130 verified testimonials
4.9/5 average rating
Alasdair Mackie
Colum O�Hare
"I came to the course off the recommendation of a fellow registrar who had been here and successfully passed the course. Over the two days, it's quite heavy with viva practice which has been massively beneficial in terms of the caseload and the variety of cases that you see. I would definitely recommend the course to colleagues."
6 years ago
Jordan Green
"The reason I chose the SouthWest course is because excellent experience in vivas, we have multiple opportunities to be on the hot seat and see lots of different cases. The feedback we get is excellent. The combination of this with the online material as a whole makes this course a very valuable experience."
6 years ago
Dr Ayisha Al Busdaida
"I enjoyed the course very well and it prepared me very well for the exam which I passed. I tried to come back as an examiner. There is a very friendly atmosphere. I recommend it for both, to prepare for the exam and for people who also want to teach. I have attended several courses and most of the courses weren't too great. I felt that this course is more ho..." Read more
6 years ago
Dr. Vincent Helyar
"The course is an excellent opportunity to a wide range of different cases for the candidate and to practice viva technique. They are relatively representative of the exam scenario and to observe other candidates going through the same thing. So you can learn from other people's skills. Also, for examiners it is an important way to refresh your own knowledge..." Read more
6 years ago
Mandar Varadpande
"I came to the SouthWest FRCR course as an examiner. I must say what a pleasant experience it has been over the past two days. I have co-examined with colleagues and have a lot of pathology myself. It was a good learning experience. I would recommend this course to future FRCR exam participants as well as fellow practitioners who want to gain experience as ex..." Read more
6 years ago
Dr. Ranjana Dwarkanath
"Previously, I enjoyed teaching on this course. This time I came back and the caliber of the students who are attending this course has been very high. It is very satisfying to teach people here. I quite enjoyed meeting other examiners. It's been a very wonderful course and I hope to come back some time."
6 years ago
Dr. Rushikesh Naik
"The main reason I booked this course is because it is one of the most recommended and sought after course by many people. The thing I found most important in this course was the one on one interaction with examiners giving it a real exam like feel. Thee variety of different kinds of cases with thorough discussion about management and how to deal with a simil..." Read more
6 years ago
Dr. Kapil Shirodkar
"I found the course material given online one month prior to the course pretty helpful. There were more balanced cases and not findings that were too complicated. I was more of a balanced course. It was as close to the exam as possible. I would definitely recommend it to people taking the exam the next time round. The course is definitely helpful in fine tuni..." Read more
6 years ago
Dr. Thomas Mendes Da Costa
"I was after a course that carried all aspects of the exam, particularly the written. Id been on a couple of other courses and while the vivas are covered. The writtens are quite light and I like the fact that it was so extensive on this course. It is the fact that you can search the computer. There are extensive rapids packets and long cases packets. You can..." Read more
6 years ago
Dr. Rajesh Ghosh
"I heard about this course from my friend who attended it and has a very good opinion of the course. I found it really helpful. The examiners here are very friendly and I think their content is really good. They represent the exam content and I feel confident after doing this course."
6 years ago
Siddique Ahmed
"I think no other course packs in so much in one course. Normally, any other course you go on, you only get three or four packets of longs as a maximum. Most courses only have two packets. The amount of exam material which is packed in this course, I think no other course does it. I think the most value was observing the vivas as well as doing them at the sam..." Read more
6 years ago
Dr Vinay Guglany
"I came to know about the course from a friend who had passed the exam after taking this course. The most value came from one on one interaction with a lot of examiners practicing in the UK. They gave us a lot of valuable feedback. We had close to two hours of viva. That was the most important thing. One of the main things was the new cases I came to learn ab..." Read more
6 years ago
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
"I came to know about the exam on very short notice. The course was very useful. I got to have a lot of viva sessions. 1: I got to see a lot of cases. 2: Interacted with a lot of examiners who were very kind and very outgoing and forthcoming with their advice and opinions on how to improve. There was a good atmosphere. I feel like it was a really good idea to..." Read more
6 years ago
Dr Vikash Kumar
"The course is very informative and there is one on one interaction. This is unlike other courses because there are extensive cases and they give you in-depth information about the FRCR exam and that is very important in order to pass the exam. It is a very good course and well organised. The viva is the most important thing in any exam and in the FRCR exam i..." Read more
6 years ago
Dr. Sandeep Jakhere
"I have been attending the SouthWest FRCR course over the past two days. We have faced a lot of vivas which replicate the scenario that happens in the FRCR course. Along with the vivas, I have been able to do some rapid reporting cases as well as long cases which are practiced just before the exams. That helps a lot mentally because it gives you a certain con..." Read more
6 years ago
Horace D Costa
"In essence, an excellent course, good and motivational examiners and good to network and keep in touch with colleagues in other Trusts."
6 years ago
Veronica Attard
"Had the opportunity to do the south west frcr courses long cases and rapids in the comfort of my home today. I highly recommend it guys!!!The long cases are very well chosen and the rapids are great too. Moreover they have created a platform to practice on which is like that used by the college. The answers are available immediately and you can review the i..." Read more
6 years ago
Gaurav
"Just went through the e-booklet written by Dr.Koshy ans Dr.Ram.Great work -simple and to the point ..Thank you .."
6 years ago
Shyla Velayutham
"Your online platform worked really well compared to exam.... in my station unfortunately the mouse didn't work so had to use up and down button and that was time consuming. The short cuts sometimes didn't work well during the exam. I do not know how many of them had similar such problems.In my opinion, the cases in the exams were of similar complexities as y..." Read more
6 years ago
Sam Al Ali
"I booked on the FRCR course because it looked like a very comprehensive course over four days covering all aspects of the 2B examination including the viva. I was particularly interested in getting a lot of experience for the viva. In addition to that, there are plentiful rapid reporting cases, probably more than other courses. That was a very good part of t..." Read more
6 years ago
James Hare
"Great venue. The viva sessions were about the right level for the exam with useful feedback comments. The quality of the long cases and rapids packets was high.If you're struggling to get enough viva sessions locally, then this course can help fill the gap. If you're rapid scores aren't very good this course will provide you with loads of practice."
7 years ago
Kiran Bonam
"Everything. The vivas were of exam standard. The 24 Rapids sets and 8 Long cases sets were very good. The flexibility to organise your schedule and work late to complete all the sets was very appreciated."
7 years ago
Inthulan Thiraviaraj
"The Rapid reporting cases were of very good resolution and the by practising more than 24 good quality sets at a short interval helped me gain confidence in RR. The examiners in VIVA were very professional and helped me fine tune my speaking and identify areas where I need to work further.I feel that it is one of the best courses that I have attended so far...." Read more
7 years ago
Ulhaas Chakraborty
"Great viva feedback, good RR sets"
7 years ago
"There's been a great mix of different vivas. We've had four vivas over two days. It replicates the exam format where we have 15 minutes with one switch to another one. They give us a 10 minutes mix where we get to sit and watch two other candidates go through. You have two other candidates and it is split over three sessions per day. You get to sit and go th..." Read more
6 years ago
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