5.00overall100%recommend
“Very good course. No changes.”
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Outcomes
We do not market a pass rate. We show you the document — real candidates, real mark sheets, real margins.
The evidence
Real candidates. Real mark sheets. Real margins.
We do not market a pass rate. We show you the document.
0against a 600 pass mark
One candidate’s official JCIE FRCS Section 2 result after the course — every domain cleared, with room to spare.
This is the first entry in a growing evidence base. Documented candidate results and journeys are added as each cohort completes — proof that accumulates, cohort after cohort.
Institutional research
Every cohort since 2024. Sixty-six surgeons. One verdict.
Not testimonials — evidence. Every figure below is computed from real, anonymous post-course feedback collected since 2024.
0verified responses
0%would recommend, every cohort
0/5mean overall rating
0%arrive by word of mouth
0%had tried other FRCS courses
0%
come by word of mouth
Almost four in five candidates find the course through a colleague, not an advert. The course grows on reputation alone.
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had tried other FRCS courses
Most candidates had attended a competing course. Having compared, they still rated this one 4.82/5 — and every one would recommend it.
Cohort by cohort
The verdict has never wavered
Every cohort, every year — a 100% would-recommend rate.
4.83overall100%recommend
“Really enjoyed the academic masterclass.”
4.88overall100%recommend
“Brilliant course — very realistic, great to hone skills.”
4.64overall100%recommend
“Excellent simulation of the pressure and time constraints expected in the exam — and everyone was lovely.”
4.93overall100%recommend
“Fantastic course with the best faculty I’ve ever had at a course.”
You shaped this course
Feedback we acted on
The course is what it is because candidates told us what it needed to be. We read every response — and we change.
Candidates asked for a two-day format Adopted — the course now runs over two full days.
Candidates wanted more subspecialty depth Added — day-two subspecialty breakouts, including 1:1 HPB tutoring.
Candidates valued academic-station practice Expanded — two academic / critical-appraisal stations.
Candidates wanted priming before the days Introduced — an online pre-course lecture series.
Recognised nationally
The establishment took note
The course has been featured in the ALRSGBI Winter Newsletter 2026 — the fourth North of England FRCS General Surgery Viva Course, held at DePuy International in Leeds. The national association did not only name the course; it independently published our candidate feedback data.
Third-party recognition of this kind is not something a course can grant itself. It is the surgical community confirming what our candidates already tell us.
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