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Revising for the nMRCGP AKT Exam.

Revising for the nMRCGP AKT Exam. Tom Milligan and Andy O ’ Brien York VTS Half Day Release 4 th Jan 2012. Aims. To know the format of the exam To understand study techniques to aid revision To identify target areas for revision. Objectives. To understand the psychology of making lists

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Revising for the nMRCGP AKT Exam.

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  1. Revising for the nMRCGP AKT Exam. Tom Milligan and Andy O’Brien York VTS Half Day Release 4th Jan 2012

  2. Aims • To know the format of the exam • To understand study techniques to aid revision • To identify target areas for revision

  3. Objectives • To understand the psychology of making lists • Engage in a strategy to overcome panic • Use memory friendly revision techniques • Be able to identify high yield information • Use revision MCQs effectively.

  4. Exam format • 200 questions over 3 hours • i.e just under 1 min per Question • Single best answer (SBA) • EMQ • Table/Algorithm • Picture format • Data interpretation • Seminal trial

  5. Core clinical medicine - 80% • Critical Appraisal and evidence based - 10% • Ethical and legal issues, organisational structure that supports UK general practice - 10%

  6. Retention of facts by modality of learning • Read 10% • Read and underline 20% • Hear 30% • Multimedia hear & read 60% • Teach someone else 90%

  7. Lists Memorising random numbers 7+-2. We remember the beginning and ends of lists best Environment influence (diving experiments) Can chunk things together to aid memory. Does this influence time spent revising one topic?

  8. Lists 2 • What lists do I need to know? • Chunking? • Colour? • Recite? • Repitition?

  9. Psychology of panic • Omissions • Using primitaive patterns of learning • Writing notes

  10. References • GP Curriculum • GMC Good Medical Practice • BNF • NICE • SIGN • Cochrane RCGP • RCGP Essential Knowledge updates

  11. High yield Revision • Has the examiner given you practice papers? • What is the feedback from the examiner on previous occasions • What ‘always comes up’ • What don’t I know?

  12. Practice MCQs • Identifies lists of things you don’t know – be strict with yourself! • Which did the examiners write? • Innovait questions • NPEP questions • Nov 2011 practice questions • RCGP Knowledge Challenges

  13. Past RCGP Feedback • Common childhood problems & Childhood immunisations (hearing loss, enuresis, constipation) • Child development management • Drug Doses Children • Contraception

  14. RCGP Feedback 2 • Eye Problems • Patient-Practice Interface • Sickness Certification • Drug Dose calculation

  15. RCGP Feedback 3 • Drug Monitoring eg methotrexate • Infections during pregnancy • Acute Illness (esp young people) • Timing & not answering questions! Essential Knowledge Update Essential Knowledge Challenge Section

  16. Resources • AIT question bank • Fiddly to get working, but worth it as written by the examiner and free. You will need to follow the links from RCGP website; Register with Oxford Journals, Present the last 8 digits of the 12 digit number starting 0000 from the insert with your address on your latest AIT journal. • NPEP question bank • Ask for free password from RCGP Scotland via their phone number on their website

  17. Resources • Essential Knowledge Summaries • RCGP Essential Knowlegde Challenges • These questions are written by the examiner and reflects what the college thinks are topical and important areas for us to know.

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