OVERVIEW

Mrcem Primary is Single best Answer (SBA) exam that is taken 2 times a year with diferent dates in June and November/December of the calendar year

Exam Consists of 180 SBA questions with 3 hours Duration

Primary exam is taken from Basic Sciences Subjects with Clinically touch

Subjects you have to Study to pass mrcem primary exam

Anatomy 60 questions
Physiology 60 questions
Pharmacology 24 questions
Microbiology 17 questions
Pathology 9 questions
Evidence Based Medicine 10 questions

Exam results= Using Standard Angoff method of Checking usually cut off marks are decided after exam and results are announced within 1 month post Exam

OVERVIEW

Mrcem intermediate is Single best Answer (SBA) exam that is taken 2 times a year with diferent dates Usually in Feb and September of the calendar year.

Exam Consists of 180 SBA questions with 5 hours Duration
ist Paper comprising of 90 questions with 2 hours Duration ( 1 question duration is 1.5 minute)
Break of 1 hour after ist paper
2nd Paper Similarly 90 questions with 2 hours Duration

Intermediate SBA Exam is totally Clinically Exam it will test sound understanding of the full range of Conditions and Presentations that may present to the Emergency Department.

Subjects you have to Study to pass mrcem intermediate SBA exam
SLO1 (Speciality learning Object 1) Complex Stable Patient -55 questions
Allergy
Cardiology
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat
Elderly Care/frailty
Endocrinology
Environmental Emergencies
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Haematology
Infectious Disease
Maxillofcial and dental
Mental health
Musculoskeletal (non traumatic)
Nephrology
Neurology
Obs and Gynaecology
Oncological Emergencies
Opthalmic Emergencies
Pharmacology and Poisoning
Respiratory
Sexual health
Surgical Emergencies
Urology
Vascular

SLO3
Resuscitate
Palliative and End of Life Care
Trauma

SLO4 (injured Patients)
Pain and Sedation
Major Trauma

SLO5
Pediatrics Emergency Medicine including
Neonatal Emergency

SLO6 (Procedural Skills and Basic anaesthetic Care
Advanced Airway management
Chest Drain
External Pacing
Fracture/Dislocation manipulation
Lumbar puncture
Pain and Sedation
Pocus (Point of Care Ultrasound)
Vasular access in Emergency – IO, Femoral Vein and
Wound Management

SLO7 (Complex or challenging Situations)
Legislation and Legal framework
Organ/tissue Donation
Information Governance
Safeguarding
Evidence and Guidelines

Exam results= Using Standard Angoff method of Checking usually cut off marks are decided after exam and results are announced within 1 month post Exam