CASCTRAIN started life in autumn 2008. Until then Irish candidates had no other option than to travel to the UK to attend courses. This unmet need for an Irish course was addressed by a group of post membership registrars and consultants based in St John of God Hospital. They used their experience and success in college exams to collaborate in developing CASCTRAIN.

The need to give candidates good exposure to the ‘marathon’ environment of CASC is considered paramount. Candidates are put through their paces in a format approximating the Sheffield exam. We endeavour to maximize the number of stations candidates complete consecutively to best simulate exam conditions. Written feedback is then provided to aid final preparation. Each year stations are updated in line with feedback from the most recent exam.

Since 2008 Casctrain has continued to successfully offer a course for each diet of the MRCPsych

Meet the Team:

 

Dr Liz Owens MRCPsych
Clinical Research Fellow in Early Intervention in Psychosis service.

 

Dr Michele Hill MRCPsych
Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry.

 

Dr Brian O’Donoghue MRCPsych
Clinical Research Fellow in Early Intervention in Psychosis service.

 

Dr John Lyne MRCPsych
Clinical Research Fellow in Early Intervention in Psychosis service.

 

Dr Abbie Lane MRCPsych
Consultant Psychiatrist in general adult psychiatry in St John of God Hospital and Senior Clinical Lecturer. Dr Lane is also a college examiner for the CASC exam.