1. Roger Tisi Spring Symposium 2016 THE CSA: LEADING YOUR LEARNER TO GUARANTEED SUCCESS

2. THE PROBLEM…

3. OR PUT ANOTHER WAY…

4.  In 3s  We will draw up a list and decide how to spend the time WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

5.  Produced in the aftermath of the JR…  Who has read it?  Who has read the editorial in the BJGP? JOINT RCGP / COGPED STATEMENT

6. WHO IS AT RISK IN THE CSA?

7.  ….differentials are most marked between candidates whose primary medical qualification (PMQ) is from the UK (UKG) and international medical graduates (IMGs). WHO IS AT RISK IN THE CSA?

8. Risk factors for poor performance in the CSA include:  PMQ from outside the UK  a low selection score  older/male candidates  poor performance in the CSA or other MRCGP components. WHO IS AT RISK IN THE CSA?

9. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP?

10.  In 3s  What can you do as educators to help your trainee? WHAT HELPS?

11.  TPDs and ESs should be aware of risk factors for poor performance THE JOINT STATEMENT

12.  Individual GP Schools should have a strategy for CSA preparation THE JOINT STATEMENT

13.  TPDs and ESs should receive training on all three components of the MRCGP THE JOINT STATEMENT

14.  ESs should develop a joint CSA preparation plan with their trainee at the beginning of their ST3 year THE JOINT STATEMENT

15.  ESs should ensure their trainees have access to a broad case mix from across the GP curriculum THE JOINT STATEMENT

16.  ESs should ensure that they observe their trainees regularly and provide feedback on their performance THE JOINT STATEMENT

17.  ESs should benchmark their assessment decisions with other Trainers particularly if they have concerns about their trainee’s progress. THE JOINT STATEMENT

18.  Trainees who fail the CSA should be debriefed by their ES and TPD and a remediation plan put in place before another attempt is made THE JOINT STATEMENT

19.  "We only think when we are confronted with problems.”  John Dewey THE “PROBLEM” TRAINEE

20.  "For every complex problem there is a solution that is concise, clear, simple, and wrong." H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956), American Journalist, Essayist, and Editor