MRCS PART B (ONLINE)

This online resource is intended to prepare candidates appearing for the Intercollegiate MRCS OSCE. Designed and developed by Professor Stuart Enoch, Convenor and Chairman of Faculty of the highly regarded and well-established Cardiff MRCS Courses, this resource covers relevant and important topics in the MRCS syllabus. It is delivered in a manner that will enable candidates to gain a thorough understanding of pertinent topics tested in the exam.

Podcasts

• Surgical Anatomy for MRCS OSCE
• Critical Care for MRCS OSCE
• Clinical and Procedural Skills for MRCS OSCE

Scripts

• Applied Surgical Sciences
• Clinical Examination
• Procedural Skills

Surface Anatomy Videos

• Anatomy of the Abdomen
• Anatomy of the Face
• Arch of Aorta and Great Vessels
• Brachial Plexus
• Chest Drain Insertion
• Dorsum of Hand
• Femoral Triangle
• Hand Zones and Pulleys
• Heart
• Injuries to Brachial Plexus
• Innervation of the Lower Limb
• Lung
• Nerve Roots from Cervical Vertebrae
• Popliteal Artery
• Popliteal Fossa, Sciatic Nerve and Long Saphenous Vein
• Scapular Region
• Shoulder Elbow and Wrist
• Summary of the Lower Limb
• Tibial and Sural Nerves
• Triangles of the Neck
• Upper Limb Nerve Injuries
• Volar Aspect of the Hand      

Recorded Live Lectures

• Surgical Anatomy and Pathology of the Skull, Cranial Fossa and Scalp
• Surgical Anatomy and pathology of the Neck, Larynx and Thyroid
• Surgical Anatomy of the Thorax, Mediastinum, Breast and Pathologies of the Oesophagus (including cancers)
• Surgical Anatomy of the Heart and Lungs
• Surgical Anatomy of the Upper Limb and Nerve Injuries
• Anterior Abdominal Wall, Herniae, Inguinoscrotal Swellings and Testicular Tumours
• Abdominal Cavity, Peritoneal Sacs, Solid Organs and Pheochromocytoma
• Small and Large Bowel, Rectum, Carcinoid and Ureters
• Pelvis and Perineum
• Spinal Cord Anatomy and Cord Syndrome
• Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery of the Lower Limb (Lumbrosacral Plexus, Pelvic and Femur Fractures; Urethral injuries)
• Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery of the Lower Limb (Leg and Compartment Syndrome)
• Management of Burns
• Fluid, Renal Physiology and Inotropes
• Wounds, Wound Healing and Reconstruction
• Physiology of Local Anaesthesia
• Suture Materials and Needles
• Malignant Melanoma
• Cutaneous Malignancies (non-melanoma)
• Biopsies, Cytology, Histology and Basic Pathology
• Overview of Adrenal Gland and Investigations
• Head and Skull Base - CNs I to VI
• Head and Skull Base - CNs VII to XII, Circle of Willis, Dural Sinuses, CSF
• Heart, Lung, Breast Cancer
• Neck and Neck Pathologies
• Thorax, Mediastinum, Oesophagus
• Upper Limb and Brachial Plexus
• Colorectal Malignancies and Colectomies
• General Upper GI and Colorectal Surgery Pelvis and Perineum
• General Upper GI-and Colorectal Surgery Pelvis and Urology
• Management of Burns
• Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery of the Lower Limb Leg Trauma Management and Compartment Syndrome
• Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery of the Lower Limb Lumbosacral Plexus Hip Femur and Fractures
• Overview of Adrenal Gland and Investigations
• Pelvic Fractures
• Reconstructive Ladder
• Spinal Cord Anatomy and Cord Syndromes

Suture Material and Needles