Made for the Primary FRCA
Prepare smarter. Speak with confidence.

Strengthen your performance with time-limited questioning, targeted feedback, and a constantly evolving clinical question bank.

Structured Oral Examination

Practice makes perfect.

Get over the nerves and build confidence with time-limited practice sessions on a range of exam related topics.

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Quickfire

Fast-paced practice.

New

Designed to build confidence, improve recall, and prepare candidates for unexpected topics under exam pressure.

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Session History

Track your progress.

With our detailed AI-powered session reviews, you can track your progress over time and review core topics for the FRCA exam.

Always evolving

Built by clincians.

TimelineFeatures

Designed and built by anaesthetists, for anaesthetists. Ongoing development drive by our users.

Current

112 Primary FRCA topics

In Development

User-defined SOE stems

Future

Multi-modal inputs

Quality Content

Practice questions that mirror exam reality.

Every base question is written and vetted by post-Primary FRCA anaesthetists, then paired with an AI agent that responds like an examiner so you can rehearse the real pressure, conversation, and pacing.

Examiner-style AIScenario pacingReflective feedback
Topic Selection
{
subject: "Physics",
group: "Principle",
topic: "Flow",
examinerIntent: [
"What is flow?",
"Bernoulli principle",
"Venturi effect",
"How do we calculate entrainment ratio?",
"Examples of laminar and turbulent flow in the body"
],
voiceProfile: "formal",
examinerStyle: "hawk"
}

This structured payload pins the conversation to the selected subject, tone, and escalation strategy.

Viva loop

Vapi

Conversation handling

  • Routes audio
  • Handles turn-taking

Deepgram

Live transcription

  • Real-time transcription
  • Audio processed

AI Model

Examiner reasoning

  • Asks viva questions
  • Generates analytics

ElevenLabs

Voice synthesis

  • Examiner tone
  • Low-latency playback

Real-time audio is handled by Vapi, transcribed by Deepgram, reasoned by various models, and voiced with ElevenLabs.

Session analysis

Once the viva ends, transcripts are saved in Supabase and sent for structured analysis to extract main questions, responses, and ideal answers.

Architecture

How it works

From clinician-authored stems to AI-driven interviews, every layer of the stack is tuned for transparency.

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1. Question bank by TalkFRCA

Our team creates and refines question stems, ensuring they are appropriate for the examiner and candidate.

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2. Candidate chooses a topic

Selection loads the question metadata into our client and configures the AI viva loop.

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3. Real-time viva loop

Vapi manages the exchange, Deepgram handles transcription, the model drives questioning, and ElevenLabs delivers the voice output.

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4. Session stored & analysed

Transcripts are stored in Supabase, and the model generates summaries and ideal answers.

Everything you need

What's included in paid plans

  • Unlimited SOE practice across every topic in our question bank
  • AI-driven session reviews with ideal answers
  • Priority access to new content, peer matching, and upcoming events

Why talkfrca is different

Supportive, judgement-free practice

A safe space to speak out loud, refine your reasoning, and build confidence without the pressure of real exam rooms.

Guided speaking drills

Timed sessions that help you get comfortable answering questions, structuring responses, and thinking clearly under pressure.

Exam-curated content

All topics and stems are written by post-Primary anaesthetists and shaped by real exam experiences, ensuring focused and relevant practice.