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Notes for the MRCGP This classic book has been providing help for candidates of the MRCGP exam for over 20 years. Now fully updated for UK trained doctors wishing to obtain a Certificate of Completion of Training in General Practice, this new edition covers all three required components of the integrated assessment programme. It provides sample questions for the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), practice cases for Clinical Skill Assessment (CSA) and a guide to Workplace Based Assessment (WPBA). The chapters follow the 16 sections of the RCGP curriculum and include summaries of the current evidence base with clinical guidelines, examination tips, revision tactics, and advice on where to get support – but not just at the crucial time of exams – it includes invaluable information for GPs starting their first year in practice and helps provide the “life skills” needed to be a GP, including topics relevant for the rest of a GP’s career and their “continuing professional development” – appraisal, revalidation, managing change, teamwork, burnout, and other areas of self care.
Closely aligned to the GP curriculum and reflecting the latest format for the RCGP Membership exams, this book offers revision for the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) exam, which forms part of the compulsory MRCGP. Includes three up-to-date practice exam 'circuits' - one of which is completely new. Mirroring the CSA exam, each 'circuit' features 13 commonly-encountered clinical consultation cases. Each case includes case notes, brainstorm areas, candidate and role-player instructions, and tips on what to look out for in the exam. Features unique input from Dr Peter Havelock, international consultation expert and creator of the GP Consultation model, upon which the GP curriculum is based. With editorial contribution from a recently successful CSA candidate, grounding the book in reality. Provides 'Online Extras' in the form of video examples of consultation cases for the CSA, with advice and commentary.
Completely revised and including new additional material, this second edition of the bestselling Get Through MRCGP: Clinical Skills Assessment provides candidates with a definitive, one-stop revision resource for the CSA part of the MRCGP examination. Fully revised in accordance with the current MRCGP and MRCGP(INT) curriculum Mock examinations cover a spread of topics and skills outlined in the RCGP curriculum Comprehensive discussion of areas that stations test and detailing points needing to be covered to achieve the best results Brand new material including six new cases and task boxes to refocus the reader's attention on the different challenges of each station Completely rewritten introductory chapter Offers valuable advice on how to approach the exam, focus time in day-to-day GP surgeries and how to develop skills required to pass the CSA Written by an experienced author team that has extensive knowledge of both national and international primary care clinical skills assessment, Get Through MRCGP: Clinical Skills Assessment, Second Edition is essential reading for postgraduate candidates preparing for this challenging examination.
This is the most comprehensive resource for trainees sitting the RCGP consultation skills’ exam (RCA/CSA), offering a complete curriculum guide as well as 100 roleplays that can be removed and practised in pairs. The guidance is seamlessly aligned to the NEW RCGP 2020 curriculum, fully up to date and referenced with the latest guidelines, with detailed ‘example’ answers for each case. Offering a new, straightforward consultation model highly suited to the requirements of the exam, the book provides: A realistic amount of information for both ‘doctor’ and ‘patient’. The answers! Each case includes a fully worked-up example consultation. Summaries of guidelines and tips from the authors own experience of the RCGP exams - both as candidates and as teachers for many hundreds of trainees. An easy way to mark each other’s role plays, with tick boxes on the Example Consultation and a universally applicable marking scheme. A colour coded curriculum for ease of reference. The only Casebook and revision guide providing information and answers across the 2020 curriculum. The Complete MRCGP casebook is essential reading for any candidate preparing for their final clinical and consultation skills’ exam and will remain an invaluable resource for best practice after qualification.
The Recorded Consultation Assessment (RCA) represents a significant change for a generation of doctors used to taking practical exams featuring actors. The RCA exam is based on recordings of your telephone and video consultations with genuine patients, but of course patients don’t present or respond quite like actors do! This full-colour book provides a practical guide to help nervous candidates, and particularly International Medical Graduates (IMGs), prepare effectively, with useful advice on: Common pitfalls Working with your practice team to identify the patients you need Obtaining consent Differentiating between low and high challenge cases, and which topics to avoid Setting up the technology for telephone, video and face-to-face consultations How to perform well in each of the core domains In addition, the book takes you through all aspects of using the FourteenFish platform to record, assess and submit your consultations, with screenshots used to illustrate every step. If you need help to prepare from someone who passed the exam as part of the first cohort, who has run RCA exam preparation courses, and who has checked what is required with trainers and programme directors, then you need this book! Really packed with practical and clinical tips Covers everything you need to know before submitting A stress-free way to prepare for the exam
Get Through MRCGP: AKT provides prospective candidates with a wealth of practice material for this relatively new examination, covering all the different question types that are encountered in the actual examination. The questions are divided into papers for ease of use, and, in order to give the reader a really useful revision experience, the author has concentrated on the themes and subjects which candidates often answer poorly. It is improvement in a candidate's areas of weakness which will allow them to pass the exam. To this end, the author has included extended explanations in the answers section, especially in subjects where candidates often perform poorly. This allows candidates to gain confidence answering these more challenging questions, which may be the crucial ones in any exam. Providing the reader with an invaluable bank of material to help them achieve success in this exam, Get Through MRCGP: AKT is an essential revision guide for all GPs preparing for the Applied Knowledge Test.
This greatly expanded, revised and updated guide comprehensively covers every aspect of the new format membership examination of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Its new format includes current treatment issues and the latest research, and is divided into three parts covering main medical topics, non-clinical areas, and ambiguous topics and exam questions for the registrar year. Concise and easy to read, covering a wide range of skills and approaches that are used daily by general practitioners, it will serve well as a useful resource for personal and professional development. This i.
"CSA Revision Notes for the MRCGP" provides the reader with an effective framework for preparing for the Clinical Skills Assessment exam. Written by a recently-qualified doctor with fresh memories of the CSA exam, the book is an essential aid for anyone getting ready to sit the exam. The book is divided into medical subject areas and each section works through the personal, data gathering, diagnostic and clinical management skills required to pass the CSA exam. Each section finishes with role play scenarios so you can test your abilities with a colleague. The book is an essential revision source for anyone preparing for the CSA exam.
This new edition of the MRCGP Study Guide has been purposely revised and updated to comprehensively cover every aspect of the membership examination of the Royal College of General Practitioners. It takes you through all the main medical topics fundamental to general practice, all relevant non- clinical areas, and then finally tests you with an AKT and CSA style examination. All the information you need in one place. This guide can be used as a source of reference, and for revising, to ensure you are perfectly prepared. It saves you the colossal amount of time you would otherwise need to cover the same ground.
A new and creative way of thinking about the consultation in primary care, for both trainees and practising GPs The book features a unique Two Houses model to help the reader move away from completing a series of tasks to focusing on the two key objectives at the heart of every consultation: Working out what matters (The House of Discovery) Deciding with the patient what to do about it (The House of Decision) Using the rich metaphors contained within these houses, the book explores common pitfalls that can beset those who are learning the craft of consulting in primary care, and encourages the reader to fill their toolbox with the skills needed to develop their own patient-centred consultation style. The GP Consultation Reimagined is based on the author's experience of teaching communication skills over 10 years as a GP Training Programme Director. "This book will not teach you to improve your consultations. That is its great merit. Instead, it will encourage you to learn how to consult better." From the Foreword by Roger Neighbour