YAIRN Exam

Exams can be a very stressful time in your training. The School has a lot of courses available for you to prepare for your FRCA or your FICM examinations so make sure to access these. Always check the calender for any upcoming courses or exam sessions.

FRCA Primary

SPARK SBA: A free, high-yield course designed to prepare Yorkshire anaesthetic trainees for the FRCA Primary SBA exam. Concise talks on key topics, exam tips and recommendations

There are multiple virtual and face to face primary FRCA courses and teaching days.

There is the Virtual Primary FRCA SOE Revision Day run by Hull. https://frcaheadstart.org will have more details regarding upcoming dates!

If you want a more hybrid days, there is the Virtual Primary FRCA Course - there is more information on the school calender for this.

FRCA Final

York Final Written Exam Revision Course: Virtual course via Teams, a full mock Final FRCA Written sent to candidates prior to course - to be completed remotely​, and tutorials based of the curriculum

Another FRCA Final written course available is the Hull Online FRCA Final Written Exam Course, which is 6 days of final FRCA written exam oriented teaching, CRQ and SBA practice. There is also the Sheffield FRCA Revision Written Course and the new CRQ Masterclass Teaching.

There also is the VYVA Final FRCA SOE Prep Course which also runs 8 morning session.

Virtual Final FRCA SOE Revision Day in York. Look at the school calender!

Of course, don't forget about Leeds Crammer which is an excellent course preparing you for the exam!

There is even more Primary FRCA exam resources!

There is also the Primary FRCA VYVA Preparation Course for online VIVA practice with feedback. This runs across 6 morning sessions.

There is the Yorkshire Primary OSCE Online Revision course, which is a weekly online teaching of core OSCE domains.

Don't forget the Blackboard virtual OSCE course as well.

Need more OSCE revision, MYTT runs a Mock Primary FRCA OSCE which is great hands on experience.

Are you embarking on passing the FICM. Below are just some resources available:

The FFICM Intensive VIVA (FIVA) Course (virtual) is for candidates undertaking the FFICM Oral Exam.

Are you preparing for the OSCE? The FICM OSCE Prep Course in Sheffield is fantastic for hands on experience.

Don't forget there is also the FICM Prep Course which includes a series of small group workshops, lectures and OSCE and SOE practice sessions.

We would also like to make you aware of the Yorkshire and Deanery Maxcourses availability:

Learner Support & Faculty Development: YH LSFD - Course list

This includes Leadership and Management courses, Returning to Work, Interview courses, Managing Imposter syndrome, Enhancing Confidence, Managing Stress and Improving Self-care, Train the Trainer, Patient Safety, Interpersonal communication and more.

There is also courses to prepare you for your Consultant Interviews, Coaching and Mentoring, Transforming your leadership, CVs & Applications, and Transition to Consultant courses.

Did we mention these courses are free?

Please make sure to look at https://frcaheadstart.org, especially if you are preparing for your exams.

Our East Yorkshire colleagues have worked hard to put together a great website for exam revision, resources, teaching and other courses. Familiarise yourself with the website as there are some great resources on there.

If you are preparing for FFICM Examinations, have a look at:

FFICM Prep https://fficmprep.wordpress.com

FFICM Prep is a growing question bank of questions to aid candidates in their FFICM revision. Developed by a group of enthusiastic Yorkshire ICM trainees, they aim to share materials created regionally with a wider audience.