DR A SULAKSHANA TPD LUTON VTS SETEMBER BLOCK 2016 AKT DR A SULAKSHANA TPD LUTON VTS SETEMBER BLOCK 2016

Your Questions

My Questions General How do we prepare for it? What does it comprise of? Which topics are most likely to come up? What is the proportional representation of topics within the AKT? How often does it take place? How much does it cost? How do we book the exam? When is it best to take it? Etc etc etc…….

AKT YOU MUST VISIT THIS SECTION Many of the queries are very well dealt with on the RCGP website at: Home/Training/MRCGP exam/Applied Knowledge test (AKT) Link http://www.rcgp.org.uk/training-exams/mrcgp-exams- overview/mrcgp-applied-knowledge-test-akt.aspx YOU MUST VISIT THIS SECTION 1. Tips and Tricks (Ask the group to share with the person next to them how they would best prepare for this exam)- then share with the group 2.How do you check your intuition? Can you mark your intuition? Question your peers way of thinking/what is the basis of their intuition? 3. Problems: Is it knowledge? Is it language? Is it application?

Resources Worth reading the examiners reports over last 3 years available on RCGP website Look for patterns and topics which frequently result in poor scores but don’t forget the rest! Books, E peps, EKU, Courses, Online resources like Pass test etc

Some General Information The RCGP AKT Presentation contains all links to any questions you may want answered. However to make it interesting lets do a quiz! Go through the Google AKT MRCGP website for them briefly at this point if need

AKT Quiz 1. The AKT consists of 300 questions (1 point) 2. The exam lasts 3 hours (1 point ) 3. The exam is held monthly (1 point) 4. It is held in test centers (3 points) 5. It costs approx £200 plus VAT (1 point) T F F T who knows?

TRUE OR FALSE AKT can be taken in ST1, ST2 or ST3 year It can be taken any number of times as long as you have a training number The pass mark is usually close to 80% at each sitting The average pass mark at most AKT is around 60-70% Cumulative pass rate after 3 attempts in the AKT remains at 60% which confirms that poor performance in the AKT is linked to poor candidates F,F,T,F,F

TRUE OR FALSE It is unusual to have answers to questions where “do nothing” or “normal” responses may be required It is better to avoid “educated guesses” in this exam and skip questions you don’t know answers to It is better to spend more time on questions you are likely to get right! F, F, F

Examiner’s report Pass rates April 16 Jan 15 All candidates (1478) 72.5% 75.8 ST2 first-time takers (1102) 77.4% 82.3 ST3 first-time takers (87) 74.7% 67.3 ST2s do better than ST3s!

Examiner’s report Marks for each section can vary from year to year April 2016 Jan 2015 ‘Clinical medicine’ (160 questions) 73.2% 77.1 ‘Evidence interpretation’ (20 questions) 69.7% 77.2 ‘Organisational’ (20 questions) 70.8% 74.8

Examiner’s report Difficult areas for trainees in 2015 Patient safety and quality of care: medicines management issues and safe prescribing. The GP in the wider professional environment: administration and regulatory frameworks, ethical issues. Care of children and young people child development, diagnosis of acute and serious illness, and prescribing for children.

Examiner’s report Difficult areas for trainees in 2015 Women’s health Includes areas such as contraception and pregnancy. Care of people with eye problems. Particularly the management of acute eye problems Care of people with metabolic problems Diabetes, both type1 and type 2 Many of these issues arise year after year

How do we Teach for the AKT? Here in the VTS that is…..

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