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I'm trying to decide which deaneries to aim for and I'm finding it hard to get a clear idea of how rotations work in practice.

For those currently in radiology training, how often do you change hospitals, and do you actually have to move house or can you usually stay living in the same place? How long do you tend to spend at each hospital, and how much notice do you get about rotations?

I'm particularly interested in Severn, Thames Valley, KSS and East of England, but would love to hear from anyone.

My partner and I are both applying for training (different specialties) and need to be in the same region, so I'm trying to work out whether we'd realistically be able to live together throughout training, or whether the rotations make that difficult.

Would really appreciate hearing people's actual experiences, as the official information doesn't seem to make this very clear!

Just want to know if everyone feels this way or its just me? Out of 12 cases i felt atleast 4-5 was pure shooting in the dark....

Had viva today (first sitting) and it was not what I was expecting. Found it really challenging and sometimes not able to say management because examiners kept interrupting asking so many random questions. Feel so deflated. On reflection, cases were mostly fair but the time pressure and questioning made it so difficult. Feel like I messed up so many cases and all the practice I did with consultants was NOTHING like this experience. It felt like they werent interested in description but just wanted you to get to the diagnosis and then question you but not necessarily on management.

I wanted to say management in one of the cases but they moved me on before I could yet I still finished early for those 6 cases - not sure how I can score well on management if they wouldn't let me say anything but had time left. Is this usual?

I know I didnt get the exact diagnosis in maybe 3 cases out of the 12 but had fair differentials. I dont know if this will be enough to scrape a pass. Longs and shorts seemed ok but this experience made me feel like the months and months of hard work was all for nothing.

Any advice for practice going forward when I inevitably fail so that I can simulate the real viva? The consultants I work with encourage good description and differentials during viva but it feels like that is less important in new system so maybe I'm not getting the kind of practice I need from them.

Can someone please share the cut offs for the shorts, longs, vivas from any of the sittings since the new format?

This would help me figure out how much the silly mistakes and screwed up viva cases are going to affect me 😅😭

How did the viva go for everyone?

I personally found longs much easier than shorts. My own fault, couldnt manage time well for shorts. Let me know how it went for you....

Recently been diagnosed with dyslexia (after an exam failure and lifelong suspicion) and wondered what reasonable adjustments are allowed for the 2B oral vivas if any? Assume I will get extra time in longs and rapids. Apologies for bringing this to Reddit, I don’t know anyone else in my deanery in this position to ask for advice!

Am I the only one who couldn't get the FRCR 2B booking despite doing everything on time, and being a member?

Is there any better way to ensure you get a seat for the exam?

P.S. I'm from India but am willing to book it anywhere 🙈

I am a GPST2, 32 years old, applying for radiology this year. I applied last year and missed by few points on the interview. I am also Canadian and was wondering what is it like moving to Canada after finishing radiology here? I am debating if I should apply again as I can finish GP and go back home in 2 years. If I were to get into radiology this coming cycle, I would only finish around 38 years old. I am however more passionate about radiology. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

Just finished the written component of the 2B exam. Anyone knows the passing score for the long case in June 2026?