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Chapter 2 - The MRCPsych: Preparing Trainees and Improving Courses

from Section 1 - Teaching and Preparation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2022

By
Jayne Greening ,
Erin Turner ,
Gareth Rees ,
Caroline Winkle ,
Eleanor Dryhurst  and
Radhika Kanessan
Edited by
Sarah Huline-Dickens  and
Patricia Casey
Sarah Huline-Dickens
Affiliation:
Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth
Patricia Casey
Affiliation:
Hermitage Medical Clinic, Dublin
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Summary

Changes to the Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) examination and the current COVID-19 pandemic require adaptation of existing teaching and training for core psychiatry trainees. With the General Medical Council (GMC) also limiting the number of times that a candidate can attempt the MRCPsych examination, there is growing pressure to ensure that course organizers are maximizing trainees’ potential to pass. Using our experiences of running MRCPsych courses in Birmingham and Keele we discuss how courses can be developed to best prepare trainees for the MRCPsych written papers and the Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC).

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Clinical Topics in Teaching Psychiatry
A Guide for Clinicians
 , pp. 18 - 28
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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