Download MRC Oxford Programme 2025
Disclaimer: Timings subject to change and lectures may be swapped in the case of lecturer unavailability. In the case of a lecturer being unable to give their presentation through illness we will attempt to find a suitably qualified replacement. If not, Professor Cosker will give the lecture to his best ability.
Clinical Exam & Viva Course (Weekend)
Viva sessions including Adult Pathology, Paediatrics, Spine, Hand Surgery, Tumours, Trauma to include all subjects covered in the FRCS Examination with top tips from experienced lecturers to maximise performance. Chance to answer individually in small groups and critique each other’s performance. Groups matched to those at a similar stage of preparation for the exam.
Sat. Jan. 11
0830 Welcome and Top Tips for the FRCS : Prof Tom Cosker FRCS
0900 – 0945 How to Examine the Hip and common cases
0945 – 1030 How to Examine the Knee and common cases
1030 – 1050 Coffee
1050 – 1140 How to Examine the Hand and common cases
1140 – 1220 How to Examine the Shoulder and Elbow and common cases
1220 – 1300 How to Examine the Spine and common pitfalls
1300 – 1345 Lunch
1345 – 1430 Examination of the Foot and Ankle
1430 – 1515 Examination of the Paediatric Patient and common pitfalls
1530 Closing Remarks and Review of the Day : Prof Tom Cosker FRCS
Sunday 0900 – 1630
Viva sessions including Adult Pathology, Paediatrics, Spine, Hand Surgery, Tumours, Trauma to include all subjects covered in the FRCS Examination with top tips from experienced lecturers to maximise performance. Chance to answer individually in small groups and critique each other’s performance. Groups matched to those at a similar stage of preparation for the exam.2024 Programme Comprehensive & Exam-focused
Miller’s Orthopaedic Review Course, Oxford offers preparation for the FRCS Tr & Orth with 4 days of intensive in-person lectures and over 65 hours of pre-recorded video lectures for you to work through at your own pace, anywhere in the world.
All lecturers are experienced Consultants or Fellows with the FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination who have been selected for their extensive teaching experience and good communication skills; the majority will be Fellowship trained specifically in the lectures that they are delivering.
The course for 2025 will be held at the historic Worcester College, Oxford, in the heart of the Dreaming Spires. We look forward to welcoming you to the global seat of learning!
Miller’s Orthopaedic Review Course, Oxford (UK) is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England for up to 40.5 CPD points. This does not include the Viva and Clinical Examination Weekend course, which does not attract CPD points this year.
Join us in January 2025!
2024 Course Modules
| Hand & Wrist Anatomy | Mr Alex Bolt – Consultant Hand Surgeon |
| How the Hand Works | Mr Alex Bolt – Consultant Hand Surgeon |
| Bone Cement for the FRCS Orth | Mr Jeya Pelan – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Knee Trauma | Mr Jonathan Phillips – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Periprosthetic Fractures Hip | Mr Josh Kempthorne – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Periprosthetic Fractures Knee | Mr Jonathan Phillips – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Peripheral Nerve Injury | Professor Tom Quick – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Biomechanics of THR | Mr Jeya Pelan – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Spine (I) – Elective and Trauma | Pal Lakshmanan – Consultant Spinal Surgeon |
| Spine (II) – Elective and Trauma | Pal Lakshmanan – Consultant Spinal Surgeon |
| Soft Tissue Knee | Guido Geutjens – Consultant Knee & Arthroplasty Surgeon |
| Knee Arthroplasty | Guido Geutjens – Consultant Knee & Arthroplasty Surgeon |
| All you need to know about bone | Professor Kassim Javaid – Consultant in Metabolic Medicine |
| Adult Hip | Simon Newman & Adrian Taylor – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons |
| Spinal Deformity | Colin Nnadi – Consultant Spinal Surgeon |
| Paediatric Trauma | David Bryson – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Anatomy: The Upper Limb | Tom Cosker – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Radiology for the FRCS (Orth) | Karen Partington – Consultant MSK Radiologist |
| Orthopaedic Oncology (I) | Tom Cosker – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Orthopaedic Oncology (II) | Duncan Whitwell – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Shoulder & Brachial Plexus | Peter Dacombe – Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Foot & Ankle Trauma | Arul Ramasamy – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Trauma | Ben Ollivere – Clinical Associate Professor of Trauma Surgery |
| Lower Limb Anatomy | Ather Siddiqi – Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Liaquat National Hospital, Pakistan |
| Deformity & Infection | Jamie Ferguson – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Paediatric Orthopaedics (I) | SurgeonNev Davies – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Alpesh Kotari – Consultant Paediatric Surgeon |
| Paediatric Orthopaedics (II) | SurgeonNev Davies – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Alpesh Kotari – Consultant Paediatric Surgeon |
| Hands (I) | Nick Riley – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Hands (II) | Ben Ollivere – Professor of Trauma Surgery |
| Biomechanics | Professor Richie Gill – Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
| Foot and Ankle (I) | Steven L. Haddad, MD – Past President, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society |
| Foot & Ankle (II) | Steven L. Haddad, MD – Past President, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society |
| Statistics for the FRCS | Paul Cool – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Revision Hip & Knee Arthroplasty | Duncan Whitwell – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Top Tips for the New Format FRCS | Ather Siddiqi – Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford |
| Examination of the Paediatric Patient | Alpesh Kotari – Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals |
| Examination of the Foot and Ankle | Arul Ramasamy – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Examination of the Wrist and Hand | Alex Bolt – Consultant Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford |
| Examination of the Knee | Ather Siddiqi – Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford |
| Examination of the Hip | Sherif Isaac – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Examination of the Shoulder | Pete Dacombe – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Examination of the Brachial Plexus | Pete Dacombe – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon |
Join us for our next Oxford FRCS Review Course!
Places are strictly limited, so don’t delay!