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The Maudsley trainee guide to the CASC : preparing for the MRCPsych CASC examination / edited by Dan Cleall, Samantha Perera, Christopher Travers ; illustrations by Robert Birkbeck.

Cambridge eBooks: Frontlist 2021 Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Cleall, Dan, editor.
Travers, Christopher, editor.
Perera, Samantha, editor.
Series:
Cambridge medicine (Series)
Cambridge medicine
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Psychiatry--Examinations, questions, etc.
Psychiatry.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxii, 310 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Summary:
Written by graduates of the internationally renowned Maudsley Training Programme, who have all recently sat the CASC examination, this book provides clear, practical guidance to passing the Royal College of Psychiatrists' CASC. Divided according to psychiatric subspecialties, each chapter includes practice clinical scenarios. These clinical scenarios are broken down into candidate instructions, actor instructions and constructive candidate feedback. This enables candidates to practice not only with their clinical peers, but with friends and family as well. An additional chapter is dedicated to practical information about the exam and tips for the day to further equip readers in what to expect, and reduce anxieties about the exam itself. Another chapter is specifically devoted to addressing the needs of international and BAME medical graduates. Relevant and reliable throughout, this is a must-have resource for psychiatric trainees looking to improve their clinical skills and gain their MRCPsych qualification.
Contents:
Cover
Half-title
Title page
Copyright information
Dedication
Contents
List of Contributors
References
Forewords
Preface
The Story of This Book
On Friendship
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 The CASC
The Examination
Eligibility
Format
Candidate Instructions
Actors
Examiners
Frequently Asked Questions
Where Does the CASC Take Place?
When Does the CASC Take Place?
What Should I Wear?
What Do I Need to Bring on Exam Day?
What Can I Bring into the Exam?
Are There Rest Stations?
What Should I Do for Lunch?
What's It Like in the Examination Hall?
Where Should I Stay?
How Do I Get There?
How Is the Day Structured?
How Much Does the CASC Cost?
Are There Video Demonstrations of CASC Stations?
Will I Be Expected to Use Alcohol Gel in Physical Examination Stations?
How Is the CASC Marked?
When Are the CASC Results Published?
Will I Receive Feedback after the Exam?
I Require Alternative Arrangements to Sit the CASC - How Do I Organise This?
Chapter 2 How to Prepare for the CASC and How to Use This Book
How to Prepare for the CASC
Building Fluency
Promoting Constructive Criticism
Building Momentum at the Right Time
Encouraging Kindness
How to Use This Book
Practice Stations
Mimicking the Exam
Feedback
Final Tip
Chapter 3 International Medical Graduates and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Candidates
The Current Climate
Recognising the Extra Challenges
Challenge One: Simulated Patients
Challenge Two: Language
Challenge Three: Paternalistic versus Patient-Centric Medicine
Challenge Four: Familiarity
The International Medical Graduate Practice Plan
Use Groups
Film Yourself
Contact Successful IMG Colleagues
Positivity
Prize.
References
Part II Practice Stations
Chapter 4 General Adult Psychiatry
Station 4.1 (90 Seconds)
Actor Instructions
Feedback Domains
Differential Diagnosis
Additional Relevant History
Risk Assessment
Communication
Author's Note
Station 4.2 (90 Seconds)
Knowledge
Station 4.3 (4 Minutes)
Management
Biological
Psychological
Social
Station 4.4 (90 Seconds)
Explanation
Station 4.5 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.6 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.7 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.8 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.9 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.10 (90 Seconds)
Author's Note.
Station 4.11 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.12 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.13 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.14 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.15 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.16 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.17 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.18 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.19 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.20 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.21 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.22 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.23 (4 Minutes).
Candidate Instructions
Station 4.24 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.25 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.26 (90 Seconds)
Differential Diagnoses
Station 4.27 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.28 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.29 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.30 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.31 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.32 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.33 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.34 (90 Seconds)
Station 4.35 (90 Seconds).
Station 4.36 (4 Minutes)
Station 4.37 (4 Minutes)
Physical Examinations
Station 4.38 (90 Seconds)
Examination
Introduction
Abstraction
Frontal Release Signs
Close
Station 4.39 (90 Seconds)
Inspection
Tone
Power
Reflexes
Coordination
Sensation
Gait
Upper Limbs
Screening Test
Cranial Nerves
Station 4.40 (90 Seconds)
General Inspection
Anterior Chest
Posterior Chest
Ankles
Station 4.41 (90 Seconds)
EPSE Examination
Station 4.42 (90 Seconds)
Eye Examination
Thyroid Gland Examination
To Complete the Examination, the Candidate Checks the Following:
Station 4.43 (90 Seconds)
Additional Relevant History.
Examination.
Notes:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).
ISBN:
1-009-03803-6
1-009-03876-1
1-911623-51-6
OCLC:
1295272220

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