Preparing For The Examination

Guidelines For Preparing For The Examination

The bibliography of general practice/family practice is so extensive that it is not possible to give a complete recommended reading list. You should ensure that your knowledge of contemporary general practice/family practice is kept up to date by reading relevant books and textbooks, together with current mainstream medical journals. However as an indication, candidates should certainly refer to:

RECOMMENDED READING LIST:

Clinical:

• British National Formulary
• Oxford Textbook of Medicine; Oxford University Press
• Practical General Practice: Guidelines for Effective Clinical Managementby Alex Khot MA MB BChir DCH and Andrew Polmear MA MSC FRCP FRCGP (Jan 13, 2011)
• Oxford Handbooks - Clinical Medicine; Oxford University Press
• ABC of Dermatology. PK Buxton BMJ Publishing
• Child Surveillance Handbook. Hall et al Radcliffe Medical Press

The Consultation/ Communication Skills

• The Inner Consultation. Neighbour R Klumer
• Skills For Communicating With Patients. Dr. Jonathan Silverman, Suzanne M. Kurtz, Juliet Draper

Clinical Examination

• Macleod's Clinical Examination: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access by Graham Douglas BSc(Hons) MBChB FRCP(Ed), Fiona Nicol BSc(Hons) MB BS FRCGP FRCP(Ed) and Colin Robertson BA(Hons) MBChB FRCP(Ed) FRCS(Ed) FSAScot (30 Jun 2013)
• BEDSIDE TECHNIQUES: METHODS OF CLINICAL EXAMINATION (2013) by Inayatullah, ISBN (9789694949208), PARAMOUNT PUBLISHING ENTERPRISE

Evidence based:

Clinical Evidence. BMJ publications and www.clinicalevidence.org An Introduction to Medical Statistics. Martin Bland; Oxford University Press Journals / other publications

• British Journal of General Practice
• British Medical journal