Competence standards and curriculum extracts are located on the web pages for each clinical oral exam component:
Primary FRCA SOE
Primary FRCA OSCE
Final FRCA SOE
FFICM SOE
FFICM OSCE
FFPMRCA SOE
Each reasonable adjustment request will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. The following reasonable adjustments for SOE and OSCE exams are not exhaustive and are provided as examples only:
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Example of disability
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Example of reasonable adjustments
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Dyslexia
Specific Learning Difficulty/Difference
Visual impairment
ADD/ADHD/Autism
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- Extra reading or exam time (for processing and responding to information) as specified in the assessor’s report for SOE.
- Judgements will be made on a station-by-station basis according to competence standards being assessed in OSCE.
- If there are longer amounts of text than is typical within an OSCE station, extra time may be granted for reading time.
- Changing the font size or colour contrast for written artefacts.
- Provision of candidate station information in hard copy (OSCE only).
- Separate examination room (SOE only).
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Hearing impairment or deafness
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- Inform relevant examiners.
- Hearing induction loop.
- Contact the College exam department if special arrangements are required.
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Speech impairment
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- Inform the relevant examiners.
- Contact the College to discuss the report.
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Mobility problems that may restrict access to examination areas
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- Adjusting exam cubicles to allow wheelchair access.
- Provision of access lifts, accessible toilets, and staircase ramps.
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Temporary conditions due to illness or injury
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- Use of a scribe, depending on the nature of the injury.
- Rest breaks for candidates with certain medical conditions or to allow medication
to be taken.
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