FRCR 2B Oral Viva:Verbal Precision.
Two 15-minute viva stations with four consultant examiners. The examination assesses whether you sound safe, dependable, and clinically ready to take on independent day-one consultant on-call responsibility.
The Phrasing Ladder.Sounding like a colleague.
Examiners mark not only what you see, but how you communicate it. Hesitant guessing creates anxiety; calm, structured observations reassure the examiners immediately.
The Phrasing Ladder
Move smoothly from 'This plain radiograph demonstrates...' to 'The primary differential is...' without colloquialisms or uncertain hesitation.
Emergency Safety Red Lines
Certain conditions (e.g. malrotation with volvulus, testicular torsion, cauda equina, dissecting aneurysm) require instant verbal urgency and red telephone notifications.
Handling the 'Bouncers'
When presented with rare, complex spotters, focus on safe systematic description rather than guessing esoteric eponyms.
Frequent Oral Viva Pitfalls
- Stalling in prolonged silence while staring at images instead of talking through key findings.
- Arguing with examiner prompts rather than graciously accepting subtle directional clues.
- Forgetting next clinical steps (e.g. asking for prior imaging, urgent surgical referral, MDT discussion).
- Freezing on a difficult case and allowing fatigue to bleed into subsequent rapid-fire cases.
Examiner Rubric & Scoring Standard
Each of the four examiners awards marks from 4 to 8. An aggregate average of 6.0 per examiner is required for a pass across both viva stations.
Relevant Programmes.Built for communicate mastery.
Dedicated intensive cohorts designed to drill this specific examination component under authentic exam pressure.
Final Flight — 3 Day Crash Course
3 days. One focus. Your exam.
A 3 day, exam focused, intensive crash course with non-Radiopaedia, personalised handpicked cases — to brush up your knowledge before the exam and be fully prepared for exam day.
Additional 10% discount if you have a booking in hand.
- 3 day intensive revision
- Personalised and handpicked by experts
- The perfect final brush-up before your exam
Your Final Checklist
- Revision
- Confidence
- Exam ready
- Take off
What’s included
- 3 day intensive revision
- Non-Radiopaedia curated cases
- Handpicked by experts
- Exam-day strategy
The Playlist Marathon
1000s of Radiopaedia cases? Let us build the roadmap for you.
Overwhelmed by 1000s of Radiopaedia cases and unsure what to revise? We build the roadmap for you and transform your approach into the safest, most clinically-relevant one — non-negotiable for the exam.
Additional 10% discount if you have a booking in hand.
- Real cases. Real discussions. Real exam readiness.
- 1st marathon completed with 2 batches and an incredible response
- Learn from the playlists we have already done
The Six Playlists
- Acute Emergencies — how to alert the referring clinician; the most repeatedly asked
- Syndromes — how to identify and approach a syndrome
- Multimodality & Multisystem — think across modalities
- SOLs Across All Systems — master the common and the critical
What’s included
- 6 weekly themed playlists
- Hotseat or Observer participation
- Access to playlists already completed
- Approach transformation for the viva
Ready to master communicate?The complete FRCR 2B pathway.
Seamlessly transition between short cases, long cases, and oral viva voce with our structured post-graduate curriculum.