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General & Emergency Surgery
Acute presentations, escalation and safe, structured decision-making under pressure.
North of England · FRCS Section 2 General Surgery Viva
Walk into the exam having already sat in the chair
A face-to-face mock viva course that reproduces the JCIE FRCS Section 2 examination — the full circuit, in real viva rooms, examined by the surgeons who set the standard and the surgeons who passed it last year.
- JCIE Section 2 standard
- 4.82/5 · 100% recommend
- Six cohorts since 2024
Before the day that decides everything
In a few weeks, you will sit in the chair.
You should not be sitting in it for the first time.
4.82/5mean overall rating
100%would recommend
66verified responses
79%arrive by word of mouth
Why we built this
Too many good surgeons meet their first full circuit of vivas on the day of the exam itself.
The FRCS Section 2 is the final hurdle of UK higher surgical training — and one of its most demanding. It tests not just what you know, but whether you can deliver it: structured, safe, guideline-aware, under unrelenting time pressure, across the entire curriculum. Knowledge is necessary. It is not sufficient.
We built this course in the North of England to close that gap — to reproduce the exam circuit faithfully, in real viva rooms, examined by surgeons who set the standard and by surgeons who passed it last year. So that when you walk into the exam, you have already sat in the chair.
— Mr Bassem Amr, Course Founder & Convenor
Consultant Bariatric & Upper GI Surgeon, University Hospital North Durham · with Mr Ahmed Elshaer, Course Director
The circuit
Walk the exam, station by station
The FRCS Section 2 is a circuit — and so is the course. Every candidate rotates through the full breadth of the curriculum under exam conditions, examined and given targeted feedback at each station.
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Trauma
Primary survey, damage-control surgery and the trauma laparotomy.
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Critical Care
Resuscitation, organ support and the escalation triggers examiners listen for.
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Upper GI / Oesophagogastric
Benign and malignant OG disease, delivered at the pace of the real exam.
“Excellent pattern resembling the exam — the feedback covered lots of scenarios.” ST7 · Upper GI
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Colorectal
Structured colorectal answers, staging and escalation.
“A fantastic course with the best faculty I have ever had.” ST8 · Colorectal
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Hepatopancreatobiliary
The full HPB syllabus — often one-to-one with a subspecialist.
“Private one-to-one tutoring covering the whole HPB syllabus. Exceptional.” ST8 · HPB
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Breast & Endocrine
Core breast and endocrine decision-making and communication.
“A full circuit with individual feedback — not available elsewhere.” ST7 · Breast
08
Academic / Critical Appraisal
Evidence, statistics and the academic viva.
“Excellent teaching — every slide was informative.” ST7 · Academic
Plus clinical short and long cases, and subspecialty breakouts on day two.
The market re-valued the course
What candidates say they would pay
Share of each cohort (with post-course feedback) willing to pay £400 or more. In under two years, candidates’ own valuation of the course tripled — the most honest proof of value there is.
By May 2026, 86% of candidates would pay £400+, and half would pay over £500 — for a course early candidates valued at £100–200.
The faculty model
Two surgeons sit across from you. By design.
The strength of this course is who delivers it — a deliberate pairing of two perspectives, calibrated to a single standard.
The examiner
An established consultant or subspecialty surgeon with examining and teaching experience, calibrated to the exact FRCS Section 2 standard. They ask the questions the board asks — and hold you to the standard the board holds.
The one who just passed
A surgeon who sat and passed Section 2 within the last 12–18 months. They know precisely what the exam feels like from the chair — and what changed in their own preparation that made the difference on the day.
Around 25 faculty support every course — briefed and calibrated together before you arrive.
Faculty in action
Senior consultants and recently-successful surgeons, calibrated together before every course.
In their words
What candidates say
Anonymous feedback from ST7, ST8 and senior candidates across the 2026 cohorts.
Excellent pattern resembling the exam. The feedback is very useful and covered lots of scenarios.
★★★★★
Fantastic 1-to-1 face-to-face vivas with knowledgeable faculty and well-prepared scenarios.
★★★★★
Really good mock with realistic questions.
Since 2024
Cohort after cohort. One standard.
This is not a pop-up course. We have delivered the same exam-replica circuit, refined cohort after cohort, since 2024. Selected milestones below — see every course in the archive.
What’s included
Everything in the two-day programme
A complete preparation package — and, in candidates’ own words, priced below what they told us they would pay.
Full Day-1 exam-replica viva circuit
Every candidate examined individually, one-to-one or two-to-one, across the entire General Surgery curriculum.
Day-2 subspecialty breakout
A half-day of in-depth viva and clinical case practice within your declared subspecialty interest.
Structured feedback after every station
Written and verbal, focused on exam performance — the single element candidates rate most highly.
Six-session online pre-course programme
Exam orientation, trauma, breast, academic/critical appraisal, colorectal and upper GI — before you arrive.
Calibrated, exam-grade faculty
Around 25 faculty per course, briefed and calibrated to a consistent standard before every sitting.
Branded candidate materials
Dedicated course notebook and pen, plus your personalised station feedback to take away.
Individual debrief & action plan
A prioritised view of your highest-yield revision targets and where your gap to the pass standard really lies.
A collegial, anxiety-reducing environment
Deliberately designed to reduce the anxiety that undermines viva performance elsewhere.
Your place, protected
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Secure payment
Pay by card through Stripe’s hosted checkout — no card details are ever stored on this website — or request an invoice and pay offline.
Transfer assurance
If your exam date or circumstances change, talk to us about transferring your place to a future cohort.
Limited & calibrated
Places are capped to protect the one-to-one examiner ratio. You are never one of a crowd.
Next course — £450. When asked, candidates told us they would pay more.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Everything candidates ask before booking. If your question isn’t here, contact the organising team.
An intensive, face-to-face mock viva programme that replicates the conditions, format and pressure of the JCIE FRCS Section 2 General Surgery examination. It is not an online learning platform — it is two immersive days of exam-replica viva practice, with selected courses preceded by an online pre-course lecture series.
Senior surgical trainees preparing for FRCS Section 2 — predominantly ST7 and ST8 — together with non-training senior surgeons such as Specialty Doctors, post-CCT fellows and international consultants sitting the exam.
Very closely. A full station-based circuit, a 1:1 examiner-to-candidate ratio, strict time-keeping and exam-grade questions reproduce the experience of the exam day. Candidates consistently describe it as the closest approximation to the real examination available to them.
Day one is a full circuit of viva stations across the curriculum, each candidate examined individually. Day two delivers subspecialty breakout sessions and long-case practice, followed by a final integrated viva circuit and an individual debrief. Structured feedback follows every station throughout.
For selected courses, six structured online lectures run over the two weeks beforehand — exam orientation, trauma and emergency surgery, breast, academic / critical appraisal, colorectal and upper GI — bringing every candidate onto a common platform for how to structure viva answers before the face-to-face days.
Yes. The day-two breakouts are organised by declared subspecialty interest — upper GI / HPB, colorectal, breast and endocrine and more — so candidates from less common backgrounds receive genuine depth rather than generic coverage.
Around 25 faculty per course, combining established consultant and subspecialty surgeons with substantial examining experience and recently-successful FRCS candidates who sat the exam within the last 12–18 months. All faculty are briefed and calibrated to a consistent standard before every course.
The full day-one viva circuit, the day-two subspecialty breakout, structured feedback after every station, the online pre-course lecture series, branded candidate materials, an individual debrief and prioritised action plan, and catering across both days.
When asked what they would pay, candidates’ dominant responses were in the £400–£500 and above-£500 bands — above the course fee. Current fees are shown on the registration page for the active cohort.
Securely online by card through Stripe’s hosted checkout — no card details are stored on this website — or by requesting an invoice / offline payment, administered by our team. Your place is confirmed once payment is received.
Places are deliberately limited to protect the 1:1 examiner ratio and the quality of individual feedback. The number of remaining places is shown live on the registration page, and registration closes automatically once a course is full.
On dedicated training premises in the North of England, with subspecialty breakout space and individual viva rooms that allow the full exam circuit to be reproduced. Venue details are confirmed to registered candidates.
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The North of England FRCS Section 2 General Surgery Viva Course.
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Next course: November 2026