The Final FRCA Structured Oral Examination: A Complete Guide (MasterPass)

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Final examinations are aligned to the core and intermediate levels of the UK anaesthetic training curriculum. The questions used in the examinations are tagged to the FRCA Primary and Final examinations syllabuses. Passing the Final examination allows candidates to progress to high level training. Successful completion means that candidates become Fellows of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and can use the letters FRCA after their name. Preparing for the Final FRCA exams Reasonable adjustments: Any applicant who has a physical or mental disability, specific learning difficulty (SpLD) or on-going or fluctuating medical condition may be entitled to reasonable adjustments. To apply for reasonable adjustments, please complete the relevant section on the online examination application form.Applicants requiring reasonable adjustments should book as early as possible to ensure that there is sufficient time to put in place any specific requirements. For more information on reasonable adjustments, please refer to the Examination Regulations. The whole syllabus is tested in the Final FRCA. Those parts tested by the MCQ are detailed in the document entitled 'CCT in Anaesthetics, Annex C, Intermediate Level Training'.Relevant key capabilities from the 2021 curriculum will also be referenced.The SBA questions will broadly, but not exclusively, comprise:

Has not exceeded the number of attempts allowed (six) If failed at the fifth attempt must have submitted an Additional Educational Training form (AET1) at least three months before the exam applied for. Paragraph 8, Appendix 8 of the Examination Regulationsrefers. The Final FRCA Written examination has two parts, the Final FRCA MCQ examination and the Final FRCA Constructed Response Question (CRQ) examination. The Primary FRCA examinations are aligned to the core level training curriculum which also includes Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) (Annex F). The questions used in the Primary exams are therefore referenced tothe relevant competencies of this curriculum. The Final FRCA examination content can be drawn from the core level training curriculum and the intermediate level training curriculum includingICM (Annex F).Candidates sitting the Primary and Final FRCA Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) exams are provided with comprehensive breakdown of their question performance against the areas of the curriculum tested in the exam.This allows trainees and trainers to identify shortfalls of knowledge in the relevant areas of the exam syllabus, so that focussed preparation can be put in place prior to the next attempt. Where a pass result is achieved, it willprovide trainees withimportant information on which to base further continuing professional development. To be eligible to sit the Final FRCA, candidates no longer need to be in receipt of the UK Core Level Training Certificate (CLTC) or Stage 1 certificate. Candidates must have passed the Primary FRCA examination, exempting qualification orNHS appraisal for non-UK trainee or sponsored under MTI. AND

Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Respiratory Medicine (Advanced Life Support Course is also mandatory) All 12 questions must be attempted.Each question is marked out of 20 with the pass mark for each question being determined by the examiners collectively before the examination using a modified Angoff standard setting method. currently registered with the their respective College; a former UK trainee UK or Ireland and left training no more than five years. Or Specialty/SAS grade who left training more than five years and has RA support OR In addition to specific knowledge-based competences, examination material may be developed from guidance or recommendations published by healthcare organisations such as the RCoA, AAGBI, NCEPOD, NICE, SIGN, NPSA, CEMACH. Note: Examinations changed name with effect from August 2021 when the Royal College of Emergency Medicine launched a new curriculum. FRCEM was known as Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (MRCEM) before the tax year 2016 to 2017.

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Prioritisation: Prioritisation of Applicationswill be applied to examination bookings. Please read our prioritisation policy before booking your exam. Passed the Primary FRCA examination or exemption qualification and the Final Written examination AND Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Nephrology (From February 2020, the Speciality Cerificate Examination (SCE) in Nephrology and the European Ceritificate in Nephrology became a single examination called the European Speciality Examination in Nephrology (ESENeph)) The Final FRCA examination comprises two exam components: the Final FRCA Written examinationand the Structured Oral Examination (SOE). Candidates must pass the Primary FRCA or have a recognised exemption before applying to the Final FRCA.

Blueprint of the Primary FRCA examination mapped against the professionalism of medical practice [Annex A] The College will provide links to the material, but it will remain the property and responsibility of the society and whilst supported by us will not carry the College logoattendance at pre-assessment (POA) or perioperative medicine (POM) clinic and reflection on learning This is a free course, run for Imperial trainees who are preparing to take the Final FRCA SOE, and comprises structured oral viva sessions covering long and short cases, in addition to basic sciences. It is run by Imperial School of Anaesthesia Consultants and ST5-7 Registrars on Saturday mornings at Charing Cross hospital.

We are keen to work with all societies to facilitate signposting to any appropriate learning resources that you may be able to offer. If you would like your content to be included, we will need to review it to make sure it aligns with the learning outcomes of the 2021 curriculum and would request the following: To introduce you to colleagues at different hospitals who you can practice with away from the course Around 14 daysafter the publication of the pass/fail list, the chair of the CRQ exam will release a comprehensive reportsummarising question performance and areas of the exam not answered well by candidates.

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Content must be appropriate to the stage of the curriculum that it supports and not introduce additional outcomes or assessments currently registered with the their respective College and isa former UK trainee UK or Ireland and left training no more than five years. ORSpecialty/SAS grade who left training more than five years and has RA support. OR In addition, candidates who sit the Primary and Final FRCA MCQ examinations receive a full breakdown of question performance against the areas of the curriculum/syllabus tested in the examination. Candidates who sit the OSCE are given a breakdown of the score they achieved in each station. Candidates who sit the SOEs are given their score for each section and are provided with examiner comments made on their performance.