MRCGP Practice Cases: Clinical Skills Assessment

MRCGP Practice Cases, Clinical Skills Assessment, 2nd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------Closely aligned to the GP curriculum and reflecting the latest formatfor the RCGP Membership exams, this book offers revision for the ClinicalSkills Assessment (CSA) exam, which forms part of the compulsory MRCGP.Includes three up-to-date practice exam 'circuits' - one of whichis completely new. Mirroring the CSA exam, each 'circuit' features13 commonly-encountered clinical consultation cases. Each case includescase notes, brainstorm areas, candidate and role-player instructions,and tips on what to look out for in the exam. Features unique inputfrom Dr Peter Havelock, international consultation expert and creatorof the GP Consultation model, upon which the GP curriculum is based.With editorial contribution from a recently successful CSA candidate,grounding the book in reality. Provides 'Online Extras' in the formof video examples of consultation cases for the CSA, with advice andcommentary.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Raj Thakkar BSc (Hons) MBBS MRC GP MRCP (UK), gainedhis neuroscience and medical degrees from University College London.During his vocational training in the Oxford Deanery, he won the nationalGP enterprise award, registrar division. He currently works as a GPpartner in Buckinghamshire, where his special interests are medicaleducation and cardiovascular medicine. Raj is a freelance writer andGP advisor for several medical magazines.