Training in Anaesthesia Highlands of Scotland

5 minutes chat from Jenny about what I’ve heard about the MSRA exam. June 29th 2024

RecruitmentCT1MSRA.mp4

Text Summary of video:

• MultiSpecialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) is an exam used for short listing CT1s
• There are preparatory materials available. Tis an exam of two parts.
• this years results – 3182 sat the exam with an application in for anaesthetics. 900 were invited to interview. The exam result constitutes 15% of the final score.
• One Part – Clinical Problem Solving – Only 1 Single Best Answer to a clinical question
• Other Part – Professional Dilemma/Situational Judgment Test – Either Rank options or pick 3 best options from 8 possibilities.
• Next year they will analyse 3 years worth of MSRA performance as to whether it correlates with interview scores, ARCP outcomes, and attainment of the FRCA primary.

Example Papers:

HEE

GP applicant guide

Blackstone Tutors

Preparation Courses:

https://courses.emedica.co.uk/acatalog/GP—Specialty-Training-Entry.html

https://medibuddy.co.uk/msra/msra-complete-guide

https://passmedicine.com/gpst/index.php

https://samsoncourses.com/msra/

Summary guide to the exam including Attributes they want you to demonstrate.

A Guide to the Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) (bmj.com)

Page 4 of this :- msra_test_blueprint_information_nov_2019.pdf (hee.nhs.uk)