Eligibility Criteria

The ChM is designed for pre-FRCS trainees approaching consultancy and therefore those who already possess the FRCS in General Surgery are ineligible. If you have passed Section 1 but not Section 2 of the FRCS you are still eligible to apply.

Applications are made online (see Apply for guidance) and scans of supporting documentation will be required.

To be eligible you must:

• Upload a scan of an acceptable basic medical degree certificate, MBChB (or equivalent), as recognised by the General Medical Council.
• Upload a final degree transcript for your basic medical degree (this is an official university document, normally though not always issued at the same time as the degree is awarded.  It lists all the courses and grades you received during your degree).
• Provide contact details of two referees. You will be given the opportunity to enter your referees' email addresses to the online form; the system will then email your referees automatically. This allows your referees to upload your references electronically to your application. If you obtain your reference personally, the reference MUST be on the headed paper of his/her institution and must be signed by the referee.
• Prepare a personal statement confirming you are continuing your learning in a supervised clinical environment.
• If English is not your first language, you also need to provide evidence of proficiency in English.

Prospective entrants would normally have acquired their MRCS (or equivalent assessment milestone) and be an Advanced Trainee in General Surgery (ST [specialist training years] 5/6 in UK or equivalent outside UK). 

Applicants should have completed 4 years of training in general surgery and be based within a supervised specialist training surgical programme at the time of commencing the course. 

International students

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