The online application process will be open for each exam from 0900 on the exam opening date to 1700 on the exam closing date (see dates and fees in the section above). Applications are not accepted outside the application window. Confirmation of exam bookings will be communicated with candidates once the booking window has closed. Speciality Fellowship Exam (on the basis that successful completion of the Speciality Fellowship Exam is a contractual requirement within a speciality training contract)

These Regulations have been approved by Education Training and Examinations Boardof the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Regulations are subject to change by the General Medical Council/Royal College of Anaesthetists. The handbook has been designed to support trainer and anaesthetists in training with the everyday practical aspects of implementing the new curriculum. This guide should be used in partnership with the 2021 Curriculum Assessment Guidance. 2021 Curriculum for a CCT in Anaesthetics document

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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. A three hour examination with a structured format in which candidates provide a written responseto 12 constructed response questions. From September 2023, the Final FRCA MCQ exam will comprise 90 Single Best Answer (SBA) questions in three hours. The Final FRCA Written examination is a summative assessment, blueprinted to Stage 1 and 2 training curriculums. The examination assesses the knowledge required of an anaesthetist in training at the end of Stage 2 training in anaesthetics. The CRQ examination complements the MCQ paper, and whilst both parts test factual knowledge and understanding, the CRQ assesses judgment and the ability to prioritise information. The Written examination forms a gateway to the Final FRCA SOE, which assesses application of this knowledge.

Explains the role of different learning opportunities, within the workplace and beyond, making use of a range of techniques including e-learning and simulation 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.The Final FRCA written examination is delivered online with remote invigilation by our supplier, TestReach. Please refer to our detailed guidance on sitting your examination online. The rationale for, and content of, the programme of assessment. This strategy should be read in conjunction with the main curriculum document. Training programme updates The Final FRCA Written examination has two parts, the Final FRCA MCQ examination and the Final FRCA Constructed Response Question (CRQ) examination. 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 Candidates are reminded that MCQ questions may be selected from any of the curriculum codes highlighted as being tested in the Final MCQ. Candidates should refer to the 'Blueprint ofthe Final FRCA examination within the document ' CCT in Anaesthetics, Annex C, Intermediate Level Training'. for more information. How it is marked

A candidate who has failed any of the following examination components more than oncemay request a guidance interview. Guidance is limited to one interviewper examination component. 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 Each SBA question has a stem or vignette, a lead in question and five plausible options. Candidates must decide which of the five options is the best answer. currently registered as a UK trainee in Anaesthesia, or registered as a trainee in Anaesthesia with the College of Anaesthetists, Ireland, ORmonth post involving 50% education and 50% clinical work. Develop and deliver educational opportunities for anaesthetic trainees including simulation training. Funding available to undertake a PG Cert in Education. Passed the Primary FRCA examination or exemption qualification and the Final Written examination AND 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: Stage 3 Special Interest Areas should reflect realistic requirements for consultant practice and must reflect what is deliverable within a training programme

Fees cannot be deferred from one exam to another and candidates must prove their eligibility for each exam sitting they apply for. 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.

SOE 1 contains parts A and B, which are taken consecutively. Each part comprises two clinical short cases, each with a linked clinical science question. The clinical science question may come before or after the clinical short case. CRQquestions are designed to assess a candidate's ability to think critically and prioritise information. This is assessed in the way the questions are answered and marked.