POCKET MSRA: High-yield concepts for the clinical knowledge paper (Book 1)

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The more practice questions you do, the more chance you have of scoring a higher score, it’s that simple. TheScienceofPaediatrics(WillCarroll)–thisisthededicatedtextbookfortheexam.Veryexpensive,butitdoescontainalltheinformationyouneed,andischeaperthananotherattemptattheexam.Trytogetasecondhandorlibrarycopyifyoucan. The MSRA is a computer-based exam which is designed to assess essential competencies. It is currently used for entry in postgraduate medical training for the following specialities: Although the scenarios are relevant to foundation level clinical practice (FY2), it does not aim to simply assess your recall of knowledge, but focuses on your ability to synthesise and apply your medical knowledge appropriately. Format of the Clinical Problem Solving Paper The Clinical Problem Solving Paper is designed to assess your ability to apply your clinical knowledge and make clinical decisions within the context of everyday practice.

Both elements of the exam are based on the Foundation Programme curriculum and are designed to assess how you apply your clinical knowledge to support you to make clinical decisions. How Many Questions in the MSRA? MSRA Paper The 2024 MSRA resource is authored by practising UK doctors who have successfully completed training posts in the past. We know the importance of relevance, accuracy and clarity when spending the limited time you have revising.

MSRA Results

You will be presented with clinical scenarios and required to utilise your judgement and problem solving skills to determine the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Otherremarks:Tobehonest,thisexamwasprobablyharderthanPart2asitincludedsomanyrandombasicsciencetypequestionswhichisn'tparticularlyhelpfultoclinicalpractice-it'sahurdlethatalotofushavetogothroughthough. PassMedicine is a certified review resource that assists you to pass high-stakes medical exams; questions are written by practicing physicians. We have a great ethos of only presenting quality, appropriate questions, and education notes. If you want to discover more extra about the characteristics, Passmedicine allows why not take a free demo. The MSRA is an important part of the assessment process for entry into specialty training at ST1 / CT1 level for many different specialties. In this article Dr Georgina Ormerod shares here experience of how she managed to get one of the highest scores in the country while juggling studying with work and young children, and her tips on how to prepare effectively.There are two types of question (see this video which covers how to approach the two main types of MSRA SJT Question): During the exam there is a glossary of frequently used terms and a list of abbreviations – great to use if you’re less familiar with the UK medical system or if you just have a moment of panic and go blank. It assesses how someone behaves when posed with a potential professional dilemma at work as well as your ability to judge the situation and decide how to approach it. You will be given eight plausible actions for each scenario and asked to select the three most appropriate actions. You will be required to consider the appropriateness of each individual action and select three responses that will fully resolve the situation when used in combination. The Professional Dilemmas Paper is a Situational Judgement Test (SJT) designed to assess your response to situations involving challenging professional dilemmas.

Start revising early: to save yourself the stress that I faced by leaving it late, start preparing at least 3-4 months before and utilise any spare moment you may have while on-call, nights (instead of napping!), lunch breaks, while on the train home etc. You’ll thank yourself later! Get there early, or consider staying in a hotel nearby the night before. Walk to the test centre before the exam, partly to clear your head and calm nerves. They may let you book in earlier than your slot too, so it’s worth deciding if you want to do that.

Structure of MSRA

The best ways to prepare for the PD questions are to pay attention to what’s happening with all members of the multi-disciplinary team around you, and listen to their problems and their resolutions to them. Secondly, you should work through the questions available on Pastest which are the closest to the real exam questions that I’ve found. I was able to whizz through the PD paper, with approximately 20-30 minutes to spare, and still score in the top 2% because I’d worked through every question on Pastest and there was nothing in the real exam that was any different. Prescribing– Advising, authorising or reviewing a patient’s clinical management plan – specifically the use of medicine / drugs.

Many specialties – namely community sexual and reproductive health, general practice, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, psychiatry (core and child and adolescent), and radiology – use the MSRA in selection processes for specialty training. 1 Negative marking is not utilised. Consequently, candidates are encouraged to answer all questions. 1 At a moment when being a junior resident is growing increasingly expensive (think GMC, PMETB, Royal College examination fees), Passmedicine is assigned offering a quality revision study resource at the lowest price to yourself as feasible. This is, in part, achieved by relying on word-of-mouth recommendations rather than funding costly promoting campaigns. If you find Passmedicine valuable, tell a colleague! WouldalsorecommendtheUCDneurologychannel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHdemSStztKaB0A_iqfdiepvRwljoI1dF Pearson VUE provides a generic tutorial which gives you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the controls and screen layout of the exam – useful so you know what to expect when it comes to the exam, so no time is wasted trying to figure these out. Hopefully this has provided you with basic information about the MSRA to help you to begin your preparation for the exam.Additionally, the scores for each paper are banded 1 to 4. Band 1 means that the minimum score has not been achieved. Candidates who score band 1 in either, or both, papers are unable to proceed with their applications. Sample and practice questions for both papers of the MSRA are available here. Additionally, a demo test to enable candidates to familiarise themselves with the controls and screen layout is available here.