Monday, December 05, 2011

Resources for GP AKT exams

The following resources may be of interest to GP trainees preparing for the AKT exam.


RCGP AKT sample questions - November 2011

GPST Society - run by the GP trainees in South-East Scotland to support other trainees in the area. The resources include guides and tips on passing the AKT exam, suggestions of useful resources etc, would be useful to GP trainees in other parts of UK.

gpst.info - run by Dr Mahibur Rahman, a GP who works in Birmingham, also the director of a commercial website, Emedica. The gpst.info website has some free MCQ questions for MRCP and tips for assessment, also advertisements about Emedica.

Books via Athens - click on books@ovid
Oxford Handbook series including : Oxford Handbook of General Practice. 3rd ed. and Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care. 1st ed.
BMJ Learning - GP trainee ( access via Athens )

Useful journal via PubMed Central (UK) - free open access
British Journal of General Practitionrs - 12 months after publication

BMJ Careers free articles : written by GP trainees
MRCGP applied knowledge test
MRCGP examination: applied knowledge test and clinical skills assessment
GP exam to change - July 2010

See also post on MRCP, MRCS free exam questions