsed by, the examinations.
Questions are written against current guidance and standard texts, and every explanation ends with its reference. Specialist clinical review is ongoing; each site publishes which sections have had it rather than claiming sign-off, and anyone can report an error through the contact form.
Each exam has its own site and its own subscription, so you only pay for the exam you are sitting. On every site you can sign in with Google in one click, or with an email and password.
Try before you trust
Every site has twenty single best answer questions with full, referenced explanations — no account and no card. Pick your exam:
