Tips for Revision

What should I revise?

The exam itself normally takes about 2 hours and assesses all aspects of general medicine, general surgery and the clinical specialties. As a minimum, you should therefore brush up on paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, psychiatry, ENT, dermatology and ophthalmology.

What are the best materials to revise from?

The best way to optimise your chances for the exam is to do as many practice questions as you can. Unfortunately there are no "past papers." This website is designed to help in that regard, offering questions in the same style and format as the exam.

You will find many of the questions assess knowledge expected of a FY1/ PRHO doctor and at a similar detail to that found in the Oxford handbook of clinical specialties and the Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. The Oxford Handbook of General Practice is unlikely to be of much benefit.

You may also find fast-reading texts such as the lecture notes series helpful, but do not waste your time focusing on minutiae - think clinical! think relevant!

Where can I find out more?

You can try the national recruitment website for further details. http://www.gprecruitment.org.uk/vacancies/stage2.htm.