•The AKT is designed to test the application of knowledge and interpretation of information •Each question is intended to explore a topic of which an ordinary GP could be expected to have a working knowledge

•An “evolution” from the previous MCQ •A three hour, 200 item multiple-choice •Delivered on a computer terminal at an invigilated test centre •Offered initially three times a year Oct/Nov, Jan/Feb, April/May •No limit to the number of attempts •A pass will be valid for three years only •Can be attempted at any time during GP specialist training (GPST), but most appropriately at end ST2-beginning ST3

Question writing

•Scenarios derived from clinical work •Practice issues •Topical •All questions are referenced and the draft questions are then carefully scrutinised by a panel of other question writers. •Remember that all question writers are working GPs

 

•Core clinical medicine and its application to problem solving in a general practice context –80% of items •Critical appraisal and evidence based clinical practice –10% of items •Ethical and legal issues as well as the organisational structures that support UK general practice –10% of items

 

How to pass –helpful hints ? aquire knowledge and know how to apply that knowledge (contextualise it) . attend VTS/look things up as arise in GP/hospital/attend other courses. Practise, practise & practise:-as many MCQs as possible. Read around weak areas . Evidence- Quite a lot of questions will be based on recent literature. So get to grips with the evidence for common conditions.The questions for the multiple-choice paper are derived from review articles and journals. Therefore in preparing for this component of the examination you should cast your eye over several of these publications regularly. Read effectively. Remember; concentrate on review articles and the BMJ text clinical evidence 10% on critical appraisal and EBM and another 10% on health informatics and organisational aspects. The clinical domain is limitless but critical appraisal, EBM, health informatics and organisational stuff are much more contained. Therefore, don't neglect these areas as the questions relating to them are pretty easy to pick up. AKT: common problem areas and guidance for ST Sample questions-please note have to pay!

AKT Feedback -from recent examinations Yorkshire pass rates

Notices

 

Educational Supervision

New trainees will have a formative meeting in September .Please contact your supervisor.The next ES meeting for all will be at the end of December/January.

 

All -become familair with new study leave policy

 

HDR  New format-

Some sessions at HDR will be split between ST1 and ST2/3 to accomodate the different needs at the stages of training-especially for AKT/CSA.see ST2/3 notes.

also link on problem based learning

 

HDR planning form to be used for all sessions

e-portfolio update from rcgp

Launch Pad The Exit course for ST3s in the East  21.3.12

Harrogate ARCP Panel 12.6.12
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