MRCGP CSA Preparation

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MRCGP CSA preparation course

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MRCGP CSA Preparation

Tuesday 27th March 2012 - BIRMINGHAM *New*

£475.00

MRCGP CSA Preparation

Wednesday 28th March 2012 - BIRMINGHAM *New*

£475.00

MRCGP CSA Preparation

Tuesday 17th April 2012 - LONDON

£475.00

MRCGP CSA Preparation

Wednesday 18th April 2012 - LONDON

£475.00

Key Points:

Intensive preparation for the MRCGP CSA exam
Maximum 6 per group - with 4 mock CSA cases each
Detailed breakdown of the NEW MRCGP CSA Mark scheme
Common reasons for failure and how to avoid them
Plenty of individual practice with detailed feedback
Mock simulated consultations with professional actors
9.30am - 6.10pm
CPD - 7 hours / 7 Credits

1 day course covering the key theory and practice you need to pass the CSA - including the NEW RCGP CSA Marking scheme and scoring. Practice with trained role players (just like in the real exam). Maximum 6 delegates with both male and female simulated patients. The small group allows you to get plenty of practice (4 mock CSA cases each), with detailed individual feedback and recommendations on how to improve your technique.

We recommend attending this course as early as possible - ideally at least 2 months before your exam - this will allow more time to practice the techniques you will learn and improve on the feedback areas you receive in your individual mock cases.

MAXIMUM 6 per course! Please book early to avoid disappointment

This course is run in small groups, with an emphasis on practicing consultations with trained role players to give you a feel for the real exam. It will cover the necessary theory and background to help you pass the CSA. The course covers:

* Mark scheme for the CSA in depth (including the NEW RCGP CSA mark scheme) - how to hit all the criteria + common reasons for failing a case
* Communication and consultation skills - theory and practical
* Essential examinations and equipment - which examinations you need to focus on, and the equipment you need to be familiar with
* Breaking bad news - a structured approach
* Dealing with difficult patients, ethical dilemmas and medicolegal issues

There will be several practice sessions where you will be able to experience consultations with professionally trained medical role players, as well as the chance to get individual feedback. Practice makes perfect! Each candidate will have at least 4 mock CSA stations with individual feedback.

The Course Director and main speaker is Dr Mahibur Rahman. He is a Portfolio GP in Birmingham and a Consultant in Medical Education. He has helped hundreds of doctors succeed in their Membership examinations since 2006. He has been involved in helping GP trainers prepare their registrars for the CSA through an nMRCGP for Trainers course. You can find out more about him HERE.

Programme:

09.30 Registration
09.40 Welcome and Introduction to the CSA
10.20 Communication and Consultation Skills
11.15 Break for refreshments
11.30 Consultation Practice Session 1
12.50 Feedback on cases
13.10 Lunch*
14.00 Essential examinations and equipment
14.25 Consultation Practice Session 2 and feedback
15.50 Break
16.10 Consultation Practice Session 3 and feedback
17.45 Breaking Bad News
18.00 Final Tips and Q and A
18.10 Close

*Buffet lunch provided - there will be halal and vegetarian options available

Feedback from our previous courses

"Small number of candidates, lots of practice cases was fantastic. Feedback was very helpful, I'd recommend this course to friends"

"The practice consultations (and actors) were excellent."

"Good course for practice, cases were very informative"

"Very constructive feedback about how to add marks and improve performance + body language."

Excellent course. Really like the practice sessions with actors and feedback. Valuable tips on exactly what the examiners are looking for."

"I liked the practice sessions - lots of opportunity to practice"

"I passed! I scored 91/117, so thank you so much for your course!" Dr AB - CSA June 2011

"I passed with a sore of 81! Many thanks for your help." Dr SM - CSA June 2011

"Dr Rahman. I passed with a score of 83 on the second sitting - thank you so much for your help. Dr DM - CSA June 2011

"I am pleased to say that I passed. My score was 80 and the pass Mark for the day was 73. Thanks a lot to Emedica for your help. Dr RT - CSA June 2011

"Dear Dr Rahman. Thanks for all your help just to let you know, I have passed CSA, your course was very helpful, so in a month time my training will be over :)! Thanks for all your help. I first came to your course 2007-for VTS entry which was helpful. Well-done for all your good work, keep it up and Jazak Allah." Dr HR - CSA June 2011

"Dear Dr Mahibur Rahman, I have passed CSA by the grace of Allah Almighty. It was my 2nd attempt, and the pass mark for that day was 74 & I scored 82. Thank you so much again for all your help & guidance." Dr HN - CSA June 2011

"I got a score of 80. Thank you so much for your help and efforts in the course I attended." Dr KS - CSA March 2011

"Dear Dr. Rahman
Alhamdulillah, I passed scored 103 pass mark for my date was 72 . I can't tell you what a relief it was. Many thanks for letting us know results were out." Dr SF - CSA March 2011

"I Passed.!!!!!! Thank you. I got 86. Pass mark was 77". Dr RB - CSA March 2011

"Hello Emedica. I passed the CSA exam got 90 out of 117 pass Mark was 74 for my day. Many thanks for your help." Dr NS - CSA March 2011

"Hi just to let you know that I passed my CSA. The pass mark on my exam day 12th March was 72; I got 80.Thanks for your help." Dr SD - CSA March 2011

"Dear Dr Rahman.
I passed CSA with a score of 98/117 and only two feedback points (both for time management). Thank you so much!! The course was excellent and your ongoing support and encouraging emails were much appreciated!" Dr AM - CSA March 2011

Dear Dr Rahman,
Many thanks for your email. I'm replying with good news! I am delighted to tell you that I passed my CSA with a score of 105. I would like to thank you and your colleagues for all your help and encouragement. Dr SB - CSA March 2011

"Dear Dr Mahibur Rahman i am pleased to tell you that I passed the CSA. I did however only score 84 marks with a pass mark of 72. Many thanks for your advice and guidance. Thanks." Dr KS - CSA December 2010

"Many thanks for your email. I passed with a score of 99. The pass mark for the day was 73." Dr CB - CSA December 2010

"Dear Dr Rahman.
I was delighted to find out I passed the exam today. The pass mark for my day was 72. I scored 100/117 with only 2 areas of 'formative feedback. Many thanks for your best wishes, support and wonderful course. I'm so pleased I chose to study with Emedica again!" Dr SW - CSA December 2010

"Dr Rahman, thank you for your email. I am thrilled to tell you that I passed with a score of 100 out of a possible 117. The pass mark was set at 73 so I am even more delighted to have done so well. I didn't get any crosses in any boxes either! Thank you once again for your course - it definitely gave me kick up the backside I needed and helped me to prepare. Best wishes." Dr HF - CSA December 2010

"Thanks for the great course, very useful just like your one that helped me get on GP in the first place! I scored 98 so am really pleased!" Dr GE - CSA December 2010
Dear Dr Rahman.
I have passed my exam. Thank you for the honest opinion and encouraging advice you have given me during the course. Many thanks once again." Dr KT - CSA September 2010

"Dear Dr Rahman.
Thankfully passed my CSA! Thank you and your Emedica team, the course was useful and I shall recommend it to my colleagues. The fact that it is just 6 people on the day is what highlighted it to me. The topics were very relevant and useful some even appeared in the exam itself! Once again thanks for your help." Dr PM - CSA September 2010

"I am very pleased to let you know I passed. I did the test on the 25th September 2010. I would like to say thanks to you and the whole team Emedica for putting the effort to deliver a high quality course. I have already recommended the course to some friends!" Dr MH - CSA September 2010 DEC 10

"Dear Dr Rahman, I am very happy to inform you that I have passed the exam and did quite well! I found your course to be an excellent help, and have already recommended it to colleagues asking for advice. The team was very friendly, the comments were practical and to the point and from the four courses I attended, I preferred it the most. Thank you once again for all your help." Dr PT - September 2010

"Dear Dr Rahman, I have passed my exam. Thank you for the honest opinion and encouraging advise you have given me during the course. Many thanks once again." Dr K T - September 2010

"I passed the exam with a score of 106. Thank you for your help. I think it was useful to focus on the things we need to improve rather then what we did right as thats what tweaks us and makes us the best we can be." Dr S J - September 2010 - Scored 106 out of 117.

"Dear Dr Rahman, Got my CSA results today and I was very pleased to see the green tick. This was my third attempt and I want to share my joy and relief with you. Many thanks for your course mainly the feedbacks which were painful to accept initially but entirely true and constructive. I realised what all the mind can do under pressure and I worked around these. Although my performance was not perfect, I am sure I can work around these aspects in future. Many thanks once again for your help." Dr K R - September 2010 (Resit candidate - 3rd attempt).

"Good course for practice, cases were very informative"

"I am glad to say that I passed all 12 stations, and I think that that was greatly helped by attending your course. I was very impressed with the day and have already recommended it to my colleages."

"Very constructive feedback about how to add marks and improve performance + body language."

"I have passed the CSA! It was my first attempt and I passed all twelve of them,10 clear passes and 2 marginal passes. I found your strict feedback useful!"

Excellent course. Really like the practice sessions with actors and feedback. Valuable tips on exactly what the examiners are looking for."

"Just had my results of the CSA and passed 11/12 cases first time round! I also passed my AKT last year with 85%. I attended the E-Medica courses for preparation of both of these exams and found the courses extremely helpful and very well presented. I will definitely recommend your courses to everyone! After your courses I felt that I knew exactly what to expect in the exams and the little hints and tips and follow-up e-mails were also very helpful and thoughtful. Practicing with the actors during the CSA course prepared me very well for the 'the real thing'."

"I liked the practice sessions - lots of opportunity to practice"

"Thank you for the course cases which helped me pass my CSA exam. Your actors are brilliant and their feedback helped me as well."

"Just to let you know that I passed the CSA. Could you please pass on my gratitute to everybody involved with the course - I'm sure it had a large part to play in my ultimate success. I have recommended it to my colleagues on the VTS who have enquired as to the best way to prepare for the exam."

"Thanks for all your help... exam went smoothly and passed all the stations first time round."

"I would like to thank you and your very hardworking team for all your effort. By the grace of God I managed to pass the CSA with 10 passes...one big factor helping me was the course I took from your company." (RESIT CANDIDATE)

"I just wanted to let you know that I have passed my CSA given on 15/5/08. I would like to Thank Dr Rahman and the entire team for their help and good work. " (RESIT CANDIDATE)

"Yes, I have passed (first attempt). I passed 10 out of 12 cases, with only 2 marginal fails. I am very grateful to you for your course and the ongoing support with e-mails and advice."

"Anyway just to say a big thank you for helping me pass my CSA got the results last night and I'm over the moon. I've recommended your course to the Pennine VTS scheme as I think its great."

"Dear Dr Rahman, I passed! Thank you for your help, the course really did help get me through."

"Thank you for all the advice on the course and the subsequent emails. I am delighted to let you know that I passed very well first time, so I am very pleased. Thank you again"

"Dear Dr.Rahman, ..I have passed the Csa exam. thanks a million to your team and emedica for the guidance and help." (EXTENDED TRAINING RESIT CANDIDATE)

"Dear Dr Rahman, I passed all 12 cases. The course was incredibly useful and i think we were all v grateful for your honest opinion of our performance in the senarios...it was good to have someone tell you what would make things better rather than focus on positives."

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