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About TEE
Temporary Examination Eligibility
allows any practising anaesthetist, who
lives and works outside the UK and
has not worked in the NHS, to become
eligible for and apply for Primary FRCA
examinations.

Please be advised that the Primary OSCE

and SOE examinations will return to a face
to face delivery from May 2022. All
candidates must attend the exam at the
College building in London. The RCoA
cannot advise in matters to do with
travelling into the UK or visa requirements.
We do not have the knowledge or authority
to submit supporting documentation
beyond providing candidates with an
admission notice to the exam after the
closing date.

If you wish to apply for TEE please

between 1 August 2022 and before the 1
September 2022 deadline. Applications
will not be accepted outside this
period. No exceptions will be made.

Once you have applied for TEE please be

patient and do not send emails or call
chasing your application as we will not
reply to these emails. Successful
applications for TEE will be processed and
notified on or after September 1st.
Payment method for TEE will be
communicated after/if TEE is granted.

College membership is an essential

requirement to become eligible to sit all FRCA
examinations. Anaesthetists who are working
outside of the UK do not currently qualify for
any of the College membership
categories. Temporary Examination Eligibility
(TEE) bridges this gap and allows overseas
doctors to satisfy the membership
requirement and become eligible for
the Primary FRCA examinations.

However, doctors must have worked in the

NHS for at least one year to become eligible
for the Final FRCA examinations and
therefore, TEE applicants are not eligible to sit
the Final FRCA examinations unless they take
up a role in the NHS UK and will have worked
in that role for at least 12 months prior to the
date of the Final exam they are applying for.

Who is TEE for? +

How do I apply for TEE? -

To apply for TEE you must be a

practising anaesthetist, living and
working outside the UK.

You should complete the electronic

application form at the bottom of this
page and make sure to upload the
following documents, otherwise your
application will be rejected.

proof of registration with the Medical

Council of the country or region in
which you are practicing.
proof of primary medical qualification
or medical degree.
proof of foundation training, an
example can be found here
proof of speciality training in
anaesthesia of a minimum of 6
months. This can be a certificate or a
letter of confirmation from your
hospital.
proof of your current job role/ that
you are practising anaesthesia

Once you have submitted you TEE

application form, it may take a while for
the exams team to get back to you, so
please be patient. When your application
has been processed and assuming TEE is
granted, you will receive a confirmation
letter via email. This will included
instructions on how to apply for exams
and your unique TEE number. You will
also be prompted to pay for your TEE
registration online which will be sent to
you by the College's finance department.
The current annual TEE membership
fee is £115.

When can I apply for TEE? +

I have a TEE number, how do I

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apply for Exams?

Exam Structure

All FRCA Examinations are based on practices

within the NHS in the UK. The exam syllabus
is drawn from the UK Anaesthetic Basic Level
Training Curriculum. TEE then you should
understand the structure of the Primary exam
which can be found on the Primary
FRCA exam overview page.

There are a number of resources available to

exam candidates and overseas applicants are
advised to take full advantage of the Primary
guide, example questions, exam courses and
videos which can be accessed or researched
on the resource for candidate pages. A
particular useful tool in familiarising yourself
with what to expect when arriving at the
College for your exam is the 'exam run
thorough video series and a further
understanding of the Primary SOE can be
gained from the Primary SOE video series
which can be found by clicking the SOE box
on the Primary -candidate resources page.

Language

All FRCA examinations are conducted in

English. Where a candidate’s first language is
not English, the College recommends that an
applicant’s communication and written skills in
English are at least equivalent to the level at
which a doctor could successfully pass the
PLAB (Professional Linguistics Assessment
Board) tests or at a level where they would
expect to gain an average score of
approximately 7.5/9 across all bands of the
IELTS (International English Language Testing
System). However we do not require you to
provide us with a certificate proving
competency in English.

Further Information

Candidates applying for examinations under

TEE will be subject to both the general exam
regulations and the TEE regulations.

TEE is not a membership category and does

not give any privileges associated with
College membership, it only gives an overseas
applicant eligibility towards Primary FRCA
exams. If you wish to apply for the Final
Examinations after passing the Primary
examinations, this cannot be done under TEE.
Please refer to the exams eligibility section of
the website for more information regarding
applying for the FRCA Final Examinations.

If you are currently employed in the UK as an

anaesthetist and you are not a member of the
College but wish to sit the Primary exam, then
TEE is not for you. You should contact the
membership department for more information
about a category which would be better
suited to you.

If you have any further queries about TEE or

any element regarding exam eligibility then
please contact the Exams
Dept: exams@rcoa.ac.uk

Is this a new application or

a renewal?

This is my first application for TEE

This is a renewal of an existing TEE

period

Personal details

Surname

Forename(s)

GMC Number

National medical council ID

Other (please specify)

Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)

Telephone number

Please select dialling code

Email

Current place of residence

Candidates living/working in the UK are not

eligible for TEE. Please contact the
membership team to discuss a more suitable
membership category.
Address 1

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postcode

Country

Eligibility

!! I am currently practising anaesthesia

!! I am currently resident outside of the UK

Proof of training

Please include the name and country of the

university or hospital where the training was
carried out.

I carried out my medical foundation training

at

Date of commencement (DD/MM/YYYY)

Date of completion (DD/MM/YYYY)

I carried out my anaesthetic training at

Date of commencement (DD/MM/YYYY)

Date of completion (DD/MM/YYYY)

Is your anaesthetic training on-going?

Yes No

Equality, diversity and

inclusion
We have a strong commitment to equality,
diversity and inclusion within the College, and
these principles are embedded into our values
and the way we work. It is for this reason that
we are working hard to create and foster the
proper representation of ethnic minority,
gender and other groups that share protected
characteristics in the work of the College and
wider specialty. In order to achieve this we are
conducting wide-ranging projects to obtain
the necessary data to underpin a strategic,
supportive and open approach to EDI.

To help us do this, we encourage you to

complete the following questionnaire on
ethnicity, diversity and inclusion as this data
will help us:

develop a more detailed picture of our

membership profile so we can consider
and address areas of under-
representation
better understand the needs of our
Fellows, Members and stakeholders
inform strategic planning and policy
reform to improve equality, diversity and
representation across our work
assess the impact of our initiatives and;
promote, develop and foster positive
relations between different groups.

In line with the Data Protection Act 2018

(C.12), the College will always keep your
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Please see our Privacy Policy for further
details. You can request for your data to be
deleted if you change your mind.

The College is determined to create a more

inclusive environment at all levels where
differences are valued and respected.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have provided the

below information previously and your details
have not changed, you are not required to
complete this form.

Ethnic groups are based on the Census 2021

categories

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If you are considering how to answer, use the sex

recorded on your birth certificate or Gender
Recognition Certificate.

Which best describes your gender?

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Your religion or belief

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Sexual Orientation

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Do you consider yourself to have a

disability according to the terms given in
the Equality Act 2010?

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The Equality Act 2010 protects people with disabilities.

The Equality Act 2010 defines a person as disabled if
they have a physical or mental impairment, which has a
substantial and long term (ie has lasted or is expected
to last at least 12 months) and adverse effect on the
person's ability to carry out normal day to day activities.

Do you have carer responsibilities?

Yes No Prefer not to say

Is English your first language?

Yes No Prefer not to say

Terms and Conditions

1. Applicants must have been accepted for

Temporary Examination Eligibility three
calendar months before the commencement
date of any FRCA examination applied for.

2. TEE is valid for 12 months from the TEE

deadline date. All applicants are provided
with a TEE deadline date and TEE number by
email on receipt of a TEE form and
appropriate fee. The TEE deadline dates are
available on the website. These dates are used
to give a joint commencement date and allow
TEE applicants to sit the maximum number of
exams available over a 12 month period. TEE
applications received after a deadline date will
be verified on receipt but the 12 month TEE
period will be held to commence on the next
listed deadline date.

3. TEE applicants must prove registration with

a National Medical Council with all requests
for TEE.

4. At first request for TEE, applicants must

also supply copies of:

Primary medical qualification.

Attendance/completion of foundation
training.
Attendance/completion of anaesthetic
training.
Proof of current work.

5. TEE applicants will not automatically be

entered into any Primary FRCA examination.
Applicants must submit an examination
application form and appropriate fee in
accordance with the RCoA examination
calendar. TEE numbers must be quoted on all
examination applications.

6. All examination applicants must pass the

Primary FRCA MCQ before they can apply
for the Primary FRCA OSCE/SOE.

7. TEE must be living outside the UK and

practicing anaesthesia.

8. TEE applicants will only be accepted on to

the Primary OSCE/SOE examination if the
RCoA has the capacity to examine them. TEE
applicants will be subject to a priority waiting
list system as set out in Section 4 of the RCoA
Examination Regulations. If the College is
unable to examine a TEE applicant due to lack
of capacity, TEE form validity will be extended
accordingly on request.

9. All examination applications are subject to

the conditions set out in the RCoA
Examination Regulations. You must be a UK
trainee or former UK trainee in anaesthesia to
apply for the Final FRCA examination.

10. Temporary Examination Eligibility does

not require attendance at the College.
Examination applicants must apply for entry
visas to attend examinations in good time,
prior to exam dates. The College plays no
part in visa requests. Inability to attend exams
due to refusal or non-receipt of visas will incur
loss of exam fee.

11. All TEE applications must be accompanied

by the administration fee which must be paid
online once TEE is granted.

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