General Surgery (FRCS General Surgery oral)
Sit your FRCS General Surgery viva after rehearsing every answer out loud
Rehearse FRCS General Surgery General Surgery viva scenarios out loud against a senior examiner who probes your reasoning. Get examiner-style feedback on any station you finish, in seconds.
What is the FRCS General Surgery viva, and how do you practise for it?
JCIE Intercollegiate exit exam (FRCS General Surgery Section 2). The full exam is six stations: four examiner-led orals plus two clinical sessions, each with two short cases based on clinical scenarios and a long case with a volunteer patient. MedMock covers the four orals — emergency / trauma / critical care, general-surgical principles and clinical practice, and both stations set in your declared sub-specialty interest, including Academic Foundation critical appraisal. The two clinical sessions require physically examining a patient, so they are not simulated here. MedMock lets you practise it out loud against an AI examiner, with examiner-style feedback on any question you finish.
Last updated 29 October 2026
FRCS General Surgery viva practice, on demand
MedMock gives you a senior examiner who probes your reasoning, available 24/7. Pick a question, have a spoken conversation, and ask for examiner-style feedback when you finish, scored against what genuinely matters in the FRCS General Surgery.
How it works
Choose a question
Pick from the FRCS General Surgery questions — all 4 that MedMock runs, or let MedMock surprise you the way exam day will.
Have the conversation
Speak naturally, out loud. The AI examiner listens, follows up and probes further, exactly like the viva.
Get instant feedback
The moment you finish, you get specific, examiner-style feedback and a score — what you did well, what cost you marks, and precisely what to fix before the next attempt.
Practise every station
MedMock covers the questions you will face in the FRCS General Surgery viva. Rehearse each one until it feels routine.
Emergency Surgery/Trauma/Critical Care Oral
30-minute examiner-led viva on acute general-surgical emergencies, polytrauma, and critically ill surgical patients. Discussion of evidence supporting practice; radiograph interpretation may be included.
General Surgery Principles and Clinical Practice Oral
30-minute examiner-led viva covering applied anatomy, physiology and pathology relevant to general-surgical clinical practice. Radiograph interpretation may be included.
Special Interest Surgery – Clinical Practice Oral
30-minute examiner-led viva set in the sub-specialty interest you declare on your profile — colorectal, oesophagogastric, hepatobiliary and pancreatic, breast, endocrine or transplantation. Clinical topics with discussion of published evidence.
Special Interest Surgery – Basic Principles and Academic Foundation Oral
30-minute viva split in two, as the JCIE regulations set it: 15 minutes of applied anatomy, physiology and pathology in your declared sub-specialty, then 15 minutes of Academic Foundation. You are given a real published paper to read first (the real exam allows 30 minutes with it) and the examiners discuss your appraisal of it. There is no prepared presentation.
Sample FRCS General Surgery questions
Two questions from the topics that come up most in MedMock's FRCS General Surgery bank.
“How do aromatase inhibitors work? Why are they ineffective as monotherapy in premenopausal women, and what are the implications for bone health?”
“Explain the ANDI concept of benign breast disease and describe the pathology of fibroadenoma, cysts and phyllodes tumour, including their relationship to cancer risk.”
Example scenarios
A sample of the FRCS General Surgery scenarios you can practise, each as a spoken conversation.
“A 55-year-old presents with perforated peptic ulcer and septic shock. Talk me through your management.”
“A 62-year-old has newly diagnosed colorectal cancer. Discuss staging and surgical management.”
“A 55-year-old with locally advanced rectal cancer is being considered for laparoscopic TME. Discuss your approach.”
“Describe the surgical anatomy of the rectum and pelvic floor relevant to TME, and discuss the principles of critically appraising a randomised controlled trial in surgical oncology.”
FRCS General Surgery dates 2026–27
The next FRCS General Surgery sitting we hold is: from 3 February 2027 (Birmingham). Checked against JCIE (the four surgical Royal Colleges) on 23 September 2026.
Time until from 3 February 2027 (Birmingham)
— d — h — m — sJCIE publishes the first day of each General Surgery Section 2 diet; the oral exam runs over several days from that date. Application deadlines fall three to five months earlier.
Exam dates change. MedMock is not affiliated with JCIE (the four surgical Royal Colleges); confirm every date, application window and venue on the official site before you book. JCIE (the four surgical Royal Colleges)
FRCS General Surgery practice — your questions answered
How does the feedback work?
When you finish a question you can have it marked, and the scorecard comes back in seconds — what you did well, what cost you marks, and exactly what to work on next. Scorecards, mark schemes and model answers are included at no extra credit cost.
Can I practise specific FRCS General Surgery questions?
Yes. You can pick any of the 4 questions to drill a weak area, or run a mixed set to simulate the real exam.
How much does it cost?
You can start with a one-off £5 taster: 30 credits, which is 30 minutes of speaking practice, with no subscription. After that, or at any time, you can choose a monthly plan, which includes a monthly credit allowance. Current prices are on the pricing page.
Formats change from year to year: check the official candidate guidance or applicant handbook from the body that runs your exam or interview (the Royal Colleges, NHS England, the GMC and others) for your sitting.
Ready for your FRCS General Surgery viva?
Rehearse real FRCS General Surgery scenarios out loud and get instant, examiner-style feedback.
- Instant, personalised feedback
- Real voice-to-voice conversation
- Repeatable attempts, a different run every time
Guides to help you prepare
Be ready for your FRCS General Surgery viva before you walk in
Start with the £5 taster, a one-off payment for 30 credits: practise FRCS General Surgery viva scenarios out loud and get any of them marked when you are ready.
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