Is RACGP CASPer clinical?

No. RACGP states that the assessment does not test clinical knowledge. The scenarios assess interpersonal and professional judgement, reflection, communication, empathy, fairness, ethics, problem-solving, resilience, motivation and self-awareness.

Why do doctors need CASPer tutoring?

Doctors often have the right lived experience but answer too clinically. Coaching helps them show mature human judgement, nuance, self-awareness and empathy under time pressure at the standard expected of someone entering GP training.

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Q: Does RACGP use CASPer?

Yes. RACGP describes its selection assessment as an online situational judgement test delivered by Acuity Insights and referred to by Acuity as the Casper Test. Applicants commonly search for it as RACGP CASPer, AGPT CASPer, FSP CASPer or GP SJT.

The same CASPer skills, held to a doctor standard

RACGP describes the selection assessment as an online situational judgement test delivered by Acuity Insights and referred to by Acuity as the Casper Test. It assesses how you reflect on and respond to interpersonal and professional dilemmas. It does not test clinical knowledge.

That last point matters. Most doctors do not struggle with CASPer because they lack empathy. They struggle because years of clinical training have taught them to think quickly, clinically and efficiently. CASPer asks you to slow down and think like a human again.

AGPT and FSPFor RACGP applicants who need CASPer preparation at the standard expected of doctors entering GP training.

Not clinical revisionThe work is not about diagnoses, management plans or guidelines. It is about judgement, communication and reflection.

Higher marking standardYou have had at least 6+ years of extra training, hierarchy, conflict and patient-facing pressure. The expected nuance jumps.

Human voice under pressureDan helps you show mature empathy and reasoning without sounding scripted, defensive or overly clinical.

Why doctors get caught out

A medical applicant can often score well by showing that they are thoughtful, respectful and teachable. A doctor needs to show more. The assessor expects a deeper grasp of power, vulnerability, uncertainty, competing perspectives and the consequences of tone.

The trap is that doctors have spent years being rewarded for clinical compression: identify the issue, make a plan, document it, move. That is useful on a ward. It can be the wrong rhythm for CASPer. The strongest RACGP CASPer answers still make decisions, but they show the human reasoning behind them.

Doctor-specific proof

RACGP applicants coached separately from medical-school applicants. The same CASPer framework is used, but the feedback is calibrated to the maturity expected of doctors applying for AGPT or FSP.

Existing GP-training applicants have used Key2MD coaching successfully. Doctor testimonials and broader CASPer results sit on the results page, separate from the general medical-school applicant pathway.

Doctor default	What CASPer rewards
Jumping to the most efficient action	Explaining what you would clarify, who may be affected, and why the action is fair.
Using a clinical or procedural voice	Writing like a reflective person who understands context, pressure and emotion.
Sounding decisive too early	Showing uncertainty where it is appropriate, then landing on a defensible path.
Relying on experience to carry the answer	Making the maturity of that experience visible in the response itself.

What tutoring focuses on

RACGP CASPer tutoring is not about learning a script. It is about noticing where your clinical instincts are hiding the empathy, nuance and self-awareness you already have.

Timed written and video-style CASPer practice using generic, everyday interpersonal scenarios.
Direct feedback on where your answer sounds too clinical, too generic, too defensive or too thin.
Training in multilateral empathy: not just what one person feels, but what each person in the situation may reasonably be carrying.
Doctor-level reflection: what you would do, why it is fair, what risk remains, and how you would learn from the outcome.
Preparation through 1:1 tutoring or group CASPer classes, depending on how close your test date is.

No leaked stations, no model answers. The point is not to memorise a perfect response. It is to become the kind of responder who can handle an unfamiliar scenario with calm, human judgement.

Best next step

If you are applying for AGPT or FSP, start with the free practice tool, then book a short intro call if you want Dan to review your specific response pattern. Most doctors only need a few high-quality feedback loops to see what is going wrong.

Practise first, then get calibrated. Use the practice tool for timed CASPer reps, then use 1:1 or group tutoring for doctor-level feedback.

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Sources: RACGP AGPT Selection Assessment, RACGP Fellowship Support Program, and Acuity Insights Casper overview.