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. Passed the Primary FRCA examination or exemption qualification and the Final Written examination AND 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 logo Content must be appropriate to the stage of the curriculum that it supports and not introduce additional outcomes or assessments currently registered with the College; a former trainee (more than five years) or a non-UK anaesthetic trainee who has been employed in a UK NHS post as an anaesthetist for 12 months. Appraisal required, AND

HMRC has identified a number of training courses specific to the medical profession where relief for training costs incurred will qualify for tax relief. Professional body Candidates should read the question instructions carefully and only give the information that is asked. For example, where a CRQ question asks for a specific number of responses e.g. 'List 4 factors contributing to X', only the first distinct answer per line will be awarded marks. Any additional answers on that same line will not be considered. 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. 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).SOE 2 comprises a two-section clinical long case followed by twoclinical short cases,unrelated to the clinical long case.This SOE is 36 minutes long, with 10 minutes to view clinical material, 13 minutes for the two-section clinical long case, and 13 minutes to answer the two clinical short cases. How it is marked currently registered as a UK trainee in Anaesthesia, or registered as a trainee in Anaesthesia with the College of Anaesthetists, Ireland, OR 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. 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. One mark will be awarded for each correct answer with a maximum mark obtainable of 90 marks. Negative marking is not used.

The CRQ paper assesses the mandatory areas of training. These areas may appear as stand-alone questions or as part of a question, for example pain management within a perioperative case. In addition to specific knowledge-based competences, examination material may be developed from guidance or recommendations published by healthcare organisations. The public expects doctors to keep up-to-date with important developments and such material may be examined under the collective umbrella of ‘professionalism’. currently registered with the College; is a former trainee (more than five years) or a non-UK anaesthetic trainee who has been employed in the UK NHSas an anaesthetists for at least 12 months immediately preceding the exam date applied for. NHS appraisal required. AND currently sponsored under the RCoA IP MTI schemeand employed as an anaesthetist in an NHS post for six months, NHS appraisal required OR the examination pass mark as a raw score in relation to the maximum achievable test score (e.g. 315/420) and/or the percentage value (e.g. 75%). 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.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 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. The pass mark for the Primary FRCA SOE is currently a set pass mark of 77%. This pass mark was agreed by the examinations committee following the analysis of historical data, and has consistently provided a pass rate of 50 – 55%. The Primary examiner board are awaiting the findings of the forthcoming FRCA examination review before replacing the current fixed pass mark.