Aims and Objectives of the Course
Our course aims to prepare you for a career in primary care.
To achieve this we follow the curriculum defined by the national MRCGP examination, which we encourage you all to take (and of course to pass!). We feel that this helps define the scope of the course and helps you with at least some of your exam preparation.
Even if you are not planning on taking the membership examination immediately, we hope that the content of the course will still reflect your current needs as a new primary care physician.
The MRCGP examination covers the following key areas:
A. Factual (mainly clinical) knowledge
B. Evolving knowledge: uncertainty, hot topics, qualitative research
C. Evidence-based medicine
D. Critical appraisal skills
E. Application of knowledge: justification, prioritising, audit
F. Problem solving: general applications
G. Problems solving: case specific, clinical management
H. Personal care: matching principals to individual patients
I. Written communication
J. Consulting skills
K. Practice context: team issues, practice management, business skills
L. Regulatory framework of general practice
M. The wider context: medico-political, legal and societal issues
N. Ethnic and transcultural issues
O. Values and attitudes: ethics, integrity, consistency and caritas
P. Self awareness: insight, reflective learning, "the doctor as person"
Q. Commitment to maintaining standards: personal and professional growth, CME
In effect these are the main curriculum objectives for our course.
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Last update: 01 October 2006