How to become a CASC examiner
Find out more about the role of a CASC Examiner.
To apply to become a CASC examiner, you must meet the following requirements:
Consultants
- You must have held a substantive consultant in any psychiatric speciality for at least one year.
- You must hold specialist registration with the General Medical Council or the Irish Medical Council.
- You must have a licence to practice in the UK/Ireland without limitations.
- You must be a current member of the 免费黑料网, having passed the MRCPsych examination.
- You must be registered, and be in good standing for CPD.
- You must have completed equality, diversity and inclusion training within the last 3 years.
- You must not be involved in any commercial courses or have any conflicts of interest as advised by the College’s Statement of Conflict of Interests.
- It is essential that applicants are currently involved in the formal teaching and supervision of psychiatric trainees.
- Experience of writing examination questions or examining at OSCE type examinations is particularly welcome, either at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
SAS Psychiatrists
- SAS doctors must have held at least 7 years' (post FY2 level) experience in any psychiatry specialty, 4 years of which should be post MRCPSYCH and in a substantive post.
- You must be fully registered with the General Medical Council or the Irish Medical Council.
- You must have a licence to practice in the UK/Ireland.
- You must be a current member of the 免费黑料网, having passed the MRCPsych examination.
- You must be registered, and be in good standing for CPD.
- You must have completed equality, diversity and inclusion training within the last 3 years.
- You must not be involved in any commercial courses or have any conflicts of interest as advised by the College’s Statement of Conflict of Interests.
- It is essential that applicants are currently involved in the formal teaching and supervision of psychiatric trainees.
- Experience of writing examination questions or examining at OSCE type examinations is particularly welcome, either at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Following appointment, all examiners:
- Must abide by the Examiners Code of Conduct.
- Must attend a one-day training and assessment course for CASC examining.
- Must rate training videos at induction to a satisfactory standard.
- Must shadow an examiner for one day at the CASC before examining candidates.
- Must be able to attend one session of Examiner Refresher Training every two years, which includes Equality and Diversity training.
- Should be prepared to participate in examining the Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASCs) at least two days per year. Adequate prior notice of CASC dates will be given.
- Should be able to commit to serving as a member of the Board of Examiners for a period of seven years.
- Must agree not to disclose any information that one may obtain about the examination by virtue of one’s position as a Member of the Board of Examiners to anyone external to the Board.
- Must be engaged in medical appraisal and be revalidated.
- Must agree to stand down from the Board if, during one’s period of appointment, circumstances change making one unable to meet any one of the eligibility criteria:
- Examiners who leave a substantive post and take up a locum position must demonstrate continued involvement in training or medical education, in order to remain on the Board.
- Must agree to inform the Chief Examiner of any circumstances, such as ill health or license to practice suspension/conditions, which could affect one’s ability to be an examiner or call into question the good standing of the 免费黑料网 and its examining procedure.
RETIRED EXAMINERS
- UK Examiners who have retired from clinical practice may continue to examine as long as they hold a license to practice from the GMC.
Register your interest in becoming a CASC Examiner
UK CASC Examiner recruitment is currently closed.
If you would like to register your interest to apply please email us at examiner-support@rcpsych.ac.uk.
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