The candidate's view

Every candidate has choices to make about how to structure their revision. Should they join others and form a revision group? Are courses a good idea, and if so, which ones? Which topics should you concentrate on? And if you haven't done a paeds job as a trainee, how do you plug that gap? We are joined by Karen Shepherd who successfully passed the FRCS(Orth) in 2019, to hear her thoughts and advice on these issues, how she prepared, and about the cases she got in the exam.

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Tips for passing the paediatric orthopaedic FRCS (Orth) exam

Passing the paediatric orthopaedic part of the FRCS (Orth) exam is a real challenge, given the complexity of the conditions and the fact that for many candidates, opportunites for clinical experience are limited. These podcasts complement the intensive one day revision course in paediatric orthopaedics run by Orthopaedic Research UK (https://oruk.org/upcoming-events/paeds-in-one-day-oruk-intensive-online-frcs-orth-revision-course-for-paediatric-orthopaedics/). Using interviews with great teachers, examiners, successful candidates and others, we discuss preparation for the exam, structuring paediatric viva questions logically, the marking scheme and how to score well, how to answer questions about controversial areas of practice, and the common pitfalls to avoid.

About your host

Gavin Spence

Gavin Spence is a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery In Dubai. He previously worked as a consultant at Evelina London Children's Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He has run many educational courses for healthcare professionals over the years. He was the British Orthopaedics Trainees Association Trainer of the Year in 2019.