Reflecting the RCGP Membership exams, this edition offers essential preparation for the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), and includes five practice papers with detailed answer explations. It is suitable for GP registrars, newly-appointed GPs, candidates sitting the new MRCGP, and those GPs undertaking revalidation.

Offers revision for the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT). Featuring over 300 questions and with chapters mirroring the GP syllabus, this book provides practice of various questions format used in the exam. It presents answers with explanations to help develop learning and understanding.

Closely aligned to the GP curriculum and reflecting the format for the RCGP Membership exams, this book offers revision for the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) exam, which forms part of the compulsory MRCGP. Each case includes case notes, brainstorm areas, candidate and role-player instructions, and tips on what to look out for in the exam.

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.

As three young, dynamic GPs working in London we realised that there was a dearth of well written up-to-date MCQ revision guides with satisfactory explanations. Since we all achieved distinctions in the MRCGP exam we believed we could incorporate our revision notes on hot topics to develop a high-quality contemporary MCQ resource...This comprehensive revision aid covers the entire nMRCGP syllabus over four exam papers. It's the most up-to-date guide available for the new exam and, alongside its online resources, provides a wide-ranging tool for candidates. It's easy to read and comprehend, and exam topics are grouped in the index to make for easy reference and further study.

"This new edition has been thoroughly updated and offers the following for the undergraduate customer: 65 Presentations in an A-Z format - ensuring the medical student is never lost for words! Practice scenarios with answers - improve skills with a friend. Extensive information on the structural basis of History Taking. The symptoms-based format is designed to help the reader improve their history taking skills. Suggested prompt questions for core presentations ensure candidates are never lost for words. Case scenarios mean undergraduates can improve their skills with a friend. A unique section on asking difficult questions."--Publisher description

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. Written by an experienced author team with extensive knowledge of both national and international primary care clinical skills assessment, this book is essential reading for postgraduate candidates preparing for this challenging examination.

Get Through New MRCGP: Applied Knowledge Test reflects up-to-date changes as the current MRCGP exam is phased out and replaced by the new MRCGP exam. This title contains practice Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) questions that cover the syllabus of the new MRCGP with some old style MCQ questions. This is an essential revision tool for all GP registrars, newly-appointed general practitioners and candidates for the new MRCGP exam. The author, Una Coales, trained in medicine in the USA and moved to the UK to practice. She has written several popular exam texts, including PLAB, DRCOG and MRCP: Part1. This title is a useful addition to the courses the author runs privately in London.

The much anticipated practical educational manual for General Practice (GP) trainers, programme directors, and other teachers and educators in primary care has finally arrived. This extensive, full-colour guide is written by a select group of hands-on educators who are passionate and knowledgeable. The book captures their wisdom and vast experience in an accessible and practical way. Although it’s aimed at GP training, there are many chapters in this book that are relevant and transferrable to teachers and educators in areas outside of General Practice (and worldwide). We are sure that GP appraisers, Foundation Year trainers and other medical/nursing student educators will find the detailed comprehensive explorations inspirational. Beautifully presented, the chapters cover a wide educational framework employing a variety of presentational methods such as flowcharts, diagrams, conversational pieces, scenarios and anecdotes. Each chapter has a corresponding webpage containing over 300 additional resources - providing practical tools as well as additional reading material. This book was awarded the Royal College of GP’s ‘Paul Freeling Prize’ in 2013 for merititious work in the field of General Practice education. It is also used as the foundation textbook for the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (PGCE) in at least seven UK universities. The Essential Handbook for GP Training and Education adopts a relaxed, personable approach to primary care education that won't leave you with a headache.

This book helps candidates pass the AKT (Applied Knowledge Test) paper in the new MRCGP. It features nearly 400 questions using all the formats featured in the AKT exam to provide the reader with the ideal exam preparation. Importantly, detailed answers are also given, complete with references to guide readers to the supporting evidence. This new edition features even more questions in every format: a total of 300 extended matching and single best answer questions over 50 algorithm completion questions including management of coeliac disease, symptoms and signs suggestive of chronic heart failure, and management of the unconscious adult over 30 picture questions, with all photographs presented in full colour "