We intend the oral component of the exam to return to the ‘face-to-face’ format. However, in the current climate it is unclear when this will be. It will be dependent on what rules (if any) there are on travel and social distancing in place at the time of the examination. The multiple choice paper (MCQ) will remain on the TestReach platform, with the summer sitting being moved to June 2021.

The successful running of any exam, especially remotely, involves a huge amount of work by both examiners and the Exams Department who have many responsibilities relating to the exam such as question writing, revising and standard setting, as well as examining the oral section.

My thanks go to the senior examiners who have additional responsibilities: Dr Jerome Cockings (Deputy Chair and Audit), Dr Barbara Philips and Dr Stephanie Strachan (SOE), Dr Jeremy Cordingly and Dr Anthony Bastin (OSCE), Dr Jeremy Bewley and Dr Carol McMillan (MCQ) as well as all of the examiners and the Exams Department.