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Admission & Assessment Criteria

What do you need to do this course?

  1. Applicants must be registered with the UK General Medical Council (see further information on applying) and be eligible for a clinical contract with the Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust. They must also have had appropriate previous experience in Diagnostic Radiology and/or Neurosurgery.  Applicants must be able to approve their proficiency in English - see further information. 
  2. A basic knowledge of clinical neuroscience is required and candidates would normally have sufficient previous experience of neurovascular imaging to benefit from the practical skill training provided in endovascular treatment techniques.
  3. Instruction for each module of the course will be given over 3 terms (one academic year). These will run consecutively and written and oral examinations will be held at the end of the third module.
  4. Candidates will be required to present themselves for examination having completed the course and assigned written work and a dissertation on an approved topic submitted.
  5. The written examination comprises three papers of three hours each:
    • Paper 1: Pathology, Physiology and Anatomy relevant to Interventional Neuroradiology.
    • Paper 2: Diagnosis in Interventional Neuroradiology.
    • Paper 3: Interventional Neuroradiological techniques.
  6. All candidates shall be assessed as to their practical ability and a viva voce examination will be held in all aspects of the course, including the dissertation.
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