MCQ and Simulated Surgery Exams

• There are two parts to the MCQ I&R Learning Needs Assessment; both are designed to assess some of the essential competencies outlined in the National Person Specification and are based around clinical scenarios.


• If you are sitting the papers for the first time, you will first be asked to complete a Professional Dilemmas (PD) paper, followed by a Clinical Problem Solving (CPS) paper.


•  The PD paper: 62 items - 124 minutes
•  The CPS paper: 86 questions - 65 minutes


• The Simulated Surgery is not primarily a test of knowledge but that of consulting and communication skills. It is intended to be just like an everyday surgery in any general practice.


•  You will be given a consulting room
•  10 min appointment slots where you will demonstrate your consulting skills to an assessor


• In order to access the brochure simply enters your details in the Registration Form and then click on the download link!