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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.
