| Preface |
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| About the Authors |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Illustrations |
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| General Disclaimer |
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| Section 1: The Written Exam |
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1 Introduction to the Written Exam |
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Why Does The RACP Have a Written Exam? |
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When is the Best Time to Sit? |
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How Long Does It Take to Prepare for the Written Exam? |
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Am I Ready to Sit This Exam? |
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Decision Made. Sitting the Written |
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One Year Out-What to Do Before You Even Start Studying |
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3 How to Start Studying for the Written Exam |
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15 | (5) |
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Advice from Registrars on Studying and Keeping Sane(ish) |
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Evidence-Based Study-Break It Down! |
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Getting Down to Work-How to Start Studying |
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4 Topics That Need to Be Covered for the Written Exam |
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What is My Goal? Why Am I Putting Myself Through This? |
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How to Think Like An Examiner for the Written Exam |
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Organising Your Study Time-A Plan of Attack |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (4) |
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Immunology-Special Mention |
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Visual Material in the Exam |
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General Principles That Make Study Groups Effective |
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What Do You Do at Study Group? |
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6 Now We Know How to Study, What Stuff Do We Study From? |
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39 | (14) |
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Comprehensive List of Resources for Wallpapering Your Mind |
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Textbooks and Online Resources |
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Other Useful Textbooks and Resources |
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46 | (2) |
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Technological Advances to Help With Your Study |
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Journals: A Suggested Approach |
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49 | (1) |
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7 Old FRACP Exam Questions |
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Without Us, or You, Breaking the Rules, How Can the Modern Candidate Cope Without FRACP Past and Remembered Papers? |
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What is the Point of Doing Old FRACP and Course Questions? |
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8 Two-Week Revision Courses |
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Dunedin FRACP Written Examination Revision Course |
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58 | (1) |
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FRACP Written Exam Prep Course-Melbourne |
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Royal Prince Alfred BPT Exam Revision Course-Sydney |
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Short Courses Worthy of Consideration |
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9 Putting It All Together-The Final Three Months |
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63 | (6) |
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Practicalities of Getting to the Exam |
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63 | (1) |
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Keeping as Calm as Possible |
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Leading Up to the Big Day-The Weeks Before |
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64 | (1) |
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On the Day-How to Get Through the Exam |
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66 | (3) |
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69 | (2) |
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What to Do If You Don't Pass |
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| Section 2: The Clinical Exam |
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11 Introduction to the FRACP Clinical Exam |
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Why Is There a Clinical Exam? |
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Getting Your Timing Right: When to Sit the Clinical Exam |
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12 The Clinical Exam Marking Schedule |
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13 Two Weeks of Ground Work |
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Three Key Parts to Passing the Clinical Exam |
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How to Get Humble and Ask for Help |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (4) |
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92 | (4) |
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96 | (2) |
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Personal Appearance-First Impressions Count |
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The 'Infection Control' Effect |
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14 How to Start-Doing Your First Practice Cases |
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A Few Tricks of the Trade |
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Practising Cases-Who Can Help You the Most? |
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Who Can Help Me Pass This Exam? |
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Mock Exams: Well Worth the Humiliation |
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109 | (2) |
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15 An Introduction to the Long Case |
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What is a Long Case Anyway? |
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Point to Prove in the Long Case |
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Practising for Long Cases |
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How Many Long Cases Should You Do? |
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Practicalities of Practising |
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What to Do If There Aren't Enough Patients to See |
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Taking Orderly Notes for Your Long Case |
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Role of the Study Group for the Long Case |
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16 Mastering and Presenting your Long Case |
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A Suggested Style for Long Case Presentation |
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Organising Your Presentation |
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126 | (2) |
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127 | (1) |
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Presenting a Case Well-Speech and Drama 101 |
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127 | (1) |
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Presentation Template That Worked for Us |
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128 | (10) |
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138 | (1) |
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Sentences That Save Time and Sound Slick |
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139 | (2) |
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17 Special Points for Paediatric Cases |
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Specific Points About the Paediatric Long Case |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (5) |
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149 | (4) |
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18 Secret Long Case Species |
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The Chronic Disease Long Case |
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153 | (1) |
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The Single Problem Long Case |
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154 | (1) |
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The Diagnostic Dilemma Long Case |
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154 | (1) |
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19 Top Long Case Tips from Candidates and Examiners |
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Long Case Advice from Candidates |
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161 | (3) |
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Long Case Advice from Examiners |
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164 | (3) |
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20 Suggested Approach to a Maori Patient in the Long Case |
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167 | (4) |
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Long Case 1- Multiple Medical Problem Management |
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171 | (7) |
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Long Case 2- Complicated Diabetes Case |
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178 | (7) |
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Long Case 3- Diagnostic Long Case |
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185 | (8) |
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Long Case 4- Adolescent Single Problem Long Case with Transition of Care |
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193 | (10) |
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203 | (14) |
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23 An Introduction to the Short Case |
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217 | (6) |
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Marking Schedule for the Short Case |
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217 | (1) |
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Points to Prove in the Short Case |
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218 | (5) |
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Part 1: Examination Routine-How to Practise |
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223 | (7) |
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Part 2: Presenting a Short Case |
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230 | (3) |
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Part 3: The Short Case Discussion (Grilling) |
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233 | (6) |
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25 Short Case Advice from Registrars |
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239 | (4) |
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243 | (14) |
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27 Putting It All Together for the Clinical Exam-One Month Out |
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257 | (8) |
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What is Your Presentation Style? |
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257 | (1) |
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General Advice About Style |
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258 | (1) |
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Personalities That Fail the Clinical Exam |
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259 | (6) |
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28 The Lead-Up to the Exam |
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265 | (6) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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The Morning of the Exam-Staying Calm |
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266 | (1) |
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Getting Through Exam Day-Tips From Registrars |
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267 | (1) |
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Final Advice From Examiners |
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268 | (3) |
| Section 3: The F-words-Freedom, Failure, Feedback, Family, Finding Patients and Fellowship |
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271 | (52) |
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273 | (2) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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The Official Feedback Session |
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30 How to Fail -The Outsider's Guide to the FRACP Exam |
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Chapter Author: Dr. Roderick Ryan, General Physician, Box Hill |
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275 | (1) |
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'I Failed the FRACP Exam-What Shall I Do?' |
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Tips for Coping with Failure in the Written Exam |
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277 | (1) |
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Tips for Coping with Failure in the Clinical Exam |
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278 | (1) |
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Seven Key Clinical Exam Skills that Must be Mastered by Those Who Have Failed |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (2) |
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31 Paying It Forward-How to Provide Feedback for Practice Cases |
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283 | (8) |
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284 | (1) |
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Feedback for Clinical Exams |
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284 | (7) |
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32 Studying for the Exams with a Family on Board |
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Chapter Author: Dr. Robert Wakuluk, Advanced Trainee, Auckland |
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291 | (4) |
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33 Organising the Clinical Exam |
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295 | (12) |
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295 | (1) |
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Organising the People and the Space |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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Types of Cases You Need to Find |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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'Mind-Map' and Other Spreadsheets |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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What Examiners Tell the Patients |
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304 | (3) |
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34 Preparing for Your Medical Interview |
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Chapter Author: Dr Nalin Wickramasuriya, Consultant Paediatrician |
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Trap Number 1- Giving a Straight Answer to a Straight Question |
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309 | (3) |
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The Three Goals of an Interview |
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309 | (1) |
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Trap Number 2- The Short Case/Viva Complex |
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Trap Number 3- Preparing for the Interview Like an Exam |
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Trap Number 4- Talking Posh on the Day of the Interview |
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314 | (1) |
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Trap Number 5- Not Planning Your Response When the Interviewer Asks You a Question |
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315 | (2) |
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317 | (4) |
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I Passed. What Advanced Training Programme Should I Apply For? |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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36 OK, We'll Stop Talking Now! |
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321 | (2) |
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| Index |
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