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RCSI Surgery in numbers

636 Surgical and EM trainees

2,100 MRCS exams complete

168 CPD programmes

10,954 Fellows and Members in 90 countries worldwide

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Surgery and emergency medicine training

RCSI has been the home for surgical training in Ireland for over 200 years. Begin your training journey with RCSI today on one of our 12 programmes in surgery and emergency medicine.

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MRCS/FRCS exams

RCSI conducts membership and fellowship exams in Ireland and at overseas locations including Bahrain, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Malta, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

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Postgraduate education

We offer a number of NUI-accredited Masters, Postgraduate Diploma, Certificate and Micro-credential programmes in surgery and medicine, both in person and online to suit your busy schedule.

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Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme

Our CPD Support Scheme includes an array of full-day and half-day courses in technical and non-technical skills for the surgical specialties, emergency medicine and others.

Become a Fellow or Member of RCSI

Our Fellows and Members are global leaders in surgical practice and research – we are committed to supporting them professionally at every stage of their career.

Surgical practice

RCSI strives to provide meaningful professional and collegiate support to our Fellows and Members, while also contributing insight to policymakers, regulators and service providers in surgical care.

Now recruiting

The RCSI Court of Examiners is currently recruiting for new clinical examiners, basic scientists and lay examiners in Ireland, Bahrain, Malaysia, Egypt and the UAE to join our committee and examine in upcoming MRCS B exams.

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Global surgery

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The RCSI Institute of Global Surgery was established to develop surgical care systems in low and middle-income countries.

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Surgical research

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The aim of the National Surgical Research Support Centre is to encourage and facilitate surgical trial activity and embed a culture of research in clinical practice.