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Intercollegiate FRCS Update

Intercollegiate FRCS Update. David Ward Council & Chairman JCIE. FRCS. Section 1 2 papers, single best answer and extended matching must pass to proceed to part 2 3 years from 1st attempt Section 2 structured interviews on clinical topics

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Intercollegiate FRCS Update

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  1. Intercollegiate FRCS Update David Ward Council & Chairman JCIE

  2. FRCS • Section 1 • 2 papers, single best answer and extended matching • must pass to proceed to part 2 • 3 years from 1st attempt • Section 2 • structured interviews on clinical topics • scenario-based (orals) & patient-based (clinicals) • exact style specialty-based • 3 attempts, then restart part 1

  3. Section 2 • patient-based (clinicals) • long & short in CT, neuro, OMFS, paed, plastics, • short & intermediateT&O • short: all • ENT: practical x1 • scenario-based (orals): 2 - 4 • general surgery: academic x1

  4. FRCS Section 1: 2009

  5. Section 1: 2009

  6. Section 2 Pass Rates: 2009

  7. FRCS: costs • £1795: part 1 £520 part 2 £1275 • not for profit: turnover £2.2m, surplus £150K • investment for changes++ • questions expensive to produce: examiners & staff • standard setting • IT investment: e.g. question bank software £35K

  8. Recent developments • on-line applications (£173k) • question bank software (£40k) • oral question bank, images • computer based testing • IQA • examiner & assessor training • general & vascular surgery – work in progress

  9. New Regulations • Section 1 • 2 years from 1st attempt, max 4 attempts in that time, no re-entry • Section 2 • max 3 attempts, no re-entry

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