Intercollegiate Exam

Chris Gandy

Applying When?

Satisfactory 4th clinical year (RITA) confirmed by

SAC.

Curriculum vitae

2-3 page summary of operative experience

Application form x2 & Passport size photo

Secretariat of the Intercollegiate BoardCentral Administration Office3 Hill SquareEdinburghEH8 9DRhttp://www.intercollegiate.org.uk/apply.html

Subspecialty? YES

Predict what comes up in 1/3rd of the exam Greater knowledge International exams

NO Most people fail on clinical subspeciality Why risk two vivas with difficult and searching

questions. It is not recognised

Preparation

Syllabus

Work *** ITU teaching

MDT’s , X-ray meeting, IBS meeting etc.

Journal club

Mates

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Preparation COURSES

Timetable

VIVA Day 1 CLINICALS Day 2 VIVA day 3

GROUP One

GROUP Two

Examiners and candidates

Preamble from head examiner Two examiners +/- observers Questions set and agreed prior to exam

Format - introduction, pass/fail question & supplementary questions

Dress Conduct

Structure

Clinicals General Subspeciality

Vivas Academic Emergency and critical care Subspeciality/General and General

Clinical Examination

Stethoscope & pen torch 2 sessions (general & subspecialty/general) All Short cases

History taking Examination X-Rays Discussion

Subspecialty - Most difficult. General - No more difficult than FRCS.

Academic Oral

2 Photocopied Papers - 1 hour to study and

make notes

One good paper one poor paper

Systematic discussion as for journal club

Statistics - basic knowledge required

Impact factor

Emergency/Critical care Surgery

Emergency ATLS based “I would first resuscitate the patient according

to ATLS guidelines with simultaneous diagnostic and therapeutic manoeuvres….

Familiar clinical scenarios • Take• Perioperative care

Critical care Systems based approach

• MOF• SIRS• ARDS

Subspecialty/General & General

Very general!! Tongue cancer Testicular cancer

Speciality Detailed questions

Examination Results to June 2004

Specialty 2002 2003 2004 2005

  % pass

% pass

% pass

% pass

A& E Medicine 91 87 67

Cardiothoracic 62 57 33

General Surg 59 64 69

Plastic Surg 60 59 53

Trauma & Orth 62 68 68

Urology 76 70 84

Total No. of exam Presentations incl resits

785 821 420

Total No. candidates passed

536 558 298

Overall Average % pass to date

68% 68% 70%

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