By Jenny Jowers in MRCP 1 on Thursday, April 23, 2009 @ 10:59

The team and I have just launched the Third Edition of the Essential Revision Notes for MRCP.  We are really proud of this edition which has been worked on by over 20 contributors who are all SpRs or Consultants in their chosen fields.  We could not have produced this book without the... read more

By Guest in Dentistry on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 @ 09:48

After completing the two-year foundation training programme for dental graduates I have recently sat Part 1 of The Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties at The Royal College of Surgeons of England (MJDF RCS Eng). Paper 1 includes different formats of multiple choice questions... read more

By Hannah Brown in A doctor's life on Friday, April 10, 2009 @ 19:50

The PasTest blog is going skiing.  After a busy week with last week's MRCP 2 exam, the medical student mock exam going live, I need a restorative break before MRCS, MRCP and MRCPCH in April/May. Good luck to anyone who's revising for them - I feel your pain.  I have an MBA... 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 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