Steph Ezekwe and Sammy Sundar How to 5th Year Steph Ezekwe and Sammy Sundar Feedback: https://tinyurl.com/mededyear5

What this session will cover Year 5 Exams Path Firms Writtens PACES General advice/summary Textbooks and resources

Year 5 Exams Pathology Chemical Pathology, Haematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Histopathology (inc. 5 SBAs on ethics/law) 3h paper 75 EMQs 50 VSAs 50 SBAs Writtens 3h paper 144 SBAs 36 VSAs PACES 8 x 15 min stations, 2 mins between each 2 Psych 2 O&G 2 Paeds 2 GP

Path Learning content ≈ 1st and 2nd year Lecture slides (inc. week 0!) MedED Path guide (available from January) MedED Path Lecture Series (from January) Past paper questions (see Facebook group) Blackboard quizzes Meeran’s book (SBAs and EMQs in Clinical Pathology) Passmedicine Brainscape

5 step plan for Path Go through lecture notes/slides + Path guide Follow up each lecture/topic with EMQs/SBA Identify gaps in your knowledge and high yield topics -> discuss with a friend and teach/quiz each other Repeat the process again, but quicker this time Practise past paper questions and become confident with the high yield facts

Specialties Firms Writtens PACES

Firms Paeds Psych O&G A&E Community/developmental paeds Paeds is huge! Try to learn on firms Understand the healthy child programme Learn developmental milestones, vaccination schedule and normal obs early Psych Community Psych Liaison Psych Drug and Alcohol Psychopharmacology Psychotherapies Mental Health Act Pay attention to how doctors communicate/ useful phrases O&G Examine examine examine Obstetric triage Don’t forget gynae! Specialist clinics can be very useful e.g. urogynae, subfertility, obs endo clinic Listen to how doctors explain conditions/ procedures

Firms Other useful firms GP GUM - O&G Derm - Paeds

Writtens Paeds Paediatrics Topics app Lissauer’s Sofia MedED Specialties Lecture Series (Apr/May) Passmedicine Lupton’s book (450 SBAs in Clinical Specialties) Get Ahead NICE Guidelines Exam: think timing and tiring Psych PRN Crash Course Rapid Psychiatry O&G Impey Ten Teachers RCOG (Green Top Guidelines)

5 step plan for Writtens Be attentive on the big 3 firms, attend all tutorials and become familiar with common conditions Fill in the gaps in your knowledge with textbooks, NICE guidelines, patient.co.uk for the conditions you encounter on your placement Questions! (Lupton’s Specialties book, Get Ahead books) Questions!! (Passmedicine) Questions!!! (past paper bank) and become confident with high yield topics (Passmed has specific quizzes for high yield topics!)

PACES MedED 5th year mentoring scheme (now?) MedED Mock PACES (Mar) MedED PACES Guide (Mar) PACES Group Write your own stations (so you learn the guidelines too!) Use real mark schemes to give feedback Share stations with your friends Organise your own Mock PACES - practice the stamina Past stations (see Facebook group) Patient.co.uk, NHS Choices, RCOG PILS, GOSH PILS Watch Year 5 PACES Examiner Training on Panopto

5 step plan for PACES Learn the different histories and examinations Practice on firms with real patients! Ask doctors and patients for feedback Learn management of conditions and how to counsel using patient.co.uk scripts. Form PACES groups and practice Practice past stations and mock PACES

General Advice/Summary Do your own thing Don’t compare your progress with others Everything will fall into place (trust us!) Look after yourselves and each other - don’t burn out Pace yourself Enjoy 5th year!

Textbooks PSYCH O&G PAEDS

Question books, banks and other resources PATH WRITTENS

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