The MRCS is a key gatekeeping assessment in the UK, completion of which is a prerequisite for progression into higher specialist surgical training (HST) programmes. As a result, examination success or failure can have a significant and lasting impact on career progression. Yet despite such high stakes, little was known about factors that may influence examination performance.
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