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Trainee anaesthetists in the United Kingdom are required to pass this examination during ST3-5 (6 months through ST5), otherwise training may be delayed or stopped.
The examination is open to intermediate and higher trainees in anaesthesia, those working in approved training posts, those who have recently left an approved training post, and other doctors on approval of the Royal College of Anaesthetists who have passed the primary FRCA or an equivalent exempting qualification within the last seven years.[2] There are a maximum of six attempts at this examination, and there is a robust system in place to support candidates in the UK training system before they get to this point.
Form of the examinationEdit
The exam takes the form of a written Short-Answer Question (SAQ) paper (3 hours, 12 questions), and a Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) paper (3 hours, 60 five stem questions covering medicine, surgery, intensive care, pain and basic sciences and 30 Single Best Answer clinical questions) [3] which can be attempted at several regional centres in the UK (such as Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and London).
The Structured Oral Examination (SOE)Edit
Candidates who pass both the MCQ and the SAQ are invited to the Structured Oral Examination (SOE) ("Viva voce"), in Churchill House, London, the headquarters of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.[3]
The SOE component of the examination consists of two structured oral examinations: the first (clinical) consists of 10 minutes to review a prepared series of clinical data, followed by 40 minutes of questioning; the second (basic science) consists of 30 minutes of questioning.[4][5]
Marking schemeEdit
The examination is now staged into two distinct, separable components. The written paper must be passed prior to attempting the Structured Oral Examination (SOE). In the written paper, the marks from the short answer questions paper and the multiple choice questions and single-best answer questions are considered together. This part of the examination can now be passed independently, leaving the candidate to attempt the SOE without the need to resit the written paper. The marks from the written paper are no longer considered when attempting the SOE.
To pass the examination, the written paper must be passed in full, followed by an independent pass of the structured oral examination (known commonly as the viva) [4]
The SOE examinations are usually held over a week. At the end of each day of SOE examinations, Successful candidates are listed on a board in the lobby of the college by RCoA reference number.
Approximately half of all candidates pass the examination at each sitting.
Negative marking (the deduction of a point for an incorrect answer) has been removed from the Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) component of the examination from the October 2008 sitting. From October 2010, some MCQ questions will be set according to the "single best answer" format.[6]
SyllabusEdit
The tone of the examination is predominantly clinical. The syllabus is extensive and covers all aspects of clinical anaesthetic practice. In addition, the entire syllabus of the Primary FRCA examination (which is predominantly basic science) is included.[7]
FellowshipEdit
Those who pass the examination are admitted as Fellows of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and are entitled to use the postnominal "FRCA" after their name.[8] Fellowship may also be bestowed by election from the Council of the College. A ceremony is held annually in London at which new fellows are formally admitted. "Diplomates" are invited to attend, but are admitted as fellows whether or not they do so.
Before the College bestowed its own fellowships, anaesthetists were awarded the FFARCS: Fellowship of the Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal College of Surgeons, the forerunner of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
Similar qualificationsEdit
The following are similar qualifications to the FRCA. They are not necessarily equivalent or interchangeable:
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FRCA redirects here The term may also refer to Free Reformed Churches of Australia or Federal Republic of Central America This page is currently being merged After a discussion consensus to merge this page with Primary FRCA was found You can help implement the merge by following the instructions at Help Merging and the resolution on the discussion The Final FRCA is a postgraduate examination in anaesthesia more fully called the Final Examination of the Diploma of Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists 1 Trainee anaesthetists in the United Kingdom are required to pass this examination during ST3 5 6 months through ST5 otherwise training may be delayed or stopped Contents 1 Admission to the examination 2 Form of the examination 3 The Structured Oral Examination SOE 4 Marking scheme 5 Syllabus 6 Fellowship 7 Similar qualifications 8 See also 9 ReferencesAdmission to the examination EditThe examination is open to intermediate and higher trainees in anaesthesia those working in approved training posts those who have recently left an approved training post and other doctors on approval of the Royal College of Anaesthetists who have passed the primary FRCA or an equivalent exempting qualification within the last seven years 2 There are a maximum of six attempts at this examination and there is a robust system in place to support candidates in the UK training system before they get to this point Form of the examination EditThe exam takes the form of a written Short Answer Question SAQ paper 3 hours 12 questions and a Multiple Choice Question MCQ paper 3 hours 60 five stem questions covering medicine surgery intensive care pain and basic sciences and 30 Single Best Answer clinical questions 3 which can be attempted at several regional centres in the UK such as Edinburgh Belfast Birmingham Cardiff Manchester and London The Structured Oral Examination SOE EditCandidates who pass both the MCQ and the SAQ are invited to the Structured Oral Examination SOE Viva voce in Churchill House London the headquarters of the Royal College of Anaesthetists 3 The SOE component of the examination consists of two structured oral examinations the first clinical consists of 10 minutes to review a prepared series of clinical data followed by 40 minutes of questioning the second basic science consists of 30 minutes of questioning 4 5 Marking scheme EditThe examination is now staged into two distinct separable components The written paper must be passed prior to attempting the Structured Oral Examination SOE In the written paper the marks from the short answer questions paper and the multiple choice questions and single best answer questions are considered together This part of the examination can now be passed independently leaving the candidate to attempt the SOE without the need to resit the written paper The marks from the written paper are no longer considered when attempting the SOE To pass the examination the written paper must be passed in full followed by an independent pass of the structured oral examination known commonly as the viva 4 The SOE examinations are usually held over a week At the end of each day of SOE examinations Successful candidates are listed on a board in the lobby of the college by RCoA reference number Approximately half of all candidates pass the examination at each sitting Negative marking the deduction of a point for an incorrect answer has been removed from the Multiple Choice Question MCQ component of the examination from the October 2008 sitting From October 2010 some MCQ questions will be set according to the single best answer format 6 Syllabus EditThe tone of the examination is predominantly clinical The syllabus is extensive and covers all aspects of clinical anaesthetic practice In addition the entire syllabus of the Primary FRCA examination which is predominantly basic science is included 7 Fellowship EditThose who pass the examination are admitted as Fellows of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and are entitled to use the postnominal FRCA after their name 8 Fellowship may also be bestowed by election from the Council of the College A ceremony is held annually in London at which new fellows are formally admitted Diplomates are invited to attend but are admitted as fellows whether or not they do so Before the College bestowed its own fellowships anaesthetists were awarded the FFARCS Fellowship of the Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal College of Surgeons the forerunner of the Royal College of Anaesthetists Similar qualifications EditThe following are similar qualifications to the FRCA They are not necessarily equivalent or interchangeable FCAI Fellowship of the College of Anaesthetists of Ireland formerly termed FFARCSI Fellowship of the Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland FANZCA Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists EDA European Diploma in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care FCA SA Fellowship of the College of Anaesthetists of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa See also EditRoyal College of Anaesthetists Primary FRCAReferences Edit Past Paper PDF Archived from the original PDF on August 20 2006 Retrieved 2008 06 16 Forms of Exam PDF a b Forms of Exam PDF Retrieved 2008 06 16 permanent dead link a b Regulations Forms of Exam PDF Nightingale P ed 2008 Guide to the FRCA examination The Final 2nd edn London Royal College of Anaesthetists ISBN 1 900936 31 3 Final FRCA Syllabus Retrieved 2008 06 16 Membership Categories Archived from the original on September 23 2007 Retrieved 2008 06 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists amp oldid 1095958709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
