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If you want to get certified in FRCEM, here’s all you need to know about FRCEM

Components of FRCEM
FRCEM full form is Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and
it has the following components.

The Membership exam: Awards you MRCEM

• MRCEM Primary examination

• MRCEM Intermediate SBA examination

• MRCEM OSCE

The Fellowship exam: Awards you FRCEM

• FRCEM SBA examination

• FRCEM OSCE2021 changes

The FRCEM Critical Appraisal and FRCEM QIP have been withdrawn.

From Aug 2021

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Name changes from Aug 2021.

Current name Updated name

FRCEM primary SBA MRCEM Primary SBA

FRCEM Intermediate SAQ / MRCEM Part B MRCEM Intermediate SBA

FRCEM Intermediate SJP MRCEM OSCE

FRCEM Final SAQ FRCEM SBA

FRCEM OSCE FRCEM OSCE

Name changes in upcoming RCEM 2021 examinations.

Max attempts allowed

The number maximum allowed attempts are going to remain the same as follows, and any
attempts take at an exam after Aug 2016 will be counted towards the allowed attempts.

MRCEM Primary SBA- 6 attempts

MRCEM Intermediate – 6 attempts
MRCEM OSCE – 6 attempts
FRCEM Final SAQ and OSCE- 4 each

If you take the exam online for the first time, that first 1 attempt will not be counted in the
max attempts.

This derogation is applicable to all written examinations, sat online or in a Pearson VUE test
centre, the remote FRCEM Final OSCE and hybrid MRCEM OSCE.

Only the first online attempt, till Aug 31st 2021.

How to get MRCEM certification?

You need to clear the following examinations to receive an MRCEM degree

1. Primary : Must’ve passed one of

MRCEM Primary or FRCEM Primary after 1 August 2016
MRCEM Part A after 1 August 2012
Or, been granted an exemption
2. Intermediate : Must’ve passed one of
MRCEM Intermediate or FRCEM Intermediate SAQ after 1 August 2016
MRCEM Part B after 1 August 2012

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 3. OSCE : MRCEM OSCE or MRCEM Part C, passed after 1 August 2012

MRCEM Primary
Assesses the RCEM Basic Sciences Curriculum.  The examination will consist of a 3 hour,
multiple choice question (MCQ) paper of 180, single best answer questions (SBA). Please
check the curriculum from RCEM linked below. (Version 1.4.4, current as of Aug 2020)

More info on MRCEM Primary

How to apply for MRCEM Primary
MRCEM Primary curriculum

MRCEM Intermediate
The exam is mapped to the Specialty Learning Outcomes (SLO) of Year 1-3 of the
Emergency Medicine 2021 Curriculum linked below.

Exam consists of a multiple-choice question (MCQ) paper of 180, single best answer
questions (SBAQ). The examination is delivered as two, two-hour examination papers
each containing 90 questions. The two papers are delivered on the same day with a one-
hour break.

Delivered via PearsonVue (We advice you to take the exam from a centre, not from home,
to avoid technical delays or cancellation of attempts).

More info on MRCEM Intermediate

How to apply for MRCEM Intermediate
EM 2021 curriculum

MRCEM OSCE
The MRCEM Objective Structure Clinical Examination (OSCE) is mapped to the Specialty
Learning Outcomes (SLO) of the Emergency Medicine 2021Curriculum linked below.

The MRCEM OSCE consists of an Objective Structure Clinical Examination of 18, seven
minute stations. An additional one minute of reading time is provided for candidates
between each OSCE station.

More info on MRCEM OSCE

How to apply for MRCEM OSCE
EM 2021 curriculum

How to get FRCEM certificate

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The FRCEM examinations are mapped to the Emergency Medicine 2021 Curriculum, in
its entirety, which is available on the curriculum website linked below

EM 2021 curriculum from RCEM

Fellowship examination consists of the following components must be finished to get
FRCEM awarded:

FRCEM SBA examination

FRCEM OSCE

FRCEM SBA Paper comprising of 180 MCQ questions, presented as two 90 question
papers with two hours per paper

FRCEM OSCE consisting of 16, 8 minute stations. An additional one minute of reading
time is provided for candidates between each OSCE station (1 minute reading time + 8
minutes in each station).

Locations
Where are the offline exams conducted? (As of Feb 2022)

UK, Iceland, India, Oman and Malaysia

Fee structure
MRCEM Primary – £330
MRCEM (OSCE) Objective Structured Clinical Examination – £450 / £650 India /
£750 (Malaysia)
MRCEM SBA – £335
FRCEM SBA – £345
FRCEM OSCE – £465

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