Reviews keyboard_arrow_right Christie FRCS Exit Exam Course in General Surgery

The reviews displayed here are in answer to the question 'Kindly tell us your overall impression about the teaching, faculty and organisation of this course. Please state if this course helped to focus your revision for the exam'.

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A great course for those sitting for the FRCS Exam outlining the format of the exam.

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Good

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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS, United Kingdom, Europe

It was great.

RO
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

It was a very good course to give a general idea about what to expect in the real exam. It was definitely relevant.

GE
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

It was superb.

RG
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, United Kingdom

The course was great.

PA
Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, United Kingdom

Excellent

IS
University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, United Kingdom

It was highly relevant.

HW
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, United Kingdom

The faculty were top class and were experts in their field. I felt put under pressure during the vivas, which was great preparation for the part 2 exam. The feedback was fair, constructive and very helpful. Virtually every session was helpful and well-structured.

MD
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, United Kingdom

It was very relevant and provided good value for money.

AA
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, United Kingdom

It was good.

AH
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

The course was fantastic; it exceeded my expectations.

MS
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, United Kingdom

Relevant.

KA
Macclesfield District General Hospital, Macclesfield

The course was very relevant to prepare for the exam, For me it was an opportunity to evaluate myreadiness to enter the exam.

RA
Mafraq Hospital

A good course, certainly will help in passing the exam.

IA
Uinersity Hospital Kerry, Ireland

Very good course overall. Certainly good experience for exam preparation.

VU
St James's University Hospital, Leeds

Good value for money.

OO
Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, Dublin

Brilliant.

SB
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury

Overall very good course, very friendly and cooperative staff and faculty.

BJ
Makassed Islamic charitable Hospital

The course was very helpful in giving a flavour of what we would be expecting in the actual exam. Themost beneficial bits were the viva practice and the feedback.

RK
Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford

Excellent.

AL
Whiston Hospital

Very useful.

KB
Royal Derby Hospital, Derby

Excellent course with a lot of viva and clinical practice, this was very useful.

DG
York Hospital

Good.

RB
Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral

Excellent.

MA
Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock

Overall good course.

VG
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster

Great course, intense, friendly instructors. Certainly recommend.

SS
Darlington Memorial Hospital

Good.

DS
Naas General Hospital. Naas , Ireland

Excellent.

AK
John Hopkins Aramco healthcare JAHA

Well organised and excellent work.

MS
Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull

Good course.

MH
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust , United Kingdom , Europe

Thank you to all the organisers and faculty.

MJ
Warrington Hospital, Warrington

Good.

PT
University Hospital of North Tees

It is an excellent course for the exam prep. For me, the highlight of this course are the clinical cases.

RA
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Hope Hospital , United Kingdom , Europe

Excellent.

JW
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant

I thought the balance between lectures, vivas & clinical cases was about right. It was intense & tiring, butthat helped mimic exam pressures, so I can’t complain!

MD
Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford

Good.

AH
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton

Good.

MA
Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport

Excellent and friendly faculty.

MJ
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester

Very good.

MA
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

I liked the layout of the timetable. The first day mainly being lecture/seminar-based allowed the attendeesto become comfortable with each other. The best thing about the course were the practice oral andclinical vivas. The facilities were excellent and all the course refreshments were too. .All faculty memberswere approachable. Overall outstanding value for money. Great course dinner.

NC
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

Very good course overall with good faculty.

ZM
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

Good.

MA
Ahmed Abdel-Haleem

Good content.

AM
Nmc Hospital , Abu Dhabi

Optimum in all aspects.

AJ
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester

I was very impressed by the course it is excellent.

TM
King Fahd Armed Force Hospital -Jeddah - KSA

Good.

MA
Mubarak Hospital

A brilliant course. It is an intense course overall experience but this is required to get into the frame ofmind required for preparation. The focus on vivas and technique throughout is a great feature of thecourse.

HA
King George Hospital, Ilford

Good.

MR
Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester

Useful.

RK
Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny

Excellent.

RD
North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple

Very good.

MK
Queen's Hospital (Burton), Burton-on-Trent

Very good.

EM
Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster

Very helpful.

AH
Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton

Very good.

AT
Warrington Hospital, Warrington

Good.

NP
North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester

An excellent course. I am so pleased I attended and I cannot recommend it enough. The right amount ofviva and clinical practice interspersed with interactive lectures. Just brilliant.

SJ
Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford

The course far exceeded my expectations and was both extremely useful exam preparation andenjoyable. It was a privilege to be taught by such faculty in particular Mr Datta. What an incredibleexample of dedication to surgical education he is. Thank you so much.

KA
Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham

Very good course.

JE
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth

Excellent and very useful vivas and this what I found most useful.

NS
University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool

It was certainly helpful to guide further study.

DT
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom

Very relevant. Good teaching style from most lecturers especially Mr Datta.

JG
Warrington Hospital, Warrington, United Kingdom

It was an excellent course for the whole viva and tremendous effort went into it.

MM
Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

Very good.

SS
University Hospital Lewisham, London, United Kingdom

The course was excellent and provided good value for money. I will definitely recommend it to my friends.

AK
William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, United Kingdom

I found the course useful and relevant to exam preparation. Excellent course.

JS
St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

The contents of the course were good and relevant. The presentations were clear. Will be recommendingit to others preparing for the exam.

DB
St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Excellent course and faculty. Good quality presentations. Relevant for exam preparation!

SL
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

High standard of faculty. Relevant for exam preparation. Content of the course was excellent.

FN
St. James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Good course.

SK
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

Was very well conducted considering the limited duration of three days.

MA
Cork University Hospital, Corcaigh, Ireland

Fantastic course. Very helpful. Gave me a framework to answer viva questions.

GG
Warrington Hospital, Warrington, United Kingdom

Generally very good.

RC
Royal United Hospital, Bath

Overall, the course was very well-organized, very useful and relevant to the exam. The course materialand presentations were clear and comprehensive.

AM
Cairo University, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Egypt

Appreciate the huge efforts in organising the course which was overall well run and taught. Certainlyrelevant and useful for exam preparation.

JT
Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

Good course.

AE
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester

Dedicated team members and a well organised event.

MS
King Abdul Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

It was a good course.

RA
Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham

Well organised course with great faculty.

SK
St Mary's Hospital, London

Very good!

DF
Basildon University Hospital, Basildon

Good.

JL
Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield

Very organised and well-structured course.

WS
Airedale General Hospital, Keighley

My overall impression was great. I benefited a lot from the course and it is very relevant to my exam.

VS
North York General Hospital, Toronto

Keeping the time constraints of three days, it was a good course.

TN
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Great faculty. Great venue.

ST
University Hospital, Coventry

Perfect. Would highly recommend it.

AO
Maidstone Hospital, Kent

Good value for money and well taught.

RM
Royal Preston Hospital, Preston

Good.

EK
St James's Hospital, Dublin

very useful course for your confidence. although the clinical part and that academic viva parts needs more attention.thanks a lot for your efforts.

MA
Ministery of Health, Egypt

Good course.

AQ
Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes, UK

Excellent.

HA
Hairmyres Hospital, Glasgow, UK

Very relevant.

AA
Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

Very well organised.

HS
Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK

I felt that the course was relevant and pitched at an appropriate level.

AC
Countess of Chester Hospital, UK

Good course.

HA
KAMC, Saudi Arabia

Clinical scenarios with real patients were very important for exam preparation.

OY
Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, UK

I thought it was well done.

FA
Great WesternHospital, Swindon, UK

This is a very useful course in terms of to know areas of my weakness, areas to improve duringpresentation, knowing important bits of other specialties' finer aspects in terms of recent updates,familiarising myself with unchartered territories during the presentation of other candidates and alsoknowing other candidates as well as their preparation. Great set of young and experienced facultymembers under the leadership of Mr. Datta (as rightly said as the 'Abraham' of surgical teaching) was akey point of the course. Huge thanks to the team for organizing such a big event successfully and keepingthe time well. I enjoyed the course thoroughly and now the time for showing up a successful outcome,hopefully!

KR
St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, UK

Very good course. Very useful for the exam and the timing was perfect.

SKR
Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK

I found the course useful and relevant to the exam preparation. Good course.

AS
St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK

The course was excellent, scientific and provided good value for money. I will definitely recommend it tomy friends.

MH
Taha Al emadi hospital, Doha, Qatar

I found the course useful and relevant to the exam preparation. Excellent course.

DM
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK

Felt useful.

PA
Bedford Hospital, Bedford, UK

The course definitely tells us what to expected from the candidate during the exam. I found this coursevery useful and will strongly recommend it to my colleagues.

FR
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK

The content of the course was good and relevant. The presentations were clear. I will recommend this toothers preparing for the exam.

PA
National Cancer Institute - Maharagama, Sri Lanka

It was an excellent course for the whole viva and tremendous effort went into it.

MM
Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, UK

Excellent course and faculty. Good quality presentations. Relevant for exam preparations.

OS
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Saudi Arabia

The course was good and provided excellent value for money. I will definitely recommend it to my friends.

MM
Jalan Bani Bu Ali Al Sayed Hospital, Saudi Arabia

The course was good and provided excellent value for money. I found the course useful and relevant tothe exam preparation.

MK
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK

I thought that it was a excellent course. Well timed. I will recommend it to others.

ND
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK

Very well organised and run course. The attention to detail was really impressive.

SV
Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone, UK

The course was good and provided excellent value for money.

WL
Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK

course is very good , all team member did there best to help the candidateneeds more academic viva in it I think its very beneficial

HT
Zulekha hospital dubai

Very good course. Academic viva and clinical presentation were very useful.

CT
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

Good course and value for money. Clinical case presentation, academic viva and critical care lectures were very good.

AC
St.Columcilles Hospital, Dublin

Clinical case discussion from Mr Datta was very helpful.

RS
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne

As usual, the session based teaching by Mr Datta was excellent. Clinical cases and the discussion that followed were really useful towards exam preparation. Good study material was provided for practicing. Would highly recommend this course.

BR
Yorkshire Deanery

Clinical case presentations were useful.

NS
Christie Hospital

Viva and clinical exercises were very good. This is a very useful course for the exam.

NA
University Hospital Limerick, Ireland

Emphasis in general surgery and emergency, which is good. Lots of opportunity to be grilled over the weekend! Three days was a good length; didn't need to take much S/L or A/L. The overall organisation, structure and content of the course was excellent.

KM
West Midlands Deanery

Academic and clinical viva were the best part of the course. The overall organization of the event was excellent. The speakers were effective and I would strongly recommend this course to others.

RJ
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Excellent course for revision. The structure and the content of the course, and the overall organization of the event were excellent. Would certainly recommend this course to others.

NK
Registrar, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

The entire course was based on 'tips and tricks' to pass the exam. The content was delivered in a way for us to have 'take home' messages for every section - very useful for exam preparation.

RK
SpR, Yorkshire Deanery

Clinical and Academic sections were very good. Practice of discussion and presentation technique was the best part of the course. The structure and content of the course was excellent.

CH
Registrar, West Wales General Hospital

I enjoyed the Interactive nature of the course and the clinical examination. Very enjoyable & has taken a lot of the fear away & helped me think how best to structure the next phase of my revision.

LC
SpR, University of Sheffield

Clinical and academic viva were the best part of the course

CP
Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester

An excellent course

SA
Morriston Hospital, Swansea

Mr Datta allowed to practice how to speak and answer in yhr exam.

VK
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow

A good course, well delivered, good content.

RP
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

Excellent course. I am sure it will help passing the exam.

AA
St Helier Hospital, Carshalton

Interactive. Mr Datta was excellent, brilliant to the point.

SRE
Southend Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea

Excellent course. Good clinical cases and good teachers.

IM
Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough