Surgical Steps is a UK-based prep programme built by top scoring trainees at the national General Surgery ST3 and Core Surgical Training (CST) selections. Structured mock interviews, comprehensive MRCS & FRCS question banks, and the lessons past candidates wish they'd had — tailored to your stage of training.
We focus on the two UK surgical selection interviews — General Surgery ST3 and Core Surgical Training (CST) — so every resource is calibrated to what actually gets asked, how it's marked, and what separates a top scoring candidate from the rest.
Full-length 40-minute, three-station mocks conducted over video by recent ST3 appointees, using the same timing, format, and scoring rubric as the real interview — including the professional communication adjunct.
Targeted 75-minute sessions on portfolio, clinical, management, or professional communication — ideal for polishing a weak spot after a diagnostic mock.
Over 360+ questions indexed by station, each with a worked model answer, common pitfalls, and the structure that earned high marks.
A focused 60-minute mock across two stations designed to identify your weakest station before you commit to full preparation — scored, reviewed, and returned with a written action plan within 48 hours.
Line-by-line review of your self-assessment scoring: presentations, publications, teaching, QI, and leadership. Written feedback within 72 hours.
Two-day intensive courses held one month before the national interview window — lectures, small-group drills, and two mocks each.
Beyond interview preparation, Surgical Steps offers the most comprehensive MRCS and FRCS General Surgery question banks available — each written and reviewed by surgeons and mapped to the respective syllabus, so every question reflects exactly what the exam can ask.
Over 3000+ SBA and EMQ-style questions spanning Applied Basic Sciences and Principles of Surgery in General, fully mapped to the intercollegiate MRCS Part A syllabus.
Over 3000+ exam-style questions tailored to the FRCS (General Surgery) Section 1 syllabus, with worked model answers across the full curriculum.
Every question is indexed to its syllabus topic so you can target weak areas with precision — written, referenced, and reviewed by practising surgeons.
The General Surgery ST3 interview comprises three core stations — clinical, clinical management, and portfolio — with a professional communication scenario as an adjunct. The Core Surgical Training (CST) interview uses a similar station-based format, including portfolio, clinical and management scenarios. Our resources cover both selection processes.
Commitment to specialty, achievements, logbook, QI, teaching, research. CAMP framework (Clinical, Academic, Management, Personal).
Multi-patient prioritisation, ATLS, post-op deterioration, escalation. Structured with SPIDER-C.
Team conflict, underperforming colleagues, rota issues, patient safety concerns. Structured with I-PIES.
A professional communication scenario is attached to either the clinical or clinical management station — SBAR call to consultant, patient list triage, escalation decisions.
Book a diagnostic 60-minute mock and we'll tell you exactly what to work on.
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