Exam structure

The assessment will be divided into two parts: a clinical case scenario examination and a general clinical practice examination.

Clinical case scenario examination

The clinical case scenario examination is a written assessment, comprising of 10 sequential items. Each sequential item is made up of 4-6 selected response questions that are all related to a specific case scenario. Within a sequential item, every question logically succeeds the previous question i.e. after the first question is answered, additional information is added to facilitate answering the second question, and so on. Candidates may be required to select the single best answer, select multiple correct answers or order the answers in a specific way.

General clinical practice examination

The general clinical practice examination is a written assessment, comprising of approximately 50 multiple choice questions. These are standalone questions which require candidates to select the single best answer.

Here is further information on the single best answer format:

• Each question poses multiple alternative answers and the candidate must choose the best one
• Out of the four answer options, the ‘right’ answer is the one which is more correct than the other options
• The three remaining options are plausible but less correct options
• All options are therefore judged on a single continuum from the most incorrect answer to the most correct answer

The examination is based on the European Curriculum and Syllabus for Interventional Radiology. Each assessment is mapped according to a blueprint derived from this document, this ensures each examination contains an even distribution of topics which cover the whole spectrum of the curriculum and syllabus.