Overview
ESSQ Overview
Teaching and content are delivered through the University of Edinburgh's award-winning medical learning environment, eeSURG. ESSQ is designed to be flexible . . . more

Programme Content
The course signals the candidate’s aspiration to train as a surgeon. The first two years of follow the UK Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme . . . more

Eligibility Criteria
The ESSQ is intended for those in the very early stages of their surgical training (pre-MRCS) and is based on the MRCS curriculum . . . more

Student Testimonials
What do current and past students say?  To find out more from those who know the programme best . . . click here

ESSQ Course Website Demo
Take a tour of the ESSQ programme website, eeSURG. Try out a sample virtual case, self-test MCQs and view an online discussion . . . more

Contacts and Links
Meet the support team – the Programme and Year Directors and the office at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh . . . more

Gold Award Winner
Best online or distance learning programme - Education
2010 e-Learning Awards
The UK e-Learning Awards, now in their eighth year, celebrate excellence in the UK e-learning sector.
Accredited by RACS
RACS Accreditation
The MSc in Surgical Sciences course has recently been accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.


The Surgical Sciences MSc has benefited me in multiple ways. It has allowed me to revisit important anatomical, pathological and physiological concepts and has given me research skills and aided my ability to critically analyze data.

The MSc has allowed me to prove at specialty training interviews that I am committed to academia and have a knowledge of research principles.

My professional development has been advanced by the different skills I have acquired from the surgical sciences MSc.

George Tse MRCSEd, MSc graduate
CT2 General Surgery