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PRACTICAL · MRCS PART B

The Final Push: Mocks, Weak Areas, and the Last Fortnight

What the evidence shows actually separates a well-prepared MRCS Part B candidate's final fortnight: mock practice, targeted weak-area work, and a working week that protects both.

Sai Chauhan · 25 May 2026 · 9 min read

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WELLBEING · MRCS PART B

Exam Wellbeing: Sleep, Stress and Performance

An evidence-led wellbeing protocol for the four weeks before MRCS Part B: sleep and OSCE scores, chronic stress recognition, exercise as free dopamine, diet realities.

Sai Chauhan · 21 May 2026 · 14 min read

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TECHNIQUE · MRCS PART B

Beyond the Borderline: How to Deliver an OSCE-Winning Performance

Most MRCS Part B candidates know enough to pass. Few deliver it under pressure. A UK surgeon on the technique gap that separates borderline from green — and how to close it.

Sai Chauhan · 12 May 2026 · 12 min read

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TECHNIQUE · MRCS PART B

The Ward Is the Circuit: Turning Clinical Days into Academic Rehearsal

How to combine routine surgical work (ward, clinic, theatre, on-call) with evening academic study so each clinical day becomes structured MRCS Part B rehearsal.

Sai Chauhan · 7 May 2026 · 13 min read

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STRATEGY · MRCS PART B

The Resit: A Better Plan the Second Time Around

A constructive, evidence-based plan for a second MRCS Part B sitting: marksheet diagnosis, ISCP curriculum mapping, deliberate practice, and a calm final week.

Sai Chauhan · 1 May 2026 · 14 min read

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