Get Through New MRCGP

The Clinical Skills Assessment has been developed as "an assessment of a doctor's ability to integrate and apply clinical, professional, communication and practical skills appropriate for general practice". Candidates will have to see 13 'patients' during the exam, presenting with problems that will test the doctor's skills in diagnosis, problem solving, communication and ethics, as well as practical clinical skills and treatment planning. Get Through New MRCGP: Clinical Skills Assessment is a unique book designed to help the candidate with their preparation for this new and daunting examination. The book opens with a chapter on how to approach the exam, giving valuable advice on how trainees can focus their time in day-to-day GP surgeries, and through reflection, video review and personal study, can develop the skills required to pass the CSA. This is followed by two comprehensive mock examinations, each covering a spread of topics and skills as outlined in the new RCGP GP curriculum. The reader is provided with the full candidate and patient notes for each station, followed by a comprehensive discussion of the areas that the station is testing, and the points that should be covered by the candidate in order to get the best marks. Each station is supplemented by a summary of the knowledge base required for the scenario, including the latest national guidelines, and a list of take-home messages and further reading.

ISBN 1853157368   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9781853157363 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 480 Publisher Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd   Published in London Imprint Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd   Series title Get Through Series Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 07 Feb 2008   Width (mm) 157 DEWEY 616.0071   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate Pages 272

The clinical skills assessment (CSA) has been something of an unknown, and perhaps worrying, entity for prospective candidates, trainers and examiners because it is such a new exam. (...) This book aims to allay these apprehensions (...) Overall, the book is well written, readable and not cumbersome. It is useful, thought provoking and enjoyable to work through. It should give the candidate the confidence to recognise that this exam is more objective than previously, and more relevant to general practice. -- Dr Mehul Mathukia, GP, June 2008 From time to time books are published which every doctor studying the subject will have to refer to. I believe that this is such a volume. -- Professor Jacky Hayden, Dean of Postgraduate Medical Studies, North Western Deanery and Manchester University 5 StarsI think this is a great book if you're going to invest in one for preparation of the CSA. -- Amazon customer review, Apr 2008 5 Stars: Mentor Courses - Good book!As a CSA course organiser I would highly recommend this to anyone taking the exam. -- Amazon customer review, Apr 2008 5 Stars: Excellent book -- Amazon customer review, Jan 2010

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