Exam Structure

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
  • Short cases lower limb (15mins)
    • 3 cases (5 mins each)
      • Diagnose early, then discuss
      • Need time to discuss treatment options

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)