MRCS Part A Question Bank
ExamsClinic's MRCS Part A question bank gives you over 2,500 exam-style single best answer questions, written and reviewed by surgeons and mapped to the intercollegiate MRCS Part A syllabus. Practise with 5+ full mock exams for Paper 1 and Paper 2, learn from 50+ structured tutorials, and let spaced repetition point your revision at the topics that need it most.
One platform. Everything you need to pass MRCS Part A.
Built to Help You Pass
MRCS Part A is a demanding exam. Historically, fewer than half of candidates pass. Those who succeed have a focused revision strategy and practise enough exam-style and focus on . This exactly what this platform is built for.
ExamsClinic is run by a UK-based team with one mission: getting surgical candidates through their exams. Every question in the MRCS Part A question bank is mapped to the official syllabus, so your revision covers what actually gets tested and nothing gets missed:
Paper 1 – Applied Basic Sciences: anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology and microbiology, applied the way the exam applies them.
Paper 2 – Principles of Surgery-in-General: perioperative care, assessment and management of the surgical patient, trauma, and common surgical conditions.
Whether you are a foundation doctor, a core surgical trainee or an international medical graduate, the platform gives your MRCS Part A revision structure and direction from day one.
Single Best Answer Questions
Every question follows the the exam format closely. A clinical scenario, five plausible options, one single best answer. These are written and reviewed by surgeons, with the style of the questions relevant to the exam. New MRCS Part A questions are added regularly to keep the bank current.
A 17-year-old girl presents with a 2-day history of right lower abdominal pain. Investigations show a CRP of 75 mg/L and a white cell count of 13 × 10⁹/L. She is haemodynamically stable and apyrexial, and her pregnancy test is negative. Examination reveals tenderness in the right lower abdomen. What is the most appropriate next step?
Structured Tutorials
More than 50 topic-based tutorials break down the concepts the exam tests most often, from surgical anatomy to physiology and pathology. Use them alongside question practice. The matching tutorial rebuilds your foundation before you return to the questions to build a solid foundation in core surgical knowledge.
Structured Tutorials
More than 50 topic-based tutorials break down the concepts the exam tests most often, from surgical anatomy to physiology and pathology. Use them alongside question practice. The matching tutorial rebuilds your foundation before you return to the questions to build a solid foundation in core surgical knowledge.
Performance Analytics & Spaced Repetition
Visual dashboards that show you where you’re strong and where you need work. Spaced repetition brings back the topics you’re getting wrong at the right intervals, so revision is efficient and effective.
Mock Exams
Full simulated exams that mirror the structure, standard, and breadth of the exam. Practise under realistic conditions for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 before the actual exam: 180 questions in three hours for Paper 1, and 120 questions in two hours for Paper 2. With 10+ mocks available, you can rehearse the five-hour exam day.
Mock Exams
Full simulated exams that mirror the structure, standard, and breadth of the exam. Practise under realistic conditions for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 before the actual exam: 180 questions in three hours for Paper 1, and 120 questions in two hours for Paper 2. With 10+ mocks available, you can rehearse the five-hour exam day.
Detailed Explanations
Every question comes with a thorough, evidence-based explanation, not just the correct answer, but the reasoning behind it and the wider topic around it, so each attempt builds understanding, not just a score.
Pricing
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Billed monthly
- Full question bank access
- Video tutorials & resources
- Mock exams
- Performance analytics & spaced repetition
£49.99 billed once every 4 months
- Full question bank access
- Video tutorials & resources
- Mock exams
- Performance analytics & spaced repetition
Frequently Asked Questions
Over 2500 exam-style SBAs covering the full syllabus, with the bank updated regularly.
Yes. Every question is mapped to the intercollegiate MRCS Part A syllabus, so your revision stays focused on what actually gets tested.
Yes. The MRCS Part A question bank covers Applied Basic Sciences and Principles of Surgery un General, and includes mock exams for both papers.
It is a one-day, computer-based exam delivered at Pearson VUE test centres: Paper 1 (Applied Basic Sciences: 180 SBAs in 3 hours) and Paper 2 (Principles of Surgery in General: 120 SBAs in 2 hours), sat on the same day.
No. Marks are not deducted for wrong answers, so you should attempt every question, in the real exam and in your mocks.
The platform tracks the questions you get wrong and brings them back at the right intervals, so you spend more time on your weak areas and less on what you already know.
Yes. Mock exams mirror the format, timing and structure of both papers, so you can practise under realistic, timed conditions.
