FRCS (Tr&Orth)

United Kingdom & Ireland

Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) / ISB

Official exam source
824
Topics mapped
10
Subspecialties
6
Exam stations
478
High-yield (A) topics
Free

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Exam stations

1

Section 1 — Written (SBA + EMI)

Two papers of single-best-answer (SBA) and extended-matching items (EMI) MCQs across the whole syllabus.

2

Section 2 — Intermediate & Short Clinical Cases

Real patients; examination technique, diagnosis, management.

3

Oral 1 — Adult Elective Orthopaedics & Spine

30-min structured oral, 6 questions.

4

Oral 2 — Trauma

30-min structured oral, 6 questions.

5

Oral 3 — Children's Orthopaedics & Hand/Upper Limb

30-min structured oral, 6 questions.

6

Oral 4 — Applied Basic Sciences

30-min structured oral, 6 questions.

Subspecialty weighting

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Trauma
22%
Adult Reconstruction / Arthroplasty
12%
Hand, Shoulder & Elbow
12%
Paediatrics
11%
Knee & Sports
10%
Spine
9%
Foot & Ankle
8%
Applied Basic Science
8%
Oncology / Pathology
5%
General / Imaging / Stats
3%

FRCS (Tr&Orth) examination structure and blueprint

The FRCS (Tr&Orth) is administered by Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) / ISB for candidates in United Kingdom & Ireland. It is assessed across 6 stations and 10 orthopaedic subspecialties. OrthoVellum maps 824 verified topics onto this blueprint.