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Succeeding in the MRCS Part B Exam

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Nikhil Pawa &; Efthymios Ypsilantis. Pages: 434 Size: 4.83 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Bpp Learning Media Ltd
Published: 05 April, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781472729408

Do you want to pass the MRCS Part B exam first time and with a high score? Are you looking for a comprehensive MRCS Part B revision book? This clear and concise revision guide has been written to aid surgical trainees in the effective preparation for the new format MRCS Part B examination. The book covers material on all five broad content areas of the OCSE format and includes a detailed section on effective communication skills. Chapters are structured in a logical manner with examples from the examination. Text is provided in short bullet points and simplified diagrams. Important references regarding trials and national guidelines have been added for further preparation. This clear and time saving MRCS Part B revision guide is written by doctors who have excelled in the MRCS Part B. It provides practice scenarios similar to what you will face in the exam. It addresses the five key areas you will be examined on:

  • anatomy and surgical pathology;
  • surgical skills and patient safety;
  • communication skills;
  • applied surgical science and critical care; and,
  • clinical skills in history taking and physical examination.

It is structured according to Royal College of Surgeons Guidelines and content of the exam. It includes important references for further reading. This engaging and easy to use revision guide will provide you with everything you need to know to fully prepare for all aspects of the MRCS Part B exam, and is an essential book for anyone serious in excelling in this exam.

Lecture Notes: General Surgery, 13th ed.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Ellis, Clinical Anatomist Harold Pages: 448 Size: 16.66 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 26 February, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781118742037

General Surgery Lecture Notes continues to be an invaluable, appealing and approachable resource for thousands of medical students and surgical trainees throughout the world. This comprehensive guide focuses on the fundamentals of general surgery, and systematically covers all the clinical surgical problems that a student may encounter and about which they need to know. Fully revised and updated to reflect the rapid changes which are taking place in surgical practice, this 50th anniversary edition:

  • Includes principles of treatment written at student level to aid understanding
  • Features full colour illustrations throughout
  • Is a perfect review text for medical students as well as junior surgeons taking the MRCS examination and other postgraduate surgical examinations

Trusted by generations of medical students, the clinical emphasis of General Surgery Lecture Notes makes this an essential purchase for all those wishing to learn more about general surgery.

OSH Surgical Oncology

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: M Asif Chaudry and Marc Christopher Winslet
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Print ISBN-13: 9780199237098
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199237098.001.0001

This resource is an essential accompaniment for all higher surgical trainees from MRCS to the exit FRCS and EBSQ exams, and will be particularly useful for trainees rotating between surgical subspecialties, as well as having wide appeal to other members of the multidisciplinary team.

EMQs for the MRCS Part A

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Sri G. Thrumurthy … [et Al.].
Pages: 176 Size: 1.76 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 24 January, 2013
eISBN-13: 9780191656033

Specifically designed to help candidates revise for the MRCS exam, this book features 250 extended matching questions divided into 96 themes, covering the whole syllabus. Containing everything candidates need to pass the MRCS Part A EMQ section of the exam, the book focuses intensively on topics relating to principles of surgery-in-general, including peri-operative care, post-operative management and critical care, surgical technique and technology, management and legal issues in surgery, clinical microbiology, emergency medicine and trauma management, and principles of surgical oncology. The high level of detail included within the questions and their explanations allows effective self-assessment of knowledge and quick identification of key areas requiring further attention. Varying approaches to extended matching questions are used, giving effective exam practice and guidance through revision and exam technique. This includes clinical case questions, positively-worded questions, requiring selection of the most appropriate of relatively correct answers; `two-step` or `double-jump` questions, requiring several cognitive steps to arrive at the correct answer; as well as factual recall questions, prompting basic recall of facts.