ABSTRACT

At the time of writing, the MCEM Part B exam contains 16 SAQ questions to be answered in two hours. In recent diets of the Part B exam, SAQs set by the College of Emergency Medicine (CEM) have become standardized with each having a stem and four related questions. Each question is designed to be answered by a short-list of the most appropriate responses, each response a single word or few words in length, or by a brief descriptive sentence at most. All marking is positive, meaning that marks are never removed for wrong answers − no matter how wrong!