7 programs · 2026–2027 admissions cycle
Casper for residency and specialty training programs: which ones require it
Acuity Insights lists 7 residency and specialty training programs that use Casper for the 2026–2027 admissions cycle, across 3 countries. The full list is below, with what Acuity says each one requires.
Source: Acuity Insights, Test date & school information. Checked October 7, 2026. Requirements change, so confirm with each school before you book a test.
United States: 4 programs
Test type: “Graduate Medical Education”. One sitting covers every program of the same test type that you apply to in the cycle.
Canada: 2 programs
Test type: “ENGLISH: Postgraduate Medical Education”, “EN FRANÇAIS: Études médicales postdoctorales”. One sitting covers every program of the same test type that you apply to in the cycle.
Australia: 1 program
Test type: “Specialist Medical Education”. One sitting covers every program of the same test type that you apply to in the cycle.
What the Casper test is like
- Scenarios
- 11 in total: 4 video-response scenarios first, then 7 typed-response.
- Questions
- 2 for each scenario.
- Video answers
- A 10-second countdown, then 1 minute recorded for each answer.
- Typed answers
- 3.5 minutes to type both answers for a scenario.
- Breaks
- Optional breaks during the test.
- Scoring
- Raters score each response on a 1–9 scale. You only receive a quartile.
The scenarios are everyday situations, not clinical or subject knowledge, so the same preparation works whichever program you are applying to. Start with how to answer each kind of question:
EmpathyEthicsCollaborationCommunicationEquityMotivationProblem solvingProfessionalismResilienceSelf-awareness
Practice Casper on the real timers
Video and typed scenarios in the current format, every answer scored 1–9, and your own answer improved line by line. Start with 7 days free.
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