Competence and Excellence in Medical Practice
You’re about to scale the pyramid of learning towards the next written exams. So many times in my role of Medical Education Consultant I’ve been asked – where do I start? What approach do I use? Is it enough to read the (last x) years of Murtagh, Check and AFP and be able to recite […]
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AKT and KFP study plan= Last five years of Check, AFP and Murtagh read back to back three times. NO! NO! NO! Unfortunately I hear this preparation method all the time. The regurgitation of clinical knowledge is unfortunately not the key to competence as a GP – if this was so, then a robot could
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Japanese Proverb Six months ago, I started a journey towards an important goal – running the Melbourne Half Marathon. This will be my fifth (and probably last due to my rapidly expanding injury repertoire), and I am not new to running, but have
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So I am a try-hard long distance runner. I have finished three 1/2 Marathons and have even managed a full one – and didn’t even like running until my late 30s. This year’s challenge is the Melbourne 1/2 Marathon, which ends running into the MCG. I was inspired by this mantra about running long distance: “Running
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