By Hannah Brown in A doctor's life on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 @ 13:33

I tweet.  So do millions of other people, and so, it seems, do lots of doctors and the medical community judging by the response to the recent live Twitter surgery from Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.  1,965 doctors ‘followed’ the live awake craniotomy surgery, with the... read more

By Rosemary Gow in Revision on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 @ 10:21

It is safe to say revision for membership exams is not top of the list of anyone’s favourite activities but something no doctor manages to avoid.   Devising a system of rewards seems to work well in our house.  This began many years ago when a simple star chart on the fridge... read more

By Hannah Brown in MRCS B OSCE on Monday, April 6, 2009 @ 14:11

We’ve just had another call from a candidate taking MRCS who has no idea what to expect from the new Part B exam.  We love it when candidates come to us for advice as it makes us feel wanted, but at the same time I get really frustrated that the information they need isn’t more widely... read more

By Wendy Slinger in In the news on Friday, April 3, 2009 @ 15:09

After my last GP consultation, I was told that I should take pride in the risk free, healthy lifestyle that I lead. I do not smoke, my alcohol consumption is minimal, and I haven't required hospital treatment in accident and emergency since packing in my... read more

By John Bidwell in MRCP 1 on Thursday, April 2, 2009 @ 11:06

Preparations are well underway for the next MRCP Part 1 mock exam week which will be held ahead of the May MRCP 1 exam. This exam week will allow candidates to test themselves against their peers and a paper based upon topics that came up in the January MRCP 1 exam. Once again there will be a... read more