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Medical qualifications

Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons(IMRCS)

What is IMRCS?

The Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (IMRCS) is one the membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and is open to surgeons who have passed all parts of the Intercollegiate Membership examination and meet the criteria set.

Replacement of MRCS Parts 1 and 2 (MCQ) with Part A (MCQ)

Commencing with the diet to be held in January 2011, the Part 1 and Part 2 (MCQ) written papers detailed in the MRCS Regulations (dated June 2006 revised April 2009) will be replaced by the Part A (MCQ) written paper for all new candidates. Candidates taking Part A for the first time in or after January 2011 will do so under new Regulations (January 2011), please see detailed information in the announcement.

IMRCS Part A and B are held in Egypt in both Cairo and Alexandria

Examination dates and registration deadlines in 2012 for Part A

Examination Date Registration dates and deadline
11 September 2012 27 May - 22 June 2012
8 January 2013 7 October – 7 November 2012 (fees to be confirmed)
23 April 2013 Dates to be confirmed (fees to be confirmed)

Examination venue : To be confirmed

Fees : LE4,400

Cost for part B

Oral, Clinical and Communication skills LE7,190
Clinical and Communication only (for candidates who passed the Oral and are registering to for the Clinical and Communication part only) LE3,850
Clinical only (for candidates who passed the Oral and communication and are registering to for the Clinical part only) LE2,650
Communication only (for candidates who passed the Oral and Clinical are registering to for the Communication part only)LE1,600
Oral only (re-sit) (for candidates who failed the Oral and wants to pay the difference fees only) LE3,740

Intercollegiate MRCS Part 3, 2012 Examinations Dates

The places will be offered in the first place to candidates who were unable to get a place in Cairo exam due to the capping of numbers.

Candidates who register in both (Cairo October session and Alexandria December session) will not be entitled to a refund for Alexandria should they be successful in Cairo.

N.B. We do not accept cash payments and all payments should be in Egyptian Pounds Only and through one of the following methods:

Egyptian bank draft addressed to the British Council ONLY “BC will no longer accept cheques payable to the Royal College of Surgeons”

Cheque addressed to the British Council

Bank deposit in our HSBC bank account, details are as follows:

HSBC Bank
Branch: Zamalek, Cairo
Swift code: EBBKEGCX
Account name: The British Council
Account number: 001-200112-001 (Egyptian pounds only)

N.B. “Doctors must provide proof of deposit attached with the application form”

Credit Card (Cairo and Alexandria)

Refund cases will not be accepted after the registration deadlines

2012 Examination dates for part 3

Requirements:

Part 1: completed application PLUS primary medical qualification.
Part 2: completed application, primary medical qualification PLUS approval of one year internship.
Part A: Completed application, primary medical qualification PLUS approvals on one year internship PLUS 2 signed and stamped photos

Re-sit candidates: completed re application plus a copy of their result letter

Note:

You can download the application form for Part 1+2, Part A, Part B and Part 3 of the MRCS. For further information please read the Frequently asked questions ,visit the MRCS website or contact us.

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