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ANZCA viva practice, topic by topic

Viva Station runs timed spoken practice vivas with an AI examiner — one question at a time, marked to the standard. Pick the exam you're sitting and the area you want to drill. Every page below covers how that topic is examined and how to build an answer out loud.

ANZCA Primary

Overview

The Primary tests applied physiology, pharmacology, anatomy and measurement. The viva rewards a candidate who can build an answer out loud under time, not just recall facts.

Physiology

Respiratory physiologyCardiovascular physiologyNeurophysiologyRenal physiologyFluids and electrolytesAcid-base physiologyGastrointestinal and hepatic physiologyThermoregulationHaematologyCellular physiologyMetabolic and endocrine physiologyMaternal and foetal physiology

Pharmacology

General pharmacology and pharmacokineticsInhalational anaesthetic agentsIntravenous anaesthetic agentsOpioidsNeuromuscular blocking agents and reversalLocal anaestheticsCardiovascular pharmacologyMiscellaneous pharmacology

Pain

Pain physiology and management

Measurement, equipment & other

Clinical measurementAnaesthetic equipmentAnatomyStatistics and research methodsIntegrated clinical scenario

ANZCA Final

Overview

The Final tests clinical judgement across subspecialty anaesthesia, perioperative medicine and crisis management. The viva rewards a safe, structured plan defended out loud, not a recited list.

Subspecialty anaesthesia

Airway managementCardiac anaesthesiaThoracic anaesthesiaVascular surgery and interventional radiologyENT and maxillofacial surgeryNeurosurgical anaesthesiaObstetric anaesthesiaPaediatric anaesthesiaOphthalmic anaesthesiaOrthopaedic surgeryPlastics, reconstructive and burnsGeneral surgeryUrologyGynaecology

Practice & principles

General anaesthesia and sedationRegional anaesthesia and ultrasoundPerioperative medicinePain medicine

Critical care & emergencies

Intensive careResuscitationTrauma and crisis management

Applied science & evidence

Equipment and monitoringLandmark studies and evidence-based practiceGeneral medicine

New to the format? Read how the ANZCA Primary viva works or how the ANZCA Final viva works.

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Your first 2 stations are free. Email sign-in, no password, no card — just you and the examiner.

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