MSRA

• Obtain CREST certification, signed by a Consultant you've worked with for at least 3 months. This can be from a previous trust or your home country if your current post's duration is less than a year.

  • Download the CREST form at HEE's website.

• Register an account at Oriel and monitor the opening dates for applications.

• This exam is free of cost.

• The MSRA lasts 2 hours and 55 minutes, divided into:

  • Professional Dilemmas (PD) paper

  • Clinical Problem Solving (CPS) paper

• Includes a 5-minute break between the two papers.

• Conducted on a computer in a test center under strict exam conditions.

• Pass Medicine Subscription: 2024 Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) revision

• E-medica MCQs: MSRA - Specialty Recruitment Assessment Online Revision

• MCQs Bank: Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)

• June/July: Application window for September/October exam dates.

• November/December: Application window for January exam dates.

• Announced within 4-6 weeks post-exam.

• When applications for specialties requiring the MSRA open, you can use your score for all applicable specialties. However, you must apply to each specialty individually.

• Applicants are ranked using a scoring system. You must score above the specialty-specific cut-off to qualify for an interview. The cut-off score is disclosed after the exam results are announced.

• Candidates can retake the exam to improve their score or use their existing score for future training applications.

• Consider applying for all specialties unless you are certain of your preferred specialty. 

• Many applicants choose the GP post initially as it reveals their MSRA score, which remains undisclosed until selection for an interview in other specialties.

Dr. Aatif Butt
dr.aatif@outlook.com
ST3 Emergency Physician, Frimley Park Hospital, United Kingdom