Membership CAI OSCE/SOE

The MCAI Course is designed to prepare candidates for the Membership OSCE/SOE examination.
It is consultant led and aims to replicate many aspects of the OSCE and SOE exam experience and includes practice SOEs, practice OSCE circuits and examiner feedback.

How to Apply to:

• Please email exams@coa.ie to express interest.
• You must be registered on the upcoming exam to take part.

Course date	Location	Fee
11 Oct 2024	Chartered Accountants Ireland, D02 YN40	€390
14 Mar 2025	Chartered Accountants Ireland, D02 YN40	€390

Reading Materials

Below are a number of resources candidates will find helpful in preparation for the MCAI Examinations.  The College of Anaesthesiologists do not endorse specific resources; those listed below are a small selection of available revision aids.

The MCAI Syllabus

• https://www.anaesthesia.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MCAI-Syllabus-2023.pdf

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

 Anatomy:

• Applied Anatomy for the FRCA, 1^st Edition, Krishnachetty and Syed. CRC Press [highly recommend]
• Anatomy for Anaesthetists, 9^th Edition, Ellis and Lawson. Wiley-Blackwell

 Pharmacology:

• Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 5^th edition, Peck and Harris. Cambridge University Press [Essential]

Physiology:

• Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists, 2^nd edition, Chambers, Huang, and Matthews. Cambridge University Press [Essential]
• Principles of Physiology for the Anaesthetist, 4^th Edition, Kam and Power. CRC Press
• West’s Respiratory Physiology, 11^th Edition, West and Luks. Lippincott Connect

Physics:

• Physics in Anaesthesia, 2^nd Edition, Middleton, Phillips and Stacey. Scion Publishing [Essential]
• Maths, Physics and Clinical Measurement for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 1^st Edition, Ebrahim and Ashton-Cleary. Cambridge University Press

 Equipment:

•  Essentials of Equipment in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, 6^th Edition, Al-Shaikh, and Stacey. Elsevier [Essential]
• Equipment in Anaesthesia and Critical Care: A complete guide for the FRCA, 1^st Edition, Aston, Rivers, and Dharmadasa. Scion Publishing

 Core general textbook (containing anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and physics)

•  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.

Examination Preparation books/online resources:

•  MCQ – MTF and SBA
  •  Primary FRCA: 450 MTFs and SBAs: 450 MTFs & SBAs, 2^nd Edition, El-Boghdadly, Ahmad, et al. Jaypee UK
  •  BMJ On examination: https://www.onexamination.com/products/frca-primary
•  OSCE:
  •  OSCE Questions for the Primary FRCA (Oxford Specialty Training: Revision Texts), 1^st Edition, Whiten, Coppel, et al. OUP Oxford
• SOE:
  •  The Primary FRCA Structured Oral Exam Guide 1 (MasterPass), 2^nd Edition, Wijayasiri and McCombe. CRC Press
  • The Primary FRCA Structured Oral Exam Guide 2 (MasterPass), 2^nd Edition, Wijayasiri and McCombe. CRC Press

If you cannot have your head of department sign the letter please make sure your college tutor or your Human Resources department can verify that you have been employed as an anaesthetist for 6 months. The letter will also need to be officially stamped by your department.

No. You must be registered with the Irish Medical Council to work in Ireland. The CAI cannot help with this process. The IMC can be contacted at http://www.medicalcouncil.ie/

You do not need to be in a training post. You must be employed as an anaesthetist for 6 months prior to your exam application to sit Membership part 1 and 12 months to sit part 2.