Preparing to pass the FRCA : strategies for exam success [E-Book]

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Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 28, 2016).

'Preparing to Pass the FRCA' equips you with the skills of effective revision and time management to maximise your success. The book takes each element of the FRCA exam and provides tips and techniques on how to approach the different types of questions, and includes worked examples with answers, so that you can undertake your revision accordingly. It will help you to target your revision so you can cover the breadth of topics in the FRCA syllabus and ensure that you structure your revision in an efficient way, as well as helping you to approach the exam and convey your knowledge through writing or speech correctly.

Cover -- Contents -- PART 1 THE ESSENTIALS -- 1 Introduction to adult learning and postgraduateexams -- 2 Motivation -- 3 Time management -- 4 Study skills -- 5 Sort your surroundings -- PART 2 THE PRIMARY FRCA -- 6 The Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) and Single Best Answer (SBA) paper -- 7 The Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) and Structured Oral Exams (SOEs) -- PART 3 THE FINAL FRCA -- 8 The MCQ/SBAs paper -- 9 The Short Answer Question (SAQ) paper -- 10 The Structured Oral Exams (SOEs) -- 11 Summary -- Index -- Detailed Contents -- Part 1 THE ESSENTIALS -- 1 Introduction to adult learning and postgraduate exams -- The opportunity cost -- Managing stress -- Getting help -- Making it happen -- 2 Motivation -- Visualization -- Pass first time -- Make a good attempt -- Timing -- Define your motivation -- Incentivization -- 3 Time management -- Discipline and saboteurs -- Delegation -- Spending time wisely -- Getting started -- Working hours -- Clinical experience -- 4 Study skills -- Accessible aids -- Make your own luck -- Break down the syllabus -- Target the past papers -- Chairman's report -- MCQ practice -- 'Proper' studying -- Say and cover, write and check -- Repetition and retention -- Decide what type of learner you are -- Set objectives -- Avoid distractions -- 5 Sort your surroundings -- Places for studying -- Handling stress -- Staying healthy -- Adequate sleep -- Take some leave -- Exercise -- Mind management -- On the day -- Part 2 The Primary Frca -- 6 The Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) and Single Best Answer (SBA) paper -- Requirements of the MCQ/SBA paper -- Make lists -- Make tables -- Clear your mind -- Repetition -- Study smarter -- Practising MCQs -- The SBA section -- 7 The Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) and Structured Oral Exams (SOEs) -- The OSCE -- The SOE -- After the OSCE and SOE.

PART 3 THE FINAL FRCA -- 8 The MCQ/SBAs paper -- MCQ section -- SBA section -- 9 The Short Answer Question (SAQ) paper -- The questions -- The marking -- Time management -- Handwriting and presentation -- Classification -- Targetting your revision -- Read the question carefully -- In summary -- 10 The Structured Oral Exams (SOEs) -- Preparation: if racing hurdles ... practice hurdles! -- Viva 1a: clinical long case -- Viva 1b: short clinical cases -- Viva 2 -- 11 Summary -- The building blocks of success -- Plan to pass -- Index.

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