Written exam
110 SBA
135 EMI
- 45 blocks of 3 questions
Clinical exam
Clinical
- 2 intermediate cases (15 mins)
- Upper limb/cervical spine
- Lower limb/lumbar spine/trauma
- 5 mins history, 5 mins examination, 5 mins discussion
- Concise history, summarise, differentials, discussion on these and management options
- Short case upper limb (15 mins)
- 3 cases (5 mins each)
- Diagnose early, then discuss
- Need time to discuss treatment options
- 3 cases (5 mins each)
- Short cases lower limb (15mins)
- 3 cases (5 mins each)
- Diagnose early, then discuss
- Need time to discuss treatment options
- 3 cases (5 mins each)
Oral – 6 x 5min questions in each section
- Trauma (30 mins)
- Adult and pathology (30 mins)
- Paediatrics & hands (30 mins)
- Basic science (30 mins)
Questions come from bank and generally start with an image (laminated photocopy or ipad)