Date    : 28^th November 2015 (Saturday)

Time    : 0830 hrs till 1830 hrs

Venue : Education Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester

Description:

This intensive one day revision course is specifically tailored to assist final year medical students prepare for the medical component of the final exam. Taught by a faculty comprising of Consultants and Specialist Registrars, this course will provide the student with a focused revision of pertinent medical topics; highlight the important areas, and; enable them to perform clinical examinations (OSCE) efficiently and present the findings to the examiner in a systematic, concise and logical manner. This course is particularly suitable for students who have done reasonable amount of prior revision but wish to consolidate their knowledge, streamline their thought process, and obtain essential exam-preparation tips from the clinicians.

Mock Theory and OSCE Exam (MEDICAL TOPICS):

A 75-minute mock exam at the end of the course will cover the written component of the exam (progress test, SBA, data interpretation, patient management problem and OSCE).

Topics:

The course, amongst others, will cover the following areas:

• Cardiology (IHD, arrhythmias, heart failure, valvular heart disease and endocarditis)
• Nephrology (ARF, CRF, glomerulonephritis, RRT)
• Respiratory medicine (pneumonia, pleural effusion, obstructive lung disease, lung tumours and respiratory emergencies)
• Haematology
• Endocrinology (DM, HT, adrenal and pituitary diseases)
• Gastroenterology and nutrition
• Infectious diseases (meningitis, travellers' diarrhoea and gastroenteritis)
• Neurology (CNS vascular phenomena, dementia, epilepsy, spinal cord disorders and Parkinson's disease)
• Spot diagnoses of various medical conditions
• Data interpretation