MRCEM/FRCEM Exam Information

MRCEM/FRCEM Exam Structure & The New RCEM Exam Curriculum

Introduction – FRCEM / MRCEM

The RCEM, MRCEM and FRCEM exam structure changed from August 2021 with the new curriculum.

The RCEM examinations are an integral part of RCEM’s programme of assessment. They provide trainees with the opportunity to demonstrate, at critical progression points, the required outcomes of their training programme.

The RCEM exams comprise a programme of summative assessments in two parts:

• Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (MRCEM), and
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) examinations.

Each part uses validated assessment methods to test a broad-spectrum of knowledge, understanding, skills, behaviours and attitudes, as defined by the RCEM curriculum.

About Our MRCEM/FRCEM Exam Preparation Courses

Our MRCEM/FRCEM courses are designed to give you the best chance of passing your exams. Our MRCEM Primary, MRCEM Intermediate SBA and FRCEM Final SBA courses provide you with intensive question reviews, focused feedback and topical discussions. These are offered face-to-face or live streamed, so you can learn from the comfort of your own home or at our training centre in London.

The MRCEM and FRCEM OSCE courses simulate the real exam by providing you with a range of different OSCE stations where you can apply your clinical knowledge and practice completing OSCE stations in exam-like conditions.

All our courses are delivered by experienced teaching faculty supported by a strong team of professional actors for our MRCEM and FRCEM OSCE courses, many of whom have years of experience in doing RCEM exam training with us.

Our courses are supplemented by our extensive bank of video webinars that cover topics across the RCEM modules, including:

• Basic sciences for the MRCEM Primary Exams,
• MRCEM SBA topics covering the 2021 RCEM curriculum and a range of practice questions to test your knowledge
• An extensive range of model OSCE scenarios on both the MRCEM and FRCEM level, giving you effective examples of how to approach any OSCE station in your RCEM exams.

MRCEM Exams

The MRCEM examination consists of three components: Two Single Best Answer (SBA) multiple-choice papers and an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). All MRCEM components are blueprinted to the RCEM curriculum – focussing on SLOs 1-7 and 9. Questions used in each component are tagged to the RCEM basic science and clinical syllabi. The SLOs and the capabilities relevant to each SLO are set out in the assessment blueprint. Successful completion of all three Primary exam components is required to complete intermediate training as part of a programme of assessment designed to ensure readiness for Higher Training.

FRCEM Final Exams

The FRCEM examination consists of two components: A Single Best Answer (SBA) test of knowledge, and an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). The examinations used in the FRCEM are blueprinted to SLOs 1-12. The questions used in the FRCEM examinations are also tagged to the RCEM Clinical Syllabus. The SLO and the relevant capabilities are set out in the assessment blueprint. Successful completion of the FRCEM examination is the part of the Programme of Assessment that signifies readiness for independent practice at completion of training.