Fellowship CAI Clinical SOEs

Preparation Course: This is a Consultant led intensive SOE preparation course giving candidates extensive practice for the examination. The format of the course is similar to the SOE’s including:

1. SOE 1 – Perioperative medicine, optimisation, and data interpretation
2. SOE 2 – General Anaesthesia and pain medicine
3. SOE 3 – Intensive care medicine and advanced sciences

Date: 13th March 2025
Venue: Chartered Accountants of Ireland

Reading Materials

Here we have compiled a number of resources trainees have found useful for the FCAI. The College of Anaesthesiologists do not endorse specific resources; those listed below are a small selection of available revision aids.

FCAI Syllabus

• https://www.anaesthesia.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CAI-Curriculum-2020.pdf

It is essential that FCAI candidates read and understand the requirements of the FCAI Syllabus.

Reading

• BJA Education (formerly CEACCP) – http://bjaed.oxfordjournals.org/  [HIGHLY RECOMMENDED]
• Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia (Oxford Medical Handbooks), 5^th Edition, Freedman, Herbert, et al. OUP Oxford.
• The anaesthesia science viva book, 3^rd Edition, Bricker. Cambridge University Press. [This is an essential book – very good revision of core basic science applied to clinical anaesthesia practice]
• Advanced training in Anaesthesia (Oxford Specialty Training), 1^st Edition, Prout, Jones, and Martin. OUP Oxford
• Smith and Aitkenhead’s Textbook of Anaesthesia, 7^th Edition, Thompson, Moppett, and Wiles. Elsevier
•  Fundamentals of Anaesthesia, 4^th Edition, Lin, Smith, and Pinnock. Cambridge University Press.
• Association of Anaesthetists Guideline: https://anaesthetists.org/Home/Resources-publications/Guidelines
• Royal College of Anaesthetists National Audit Projects (NAPs): https://rcoa.ac.uk/research/research-projects/national-audit-projects-naps

Examination Preparation books/online resources:

•  SBA:
  • SBAs For the Final FRCA (Oxford Specialty Training) 1^st Edition, Whymark, Junkin, and Ramsey. Oxford University Press.
  • Final FRCA: 300 SBAs, 1^st Edition, El-Boghdadly, and Ahmad. Jaypee UK
• SAQ:
  • The Final FRCA Short Answer Questions: MasterPass, A Practical Study Guide, 1^st Edition, Combeer. Routledge
  • SAQs for the Final FRCA (Oxford Specialty Training: Revision Texts), 1^st Edition, Shorthouse, Barker, and Waldmann. Oxford University Press
• SOE
  •  The Final FRCA Structured Oral Examination: A Complete Guide (MasterPass), 1^st Edition, Krishnachetty, and Sethi). CRC Press
  •  Clinical Cases for the FRCA: Key Topics Mapped to the RCoA Curriculum (MasterPass), 1^st Edition, Allana. CRC Press
  •  The anaesthesia science viva book, 3^rd Edition, Bricker. Cambridge University Press. [This is an essential book for SOE 3 – Advanced Sciences and Intensive Care Medicine).

  Websites

• Deranged physiology (ICU): https://derangedphysiology.com/main/home
• Anaesthesia tutorial of the week: https://resources.wfsahq.org/anaesthesia-tutorial-of-the-week/
• Dr Podcast: https://drpodcast.co.uk/collections/anaesthetic-podcasts
• Life in the fast lane (ICU): https://litfl.com

 Question Banks

•  BMJ On examination: https://www.onexamination.com (For MCQ)

Download and read the examination syllabus (pdf)

No. There is no lunch provided. There will be tea & coffee available throughout the day. You may bring a lunch with you or buy some lunch during your break.

You will need to bring photo ID (Passport or Driving licence) and your invitation letter.

Yes. These are professional exams. You must wear business attire.