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Suitable for September 2025 sitting
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Suitable for April 2025 sitting
Mr Pathak has a longstanding passion for teaching
and training medical students,
junior doctors and fellow
consultant colleagues
Member of the National Selection for Higher Surgical Training Committee (ST3 Urology) - interview panel
Member of the National Selection Core Surgical Training ST1 Committee - interview panel
​CCrISP and START Course
Instructor - The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Examiner of undergraduate medical students at The University of Sheffield​
FRCS Urology Oral examiner, Annual Mock- Yorkshire and Humber deanery​
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer
Consultant
Urological Surgeon
CCrISP & START course instructor
Member of intercollegiate FRCS (Urol) MCQ writing panel
Former Demonstrator in Anatomy - the University of Oxford Medical School
Former RCS SURGICAL Tutor
Over 25 years teaching experience
Suitable for April 25 sitting
Booking status: WAITING LIST ONLY
3 Day Revision Course Dates:
Location:
Course timing:
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th March 2025
Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S1 1WB
8.30am - 5pm daily (approx)
Exam date:
Booking deadline:
Locations:
29th April 2025
20th February 2025
Pearson Vue Test Centres (UK & Ireland)
BOOKING STATUS: SOLD OUT - *** SPACES may be available pending a room swap at the venue ***
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Suitable for April 2025 sitting
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No refunds will be issued 6 weeks before the start of the course
Course Details, Itinerary & Location details
Booking status: WAITING LIST ONLY
| Sheffield: Fri 14th to Sun 16th March 2025
*** SPACES may be available pending a room swap at the venue ***
MRCS Part A 3-day Attendance Revision Course
| MRCS Part A 3-day revision course
| Location: Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S1 1WB, England
| Dates: Friday 14th to Sunday 16th March 2025
| Total places: 20
| Price: £475
Booking status: WAITING LIST ONLY
BOOKING STATUS: SOLD OUT - *** SPACES may be available pending a room swap at the venue ***
Register to be added to waiting list if any spaces become available: complete contact us form OR click below
Suitable for April 2025 sitting
Please ensure you have read and understood the booking terms and conditions including the refund details prior to booking
MRCS Part A 3-day Attendance Revision Course
| Taught by an experienced senior NHS Consultant Surgeon, examiner & RCS Surgical Tutor
| Focused Part A teaching in line with MRCS syllabus
| Easy mnemonics
| Interactive and engaging
The MRCS Part A 3-day revision course will be held currently in Sheffield.
We have restricted the number of attending delegates. This will ensure the quality of the course delivered is maintained and will allow delegates to interact during the Q&A sessions & MCQ quick session.
The structured lectures will cover the key areas of the MRCS Part A syllabus - Applied Basic Sciences (Anatomy, Pathology and Physiology) and Principles of Surgery in General (Management of trauma, clinical surgical specialities and perioperative and critical care).
Day 1: Basic and Applied Anatomy - Mr Sanjeev Pathak
Day 2: Basic and Applied Pathology and Physiology - Mr Sanjeev Pathak
Day 3: Principles of Surgery in General & Interactive MCQ session - Mr Sanjeev Pathak
* Attendance Course - Dependant on COVID restrictions
Refreshment and a light lunch will be provided.
Please also refer to the recent feedback received from other candidates about the course and instagram.
BOOKING STATUS: SOLD OUT - *** SPACES may be available pending a room swap at the venue ***
Register to be added to waiting list if any spaces become available: complete contact us form OR click below
Suitable for April 2025 sitting
Please ensure you have read and understood the booking terms and conditions including the refund details prior to booking
MRCS Part A 3-day revision course
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MRCS Part A 3-day revision course
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The course was really well organised with excellent communication from the SMASHING Education team.
The course was well thought out and covered all core subjects that are examined. It made me realise my approach to studying and my exam technique were all wrong and I have left the course with increased confidence for my next attempt at MRCS part A.
There was plenty of interaction within the group and there was no pressure to know the answer. Mr Pathak was very approachable and took time to explain more complicated topics. Never did I think I would learn about the neural pathways of the CNS with an anecdote about a Ford Fiesta!
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The SMASHING Education Course has been by far the most useful thing I’ve done in preparation for the MRCS. The course makes you focus on what is relevant and the practice questions helped with exam technique. I feel like I understand things more and can see how what was covered on the course can be applied to real life and also the exam.
I’ve used question banks which I still think are useful, but they don’t always require that higher order of thinking that is often needed in the actual exam, and there is also the pitfall of pattern and question recognition which only tests your ability to remember an answer, instead of understand.
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Surgical Teaching Fellow, Sunderland
MRCS Part A 3-day Live Revision Course,
Attendance
| MRCS Part A strategy
Many candidates fail to understand how to prepare for the MRCS part A examination. We quite often hear from candidates that their strategy has been, “ I will have a go”. Why would you want to waste money but more importantly, several months of your life “to have a go” at an exam with significant failure rate?
There is limited guidance on how to pass this exam. SMASHING Education has devised a successful strategy that will help you pass the exam. Furthermore, this will provide an excellent foundation for the Part B examination too.
SMASHING Education | MRCS Part A strategy:
Our advise is simple: Ditch the MCQ's until you know the and more importantly understand the concepts! It's a tried and tested method and the majority of our candidates pass both MRCS Part A and easily pass MRCS Part B with us!
1. Familiarise yourself with the syllabus - Understand the exam format - which topics are examined and how many questions per topic. This will allow you to allocate the proportionate time for each topic.
2. Study - Using the syllabus, read around these topics and study to understand the concepts that are examined. Give yourself enough time to study and do not try and cram it all in just before the exam.
Many candidates fail to understand the concept and assumptions of MCQ's - MCQs test your knowledge. The assumption is that candidates have studied and have the required knowledge to answer any question on any topic. You must be able to answer any question in the exam from syllabus - without study, this is not possible.
3. Revision course - Attend a revision course. SMASHING Education offers an interactive 3-day revision course which is taught by a FRCS MCQ writer so you will be given tips on tackling questions and the rationale of exam questions. The course is high yield and specific to the exam. We focus on the areas which are commonly tested in the exam. Topics are explained in a logical, bitesize chunks with mnemonics to make them easier to remember. (See feedback from previous candidates)
4. Annual leave - We have seen so many candidates fail because they did not take enough time off prior to the exam. Make sure you book a week off before the exam to not only study but to also relax and mentally prepare yourself for the exam.
5. Relax - It is important you relax, unwind and chill on the night before the exam. You have done all you can and trying to cram the study in the night before will be counterproductive. You should wake up fresh and ready to go.
For more advice, tips and updates, please follow us on instagram: @smashingeducation
| MRCS Part A Misconceptions
1. Not studying: Many candidates fail to understand the concept and assumptions of MCQ's - MCQs test your knowledge. The assumption is that candidates have studied and have the required knowledge to answer any question on any topic. You must be able to answer any question in the exam from syllabus - without study, this is not possible.
This will give you a good foundation for Part B.
2. Another misconception - completing question banks repeatedly will guarantee a pass. There are many risks with this strategy:
> You memorise the question and answer but do not fully understand the concepts being examined.
> You get used a certain format of questions - New questions have been recently added to the exam and candidates found these tough as they were lengthy, descriptive and were not familiar with this new style.
> Some questions do not go into enough detail and provide generic answers eg. “Flaps” whereas the exam will list different types of flaps.
> You don’t understand why you got the answer wrong – the explanations don’t make sense due to lack of underlying knowledge.
> You don’t cover the whole syllabus and you can’t easily identify your weak topics.
We know candidates who score +90% with the online question banks but only scored average of 60% in the actual exam. The common response when asked why they failed - they didn’t supplement the question banks with other study or resources.
For more advice, tips and updates, please follow us on instagram: @smashingeducation
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