AKT sources and courses
Sample questions
InnovAiT journals –Questions and answers
Passmedicine.com
Onexamination
Dotmedic.com
Penine vts
www.pennine-gp-training.co.uk/AKT-50-sample-questions.pdf
npep.org.uk – free Qu 150Qu
Essential Knowledge Update linked to RCGP eport
Courses
 Una coales for AKT
Dr Una Coales
0207 207 8432
www.mrcgpcourses.co.uk
 Emedica
 Gp update – AKT course
 RCGP
Format of exam
Approximately
 80% of question items will be on clinical medicine,
 10% on critical appraisal and evidence based clinical
practice
 10% on health informatics and administrative issues.
Ways to revise
AKT questions, questions, questions
There will be repetitions
TIME MANAGEMENT!!!!!
180 min
200 Qu
54sec per question
Time hrs
3
Time mins
180
Questions
0
2
120
66
1
60
132
0
0
200
Answer all questions
If you don’t know answer – answer C flag question and come back
to it
CSA equipement
Equipment
You should bring your doctor’s bag containing the usual diagnostic
equipment with you, including:
 BNF
 Stethoscope
 Ophthalmoscope
 Auroscope
 Thermometer
 Patella hammer
 Tape measure
 Peak flow meter and disposable mouthpieces (N.B. These
must be EU standard)
Please note that there is no need to bring a sphygmomanometer
It is your responsibility to ensure you have these items
available by the time you sit the CSA. There will be no spare
sets of equipment if you fail to bring anything, and in that
event you will have to role play the assessment.
N.B. All BNFs must be free of hand-written notes: they may be
checked before the start of the assessment and removed if
they contain notes.
GP UPDATE COURSE
PASS THE CLINICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT (CSA)
A TWO DAY PREPARATION COURSE
FOR THE MRCGP EXAMINATION
Thursday 15th & Friday 16th December 2011
Langstone Campus, University of Portsmouth
Draft Programme - Day 1
Thursday 15th
December 2011
08.45 – 09.15
Registration and coffee
09.15 – 09.30
Introduction to MRCGP
Dr Mark Coombe
09.30 – 10.30
The CSA – what to expect
MDC
10.30 – 10.50
Coffee
10.50 – 12.00
The Consultation – revision of consultation
and practical approach to CSA cases
MDC
12.00 – 12.45
"What you can learn from the CSA Simulated Patients"
David Russell
12.45 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 15.30
CSA Circuit One - 4 Cases
15.30 – 15.45
Tea
15.45 – 16.45
CSA Circuit One - 2 Cases
Draft Programme - Day 2
2011
08.45 – 09.15
Registration & coffee
09.15 – 11.00
Approach to Ethical Cases in the CSA
11.00 – 11.30
11.30 – 12.30
12.45 – 13.30
13.30 – 15.30
15.30 – 15.45
15.45 – 16.45
16.45 – 17.15
Friday 16th December
Dr Jeremy Stupple & Dr Chris Elfes
Coffee
Explaining Risk and Approaching Clinical Cases in the CSA
JS / CE
Lunch
CSA Circuit Two – 4 Cases
Tea
CSA Circuit Two – 2 Cases
Plenary, Q&A and close
CSA structure
Data Gathering
Golden minute
Allow pt to talk + PICK UP ON CUES
ICE – BE EMPATHETIC IN RELATION TO THE CUES
Exclude sinister causes – Targeted questions – Rule out red flags
Summarise – ‘was there anything you were hoping to cover today?’
4min
EXAMINATION if appropriate
1.5min
Diagnosis –SAY IT
Mx
OPTIONS - do nothing/lifestyle changes
Medical
Surgical
Follow up
Safety net
Summarise –pt to recap if you have time
4.5min