Training

I have been asked to talk about preparation for the Journal Evaulation section.

Here are my thoughts:

Day 1 (am):

• Essay Questions
• Short Notes Questions
• TOTAL TIME: 3hrs

Day 1 (pm):

• Short Answer Questions (Clinical Cases)
• Journal Evaluation
• TOTAL TIME: 3hrs

Day 2:

• Day 1 Practical

Day 3:

Having passed the FRCPath in Medical Microbiology and Virology recently, I thought it would be useful to share my 10 step plan to exam success.

These are¹:

An instructional video funded by the Department of Health can be found here. (MPEG-1) Format.

AMH.

1. Cardiobacterium valvarum: look at the large zone of inhibition around the antibiotic disc.

Group C & Group G Streptococci:

Several species of streptococci that carry the Lancefield group C or G antigens occasionally cause infections similar to those of Str. pyogenes. Most of these species have their primary habitat in horses, cattle and pigs, but some strains have become adapted to the human host and then produce some of the virulence factors primarily associated with Str. pyogenes. They can cause