London Shrewsbury FRCA
Primary FRCA SBA Revision Courses for Anaesthetists
Meet the Team
Dr Joe Reason
Founder & Senior Course Director LSSBA
Joe attended medical school at the University of Oxford before completing his foundation programme in North East London. During his anaesthetic training in the West Midlands, he established the first half day SBA course and recruited Sam to help further develop and deliver it.
Having completed both the FRCA and MRCP exams, he is familiar with a range of exam styles and techniques, alongside extensive experience teaching on this course, an invited lecturer with the University of Birmingham, a medical student examiner, and as an ALS and EPALS instructor.
Joe is now an ST5 anaesthetist in North Central London with an interest in Pain Medicine. Outside of work, he enjoys running with his dog, Ziggy (and occasionally his husband), learning Portuguese, and reading fiction
Dr Sam Passey
Co-Founder & Senior Course Director LSFRCA6
Sam is an Specialist Doctor in anaesthesia and intensive care currently working at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. He graduated with an honours degree from Keele Medical School in 2012 and has had a keen interest in medical education ever since.
Sam also has interests in pre-hospital medicine and obstetric anaesthesia. He is a mentor for both FUSIC Heart and Lung, an ALS, EPALS and PROMPT instructor as well as a Fellow of both the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and the Academy of Medical Educators (FAcadMEd). He has extensive teaching experience with a wide variety of multidisciplinary professionals both within and outside of the hospital environment.
Outside of work Sam participates in a go-karting championship (badly) and enjoys working on his Land Rover and when it is occasionally road-worthy, even driving it.
Dr Rafi Kanji
Co-Founder & Senior Course Director LSFRCA6
After attaining his CCT, Rafi is currently working as a Neuro-anaesthesia Fellow at Foothills Hospital, Calgary. Originally from Canada, Rafi pursued his medical career in the UK, graduating with an honours degree from Keele Medical School.
He completed the FRCA in 2024. Having recently navigated these challenging exams, he possesses a current and empathetic understanding of the pressures trainees face.
He is a committed advocate for excellence in medical education, holding a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Clinical Education, Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Educators (FAcadMEd) and Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Drawing on his formal training, he designed and developed the LSFRCA 6-week course.
Outside of medicine, Rafi is interested in travelling, skiing, finance and ice hockey.