By Philip Curzon in A doctor's life on Monday, June 8, 2009 @ 11:32

In the margins of a recent meeting I was having a discussion with Dr Philip A Kalra, author of PasTest's bestselling Essential Revision Notes for MRCP 3rd Edition (ISBN: 9781905635467) and we began talking about the role of medics in the development of warfare. I explained that received... read more

By Rosemary Gow in In the news on Friday, June 5, 2009 @ 10:36

The BBC news website reported earlier this week that that by 2017 the majority of all doctors will be female, with GPs reaching this position even sooner.  The tone of the article was that women overwhelmingly call for part-time hours which will result in a future requirement for more... read more

By Paul Kerry in A doctor's life on Thursday, June 4, 2009 @ 09:10

Actual entries in a Mpumalanga Hospital Register 1. The patient refused autopsy. 2. The patient has no previous history of suicides. 3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital. 4. Patient's medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound... read more

By Hannah Brown in MRCP PACES on Thursday, May 21, 2009 @ 14:58

In December we launched the first PACES course online, ‘PacesCases’, with only 25 cases.  Five months on we’re coming to the end of the launch, and we now have 200 key exam cases.  Feedback has been excellent, and our favourite success stories have been candidates who didn’t attend... read more

By Hannah Brown in MRCP PACES on Monday, May 18, 2009 @ 11:18

Causing all sorts of problems with the 2009(02) applications (it seems everyone wants to get PACES out of the way before its introduction) the new station 5 will be introduced for the 2009(03) diet.  Seen as a 'pilot' by many, courses are sure to be oversubscribed as candidates struggle to... read more

By Hannah Brown in MRCP on Friday, May 15, 2009 @ 00:00

According to the RCP's annual reports, revenue from exam candidates is down by not insignificant amounts.  PACES candidates alone are down from 4,500 to 3,600 per year - that's a lot of exam fees the RCP are missing out on.  So ladies and gentlemen... [drumroll], please welcome... read more