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Overview

The teaching faculty is comprised of highly experienced paediatricians. This elite team will help you to have a better grasp of the assessment criteria as well as identifying and explaining the skills needed to succeed at each station. It will also address areas of practice you may find difficult, such as how to conduct a developmental assessment.

The course is highly interactive with videos demonstrations of each station, discussions and workshops with role play with professional actors (Day 2 only). This course also provides a safe learning environment to encourage you to ask questions and share good practice with others preparing for the exam.

Day 1- online

Day 1 will be held via Zoom and consist of highly specialised advice and discussions from experts on each of the exam stations: 

• Communication
• Short Clinical
• Child Development 
• Video
• History Taking and Management Planning

There will also be pre-recorded footage showing good examples of how to approach each station. You will have the opportunity to speak to the paediatric experts and ask questions about each station. 

Please note the start time for this session (7:30 GMT) – this has been organised to support attendance from international exam candidates.

I feel more confident and better informed about what the exam is about

Day 2 – In person at RCPCH in London

Day 2 will give you the opportunity to put all that you learnt during Day 1 into practice. You will be given the opportunity to practice the following stations:

• Communication
• Child Development 
• Video
• History Taking and Management Planning

Please note: We will not be holding practice stations for the Short Clinical station. This is because we do not wish for children to be missing nursery/school to participate in the course. However, there will be videos and discussions about how you can practise the skills required for the Short Clinical station in your everyday work during Day 1 of the course. 

All workshops (except Video) will involve actors just as in the exam and you will receive feedback from our expert clinicians on your performance. There will also be an opportunity to discuss final concerns with faculty at the end of the day.

I will be able to tailor my preparation to what I’ve learned today. This knowledge will also be applicable to my assessment of patients in practice

Aim

To equip paediatric trainees with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the MRCPCH Clinical exam.

I feel more confident, better informed about what the exam is about

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will:

• Be fully aware of the exam format and what to expect in each station type
• Know what is required to reach the expected standard in each station by understanding how the assessment criteria are applied 
• Understand the common pitfalls and how to avoid them 
• Be able to reflect on the knowledge and further revision needed to ensure success in the MRCPCH Clinical exam

Very useful and relevant to guide my revision in a more effective way

Audience 

MRCPCH Clinical exam candidates preparing for the 2025.1 exams

Technical requirements (for Day 1 only)

• Windows or Mac computer (laptop/desktop or tablet)
• An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE). Minimum bandwidth is 600kbps (up/down) and recommended is 1.5 Mbps (up/down)
• Microphone and speaker - either using:
  • the built-in microphone/speaker
  • a headset connected to your laptop/desktop or tablet
• Webcam - either using:
  • the built-in webcam
  • separate webcam connected to your laptop/desktop or tablet

All tutors were amazing, had abundance of knowledge and useful tips.  Very helpful, thank you