How to pass MRCGP

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How to pass MRCGP

• Bill Crawley

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MCQ

• Use onexamination.com
• Sick notes, benefits
• DVLA
• Stats (simple calculations)
• Hot topics
• Common things
• Qus get longer towards end of paper

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Paper 1

• 3 ½ hours, 12 qus, 2 stats, 2 hot topics
• Read rcgp exam regulation
• Qus are always themed
• Comment, factor, discuss,implication, issues,
  management
• Structure, structure, structure
• Hot topics, dont waste too much time

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Paper 1 (cont)

• Web site has list of books
• How to read a paper, Trisha Greenhalgh
• Read every word
• Know stats definitions

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Oral

• Dress up
• Be confident
• Practice with friends
• Go on Una Coales course
• They will push you into corners, dont give in
  until you are well and truly in it
• Generally the structures you would use are the
  same as for paper 1

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Oral (cont)

• Know central consultation models and use to
  structure your answers (imp for other components
  too)
• Naidoos book
• GMC guidance
• Tests 7 components of good medical practice
• Be as patient centred as possible

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Oral (cont)

• Know all of GMC booklets, eg serious communicable
  diseases etc

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Video

• Have a peace of paper stuck out of sight of pt
  and when you look at it make sure it looks like
  youre looking at the screen
• Write down verbatim what you would ask
• Start as soon as youre familiar with the techno
  aspects