MPS member discount - Save £20 - enter this code - mpsakt2010SPECIAL MRCGP OFFER 1 - Book both the AKT and CSA course and get a £40 discount!
SPECIAL MRCGP OFFER 2 - book the AKT course with a friend and save £40! (Please note BOTH courses MUST be booked at the same time - this offer cannot be applied retrospectively or combined with any other discount)
1 day intensive preparation for the MRCGP Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) examination.This 1 day course will help you prepare for the AKT examination. The course covers the key theory and techniques needed to perform well in the exam. This course will provide you with a
concise review of over 50 key topics covered in the exam, as well as offering you a chance to sit
2 mini mock exams with detailed feedback and discussion.
You will also get access to our
exclusive AKT Online Mini Mock Exam after the course - this has
100 questions in the current exam format with feedback and explanations.
The course covers:
Examination technique - keywords to watch out for, question formats
High yield topics - Areas you need to focus on based on examiners feedback, as well as areas which crop up again and again and offer you a lot of marks for a little bit of study time
Statistics made simple - basic statistics for the AKT, interpreting charts and graphs, understanding studies and results tables - all presented with examples in an easy to understand format
Informatics, Legal issues, administration and practice management - Including DVLA regulations, sickness certification, GP contracts, QOF, Caldicott, Mental health Act, etc. These areas are easy marks if you learn the key facts.
Programme:
09.30 Registration
09.45 Welcome and introduction to the AKT
10.00 Tips and techniques for the AKT
10.15 Statistics made simple for the AKT
11.05 AKT Mini Mock 1
11.40 Break for refreshments
12.00 Mini Mock 1 answers, feedback and discussion
12.50 Informatics, practice management and legal issues
13.25 Lunch
14.15 AKT Mini Mock 2
14.55 Mini Mock 2 answers, feedback and discussion
15.50 Break for refreshments
16.10 High yield topics for the AKT
17.15 Questions and answers
17.30 Summary and final tips
17.45 Close
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.
You can find out more about him HERE.Feedback from previous courses:
"Excellent course, liked the course material and the booklet covering the core knowledge and topics."
"Very good presentation covering key areas to focus further revision."
"Very good handouts + notes. High yield topics very helpful, liked mock exams - helpful for time management"
"Stats and health informatics very good"
"Mock exam gave idea of real time and format of exam. Useful tips on revising and areas highlighted by examiners."
"Excellent course, I liked the Hot topics - Dr Rahman always makes things so simple!"
"I am absolutely delighted to say I passed the AKT and I feel your course played an important part in my success and I shall recommend it to any colleagues."
Dr S W - AKT April 2010"Thank you very much for all your help, right from my entrance to GP application to now! I passed the AKT, and got 82.5%! Many thanks for all your help."
Dr H K - AKT January 2010"I am pleased to inform you that I have passed my AKT exam in my 1st attempt and that also as an ST1 within 1st 6 months of my GP training.I scored 76.5 % with passing marks being 67%.I think that your course was very helpful for me in acheiving my success."
Dr S K - AKT January 2010"I am glad to say I passed the AKT exam. many thanks to you, I certainly found the course very useful and it helped me pass the exam."
Dr L A - AKT January 2010"I passed with 74% course really made a big difference really happy since I am ST1. Thanks. "
Dr K M - AKT January 2010"I have cleared my AKT. I' m really glad to have my results. Thanks for a very useful course and practical tips inc the hot topics......it really did help. Thanks to Dr Rahman and all the team of Emedica."
Dr R S - AKT January 2010" Hi, Just wanted to let you know I passed and thank you for your help. Thought that it was a difficult exam - more strange than difficult I would say.
Did well in the stats and admin bit 95% and 90% respectively and not too badly on the medicine! All the best."
Dr S I - AKT October 2009"Delighted to report that I passed the AKT and this was my first attempt. Thank you so much for the wonderful Preparation course
-I got 80% for both the
evidence interpretation and the
organisational questions which was
entirely due to the teaching and advice received from your course. I am now looking forward to your CSA course. Thank you again,"
Dr A M - AKT October 2009"Thank you for
such an amazing course. I found it extremely useful and am happy to say
I passed the AKT exam first time. I will surely be recommending your one day course to my colleagues. Many thanks."
Dr C S - AKT October 2009"Good news, I passed the AKT my overall score is 72.68, very happy about the results as it is
my second attempt. I failed the test first time due to basic errors in preparation and
I believe if I attended the course before the first attempt I would have passed it from the first time, any way thanks a lot for your help."
Dr N S - AKT October 2009" Hi,
Passed my AKT with 85%. Found the one day emedica course very useful
especially for learning statistics and GP management stuff as you presented that in a very clear and concise manner and I struggled trying to understand statistics books prior to that. Thanks."
Dr J A - AKT October 2009 "Dear Dr Rahman, Thanks a lot for your regular support and advise on exam tips. I am pleased to inform you that I have
passed the exam with 79.4%. I found the course really useful and has contributed to the success in the exam. I look forward to attend your CSA course next year.
Thank you once again."
Dr D C - AKT October 2009"Hi Mahibur, Thanks for your support throughout this exam. I passed and this is my first attempt. Your course was very helpful - thanks a million"
Dr N O - AKT October 2009"Just wanted to let you know that I passed the exam!!! I feel very happy and relieved as this was my second attempt. I found the course to be
an excellent source of information and it
gave my revision the direction I needed. I will definitely recommend this course to others and will probably see you again for the CSA preparation course."
Dr M B - AKT April 2009"Just wanted to say a big thank you for your help at the course. I think your course had a lot to do me passing. It was
very relevent and informative. You do have a gift for simplifying information and technique."
Dr K N - AKT April 2009"I passed the AKT and was delighted as
this was my 3rd attempt. Thank you for your useful course and advice."
Dr M N - AKT April 2009"With your help I've passed the AKT at my first attempt, and in my ST1 year! (though I have done a fair amount of surgery/medicine before entering GP training so probably not your typical ST1). I would rate your course materials, and yourself as a speaker, as excellent! Will definately see you in two years for the CSA revision course. Once again many thanks."
Dr R D - AKT April 2009 as an ST1!
"Thankyou for your course I found it useful and am glad to tell you I passed with 74%. Particularly being an ST2 it was tough but your pointers helped guide my revision and I would recomend your course to colleagues."
Dr S J - AKT April 2009"Thank you so much for the very well organised, excellent course in Birmingham that I attended in April. I'm happy to say I passed the AKT and I felt
the course really helped in giving me confidence, better exam technique and pointers on what to look at in the weeks running up to the exam. I did
best in the statistics section which was a subject I was struggling with prior to the course. Thanks again for everything, I will be recommending you!"
Dr J J - AKT April 2009 "Results are out...and I'm pleased to say that I passed with 83% (pass mark 65%). Thanks for running such a good course."
Dr A C - AKT January 2009"I have passed my exam - my score was very good in evidence based and organisational - and all the credit goes to the course. This course was at the right time and was just brilliant - nothing irrelevant
Once again, thanks to the Emedica team"
Dr SS - AKT October 2008"Hi, Passed clearly. Thanks. The crash course was a good wake up call!"
Dr D O - AKT October 2008 "I passed! - thought the stats part of course was excellent and mocks were useful to reassure that I was on the right lines. Thanks for your help"
Dr N L - AKT October 2008 "Hi, Thanks for all your help.... after the third time of asking I passed:)
Thanks again"
Dr M R - AKT October 2008 (Resit candidate)"I am very happy to say that I passed the AKT, I think that attending your course contributed significantly to my success in passing the test as not only did I gain lots of new information on the day but also attending the course opened my eyes about how to better prepare. I am very thankful and I recommend your course to the other trainees. Best Regards"
Dr L A - AKT October 2008