JOINT SURGICAL COLLEGES FELLOWSHIP EXAMINATION - ONLINE APPLICATION

Welcome

IMPORTANT: Update regarding examinations
Please visit the JSCFE News page for an update on examinations.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED AT TIME OF APPLICATION
You are advised to read the following before making your application

1. Examination Regulations
2. Published Syllabus
3. Applicant Guidance Notes

You will need the following to make your application:

1. Debit/Credit Card
2. Medical Qualification - year/country obtained
3. MRCS – month/year obtained [if applicable]
4. Three signed Structured References (pdf format)
5. Curriculum Vitae (pdf format)
6. Operative Summary (pdf format)
7. Photocopy of your passport (pdf format)
8. Pearson VUE test centre - you will be asked to select your preferred test centre location from a drop-down option list

You are advised to read the examination regulations and refer to the published syllabus before making your application.

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Welcome to the UK and Ireland Joint Surgical Colleges Fellowship Examinations' (JSCFE) website.

The four Surgical Royal Colleges (Edinburgh, England, Glasgow & Ireland) has introduced of a new suite of Intercollegiate Fellowship Examinations for the international surgical community.

The application process for the following specialties is live:

• Cardiothoracic
• General Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Otolaryngology (newly launched 1 August 2019)
• Trauma & Orthopaedic
• Urology

Full details regarding the subsequent launch of other specialties will be posted on the JSCFE and all four Surgical College websites.

The JSCFE will assess applied knowledge and clinical skills to the same standard as the UK and Ireland Intercollegiate Specialty Examinations. The JSCFE is aimed at surgeons in the international community who are about to, or who have recently completed their training. Whilst it is not currently mandatory for applicants to have passed the MRCS, those holding MRCS have proved more successful in both Section 1 and Section 2 of the JSCFE held to date.

Prospective applicants should, however, note that the Intercollegiate Specialty Examinations and the JSCFE are not equivalent. It is only Intercollegiate Specialty Examinations that are regulated by the General Medical Council (GMC) and it is therefore only Intercollegiate Specialty Examinations that are recognised by the GMC and Medical Council in Ireland as the test of knowledge within the approved surgical curricula. As such, success in an Intercollegiate Specialty Examination may be used by applicants for a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) to demonstrate knowledge equivalent to that of a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). Any other test of knowledge (including JSCFE) which is presented within a CESR application must be accompanied by a portfolio of further evidence of knowledge to demonstrate equivalence to a CCT holder. The depth and breadth of the necessary evidence within the portfolio will depend on which test of knowledge is being offered in place of the Intercollegiate Specialty Examination. The specialty-specific guidance on the GMC website has further details.

All prospective JSCFE entrants should therefore carefully reflect on their career aims and objectives in conjunction with their Principal Referee prior to examination application.