Starting from December 2017, the final FRCR part A module will be examined in one single sitting instead of 6 separate papers.
Regardless of the format change, I feel that the preparation for final FRCR part A remains the same.
Instead of trying to eat the whole cake in one bite, it is far easier and digestible to cut the cake into several pieces.
The second reason is the SBA (single-best answer) books available in the market are designed for the old exam format. These are great books, some come with explanation in the answer section, for example this book by Stuart Currie et al, which I highly recommend as "starter":
Other SBA books that has been around for years, and personally, has been essential to passing the exam are as follow. I recommend that you leave the 'MasterPass' series until you have a good grip on the respective topics, as their questions tend to be more tricky. This will serve as a checkpoint that you have fully understood the required knowledge.
'MasterPass' module 1-3 'MasterPass' module 4-6 The 'Get Through' series
'MasterPass' module 1-3 'MasterPass' module 4-6 The 'Get Through' series
Here are links my notes according to the 6 body systems.
These notes focus on comparison among 2 or more pathologies that share some similarities. These are the favourite questions tested on in the final part A.
These notes focus on comparison among 2 or more pathologies that share some similarities. These are the favourite questions tested on in the final part A.
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular
- Thoracic pathology
- Vascular pathology
- Pulmonary embolism: Chronic vs Acute PE CT features
- Thrombosed aneurysm vs Chronic aortic dissection
- Paediatric chest pathology
- Musculoskeletal and Trauma
- Gastrointestinal
- Genito-urinary, Adrenal, Obstetrics/Gynaecology and Breast
- Paediatric
- Central nervous system, and Head and Neck
- Congenital pathology
- Pineal region pathology
- AIDS related pathology
- Intra-axial pathology
- Extra-axial pathology
- Dermoid vs Epidermoid vs Arachnoid cyst
- CPA lesion Cerebellopontine Schwannoma vs Cerebellopontine Meningioma
- Sellar lesion Craniopharyngioma vs Rathke pouch cyst
- Orbital pathology
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