Eligibility for graduation is now determined by successful completion of the clinical course by passing all six of the NBME subject exams in Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Family Medicine. Students must keep pace with a rigorous on-line clinical tutorial programme called Firecracker with a greatly enhanced emphasis on the acquisition of core medical knowledge. To assist students with their MCQ performance in these subject exams an NBME workshop has been arranged for all newly arrived 3rd year clinical students. This mandatory workshop takes place on a Saturday within 2-3 weeks of a student’s arrival in the UK. It occurs eight times a year, and may be repeated on request.