Competence and Excellence in Medical Practice
She sat and stared, entranced and scared, into nowhere. Her knobbly knees pulled up obtusely by her spindly arms, cradled by her sullen face. Dark eyes, but compliant and waiting. I called her by name, and an automated, shuffling gait arrived her in quiet into my room. There was no response to my introduction […]
Silence is golden – Diagnostic acumen requires so much more than knowing the facts Read More »
Doctor’s are very clever human beings – so why do we struggle with assessment, and in particular, why do we feel that it doesn’t measure our clinical practice accurately? The answer lies in Johari’s window which is a framework to understand the ‘self’. Understanding the RACGP curriculum is the KEY to looking through Johari’s window.
Cracking the curriculum – the KEY to RACGP exam success Read More »
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With the release of exam results, there is always much social media discussion – commiserations for those that had difficulty passing, jubilation from those that did, and questions from the candidates in waiting about how they should approach the challenge. What is often forgotten is that the exams are just a ‘slice’ of attaining Fellowship
How to bake a competency cake Read More »
And the cognitive bias of the week is…..ZEBRA RETREAT! In my previous blogs I’ve been exploring the importance of generating a broad differential list early in the diagnostic process. This is particularly important to mitigate against biases such as premature closure and affective bias (‘gut-feel’). If we have generated a good differential list, it should
Retreat! It’s a zebra… Read More »
By this time next week the KFP will be done and dusted, BUT there is still an opportunity to prepare for a home run in this important game. Using the KFP CAATCHHH strategy will help. Practice it during the week but more importantly practice it on the day and check your answers carefully. MOST
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