Cracking the Intercollegiate General Surgery FRCS Viva 2e

The viva portion of the FRCS exam can be particularly challenging for candidates who must demonstrate not only their knowledge of various surgical topics, but also their reasoning and decision-making abilities.This book provides the knowledge to pass the non-subspecialty sections of the FRCS (General Surgery) viva and clinical examination.

Cracking the Intercollegiate General Surgery FRCS Viva: A Revision Guide 2e provides the framework and knowledge to pass the non-subspecialty sections of the FRCS (General Surgery) viva and clinical examination. This comprehensive and up to date revision text covers all essential topics in critical care, emergency and general surgery as well as research papers, basic statistics and data manipulation for the academic section.This essential revision guide provides you with the vital points for each topic, presented in a concise, structured manner and referenced where appropriate. It is essential reading for anyone preparing for the FRCS General Surgery exam.

Autorentext

Dr Tang Tjun Yip,MA (Cantab), MB BChir, MD, FRCS(Gen), FAMS

Consultant, Singapore General Hospital

Department of Vascular Surgery

Dr Tang graduated from Queens' College in Cambridge, UK and qualified from Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge in 2000 with a Distinction in Surgery. He trained on the higher surgical training program in East Anglia, UK and was awarded his Doctorate of Medicine (MD) by the University of Cambridge in 2009 for research into carotid plaque inflammation. Just after completion of surgical training in late 2012, he was awarded a prestigious Cook British Society of Endovascular Therapy (BSET) fellowship and undertook further endovascular training at Leicester Royal infirmary, UK and completing a postgraduate fellowship at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Australia.

He was previously a Consultant in vascular and endovascular surgery at Changi General Hospital for the past 4 years. He has an active subspecialty interest in diabetic foot salvage, endovenous surgery and renal access. He has active research interests in endovenous surgery and outcome modeling in vascular surgery and has published widely on these subjects. He has over 140 peer - reviewed publications. He is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Inhalt

1. Academic Viva 2. Breast 3. Colorectal 4. Critical Care and Anaesthesia 5. Hepatobiliary 6. Applied Surgical Anatomy

1. Vascular Surgery

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2. Upper GI Surgery

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3. Transplant Surgery

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4. Endocrine Surgery

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5. Emergency Surgery

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6. General Surgery