First FRCR Examination Committee (Physics) (Clinical Radiology)
The First FRCR Examination Committee (Physics) is responsible for ensuring, on behalf of the Fellowship Examining Board, that the physics component of the First FRCR examination provides an appropriate assessment of the knowledge of the physical principles that underpin diagnostic medical imaging as defined in the physics syllabus section in the Guidance for the First FRCR examination. The Committee develops multiple-true-false questions, selects questions for each paper and is responsible for standard setting to generate a pass mark.
The Board is comprised of five post-FRCR radiologists and four medical physicists. The Chair will always be a radiologist. All members are expected to have experience and an interest in clinical radiology training and assessment. New examiners are appointed by Clinical Radiology Fellowship Examination Board, taking into account the recommendation of the First FRCR Examination Committee.
Members
- Dr J Hopkins
- Dr A Kanodia
- Dr M Caplan
- Dr Charles-Edwards
- Dr A Corrigan
- Mr J Courtney
- Dr R Fernandez
- Dr A Kamil
- Dr D Rosewarne
- Dr M Shawgi
- Professor M Sperrin
- Dr G Sundar
- Dr A Tasker
- Dr Verma
- Mr Watt
Terms of reference
Responsibilities
The First FRCR Examination Committee (Physics) is responsible for ensuring, on behalf of the Fellowship Examining Board, that the physics component of the First FRCR examination provides an appropriate assessment of the knowledge of the physical principles that underpin diagnostic medical imaging as defined in the physics syllabus section of the Specialty Training Curriculum For Clinical Radiology. The Committee develops multiple-true-false questions, selects questions for each paper and is responsible for standard setting to generate a pass mark.
Functions
- Ensuring that an adequate question bank exists and that the questions in the bank are relevant to the syllabus
- Selecting questions to make up papers as required and checking that each paper appropriately assesses knowledge across the syllabus
- Standard-setting each paper
- Reviewing the performance of individual questions and rejecting or modifying questions when appropriate
- Making recommendations to the Fellowship Examining Board for changes to the content and structure of the Physics examination
Governance
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