The CSA Exam: Maximizing your Success

Written by a team of practising GPs and CSA examiners, in collaboration with the recent CSA Role–Player Lead responsible for training and quality–assuring the work of the simulated patients in the exam, The CSA Exam: Maximizing your Success is a key resource for trainees and their trainers, in preparing for this component of the MRCGP assessment. Designed to help readers prepare and master the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to pass, it focuses on what is truly expected by examiners and demystifies all aspects of the exam.

Giving insight into how candidates and trainers can maximize their potential, The CSA Exam: Maximizing your Success includes:
Essential Learning Points, and Hints and Tips on Getting Started , The Consultation and On the Day
Advice on applying an ethical approach to consultations and dealing with possible areas of concern
A variety of cases, to help practise exam technique and to aid candidates in the creation of their own cases
A companion website at www.wiley.com/go/Roberts/CSAExam featuring 18 video clips to accompany the written cases and marking schemes

Taking an approach to preparation which looks at the candidate, simulated patients and the assessment itself, The CSA Exam: Maximizing your Success provides MRCGP candidates and GP trainers with an invaluable and unique resource for success in the exam.

ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

FOREWORD
Sanjiv Ahluwalia

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PART 1

1.THE CANDIDATE Maximising Your Potential in the CSA
Rachel Roberts

2.THE SIMULATED PATIENT What You can learn from the Patients
David Russell

3.THE ASSESSMENT ITSELF – What to Expect
Simon Ormerod

4.ETHICS – Dealing with Challenging Situations
Anjum Iqbal

5.CREATING & ROLE–PLAYING YOUR OWN CSA–TYPE CASE
David Russell

6.USING THE EXAMINERS FEEDBACK STATEMENTS
Simon Ormerod

7.STRATEGIES FOR CANDIDATE CONCERNS WITH THE CSA
Rachel Roberts

8.LEARNING POINTS COLLATED

PART 2

A PALETTE OF 13 CSA–TYPE CASES

The first seven cases, marked with a V , are available as video clips on the companion website

INTRODUCTION

1. Alan Arterton [V]

2. Isabel Chalk [V]

3. Jason Brown [V]

4. Ian Marsden  [V]

5. Gavin South [V]

6. Louise Bradley [V]

7. Jenny Stanley [V]

8. Harry Evans

9. Shona Baker

10. Amelia Kowalski

11. Thomas Smith

12. Debbie Wells

13. Ashia Pollock