COURSE PROGRAMME
PHOENIX FRCS GENERAL SURGERY SECTION 2 PREPARATION COURSE
27th & 28th April 2024 (delivered via Zoom)
Saturday 27/04/24
08:00- 10:00 Welcome and Academic Paper Reading
10:00- 10:30 Coffee break (top tips/ feedback from faculty)
10:30- 12:30 General Surgery viva (Emergency, Crit Care, Trauma, Transplant and Basic Sciences)
12:30- 13:00 Lunch
13:00- 15:00 General Surgery viva (Colorectal/ UGI/ HPB/ Endocrine/Paeds Surg/ Skin Lesions etc.)
15:00- 15:30 Refreshment break (active feedback to maximise performance)
15:30- 17:30 Subspecialty Tutorial/ Foundation Viva
17: 30- 18:00 Finish with feedback
Sunday 28/04/24
08:00- 10:30 Mock Clinical (with pictures and videos)
10:30- 11:00 Coffee with comments (about the Day 1 performance)
11:00- 13:00 General Surgery (Breast, Deep Learning Topics, Colorectal Plus, UGI/ HPB plus)
13:00- 13:30 Lunch (tips to improve performance skills/ psychometric exercises)
13:30- 14:30 Academic Paper Reading/ Subspecialty Viva (aim to score 7+/ 8)
14:30- 17:00 Subspecialty Tutorial
17:00- 17:30 Feedback and Good Luck Session.