FCEM Exam

College of Emergency Medicine Curriculum

FCEM Regulations Sep 10
Frequently Asked Questions

OSCEs
Mark Sheet for Global Score
Examples from CEM website;
Unsurviveable Intracranial bleed discussion
Teaching otoscopy
Cardiovascular Examination
Assessing Consent
Undated OSCE
May 1998
April 1999
Oct 1999
April 2000
May 2001
April 2002 including management section
Nov 2002
April 2003
Nov 2003
April 2004
Nov 2004
April 2005
Nov 2006

SAQs
Please also see the sub-heading SAQ's for an extensive selection of examples compiled by numerous people over the last few years:
Example SAQs 2004 with suggested answers
Example SAQs 2005 with suggested answers
Example SAQs from October 2006
Example SAQs from May 2006
Mock Exam Sep 06
FCEM Sep 08
Spring 2009 SAQ.
Nov 2010
Oct 2010

Management
Please see the “Management” subsection for more material
General Tips when approaching the Management Viva
Background information and advice for FFAEM management
Management In-Tray Exercise
Management In-Tray Marking Scheme for above example
Example Management In-Tray 1
Example Management In-Tray 2
In-tray Exercise from FCEM May 2011

Critical Appraisal (also see “Academic”)
Feedback from 2010 exam
Sample Questions/Answers Sep 10 for this paper
Sample Question/Answer Mar 10 for this paper

CTR Examples
(please do not reproduce or distribute)
College advice on writing CTR
Advice on CTR from EMJ by Mike Clancy and Ruth Brown for the CEM
List of CTRs from previous exams
"RSI by Emergency Physicians" Colin Dibble
“Echocardiography in Thoracic Trauma” Nick Gili
“IV Magnesium in Acute Paediatric Asthma” Rachel Jenner (FFAEM)
“Anti-emetics for vomiting secondary to gastroenteritis in children” Reddy Mahu
“Physiological Scoring in the Emergency Department” Henry Morriss
“Should Personnel who transfer critically ill Children be on a specialist register?” Nick Payne (FFAEM)
“Buckle fractures of the wrist - diagnose and discharge” Gabby May (FCEM 2010)
“Intravenous magnesium sulphate in Acute Paediatric Asthma” Mark Riley (FCEM 2010)

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