The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh; The Royal College of Surgeons of England; The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; and The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, with examination oversight by the Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE) · August 2021 Guide to the intercollegiate MRCS examination, currently linked as the MRCS content guide by ICBSE on 2026-10-10; read alongside regulations updated January 2025. No separate syllabus effective date was stated. The workbook label maps to the written Part A of the single intercollegiate MRCS examination; Part A alone does not confer membership or diploma status. Assigned slug preserved.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• ICBSE — MRCS Examinations
• The Royal Colleges
• MRCS Candidate Guidance
• Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons Part A
• Regulations for the Intercollegiate Membership Examination — updated January 2025
• Guide to the intercollegiate MRCS examination — August 2021
• University of Utah — Abdominal Wall
• TTUHSC El Paso — Duodenum, Pancreas, Liver and Gallbladder
• TTUHSC El Paso — Anatomy Tables: Larynx and Neck
• UAMS — Muscles of the Upper Limb
• TTUHSC El Paso — Anatomy Tables: Anterior and Medial Thigh
• TTUHSC El Paso — Thoracic Wall, Pleura and Pericardium
• OpenStax — Cardiac Physiology
• OpenStax — Acid-Base Balance
• OpenStax — Endocrine Regulation of Kidney Function
• National Cancer Institute — Tumor Grade
• National Cancer Institute — Cancer Staging
• NHLBI — Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• DailyMed — Lidocaine Hydrochloride solution prescribing information
• CDC — C. diff: Facts for Clinicians
• NHS — Gallstones
• NIDDK — Treatment of Urinary Retention
• Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust — Testicular Torsion Surgery
• WHO — Infection Prevention and Control: Surgical Site Infections
• ASH — Primary Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer
• BOA Standard — Compartment Syndrome of the Extremities, revised July 2025
• Resuscitation Council UK — Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Algorithm 2025
• Great Ormond Street Hospital — Pyloric Stenosis
• ACR/RSNA RadiologyInfo — Can Medical Imaging Hurt a Fetus?
• CDC — Updated Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems
• GMC — Decision Making and Consent: The Dialogue Leading to a Decision
• Clinical Practice Guidelines : Pyloric stenosis
• Gallstones | NHS inform
• Recommendations | Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: management | Guidance | NICE
• Recommendations | Venous thromboembolism in over 16s: reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism | Guidance | NICE
• MRCS-Part-A-standard-setting-process.pdf
• 23.6 Accessory Organs in Digestion: The Liver, Pancreas, and Gallbladder - Anatomy and Physiology | OpenStax
• 4.6 Tissue Injury and Aging - Anatomy and Physiology | OpenStax
• 21.6 Diseases Associated with Depressed or Overactive Immune Responses - Anatomy and Physiology 2e | OpenStax
• ICP monitoring SOP | NHSGGC
• Reference ranges - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust