Learning through past year questions.

Many would agree with me that one of the way to learn effectively, or in other words to read the examiners' MindSET is to go through the past year questions. Sure you will have lots of 'aha'experiences. The more 'aha' experiences you go through, the better will be your passing rate.

This question which I extracted from GP Learning modules of RACGP is similiar to one of the single best answer that came out in Part I, 2008. Watch out, it may come out again, in different forms though, or you may be asked about it in Part 2 on questions pertaining to your practice diary:

Concerning rotavirus, which one of the following statements is true?

a) A second rotavirus infection is more likely to cause severe gastroenteritis than the first infection
b) Rotavirus disease peaks in early winter all around Australia
c) Rotavirus is the main cause of severe, dehydrating gastroenteritis in infants and young children in developed and developing nations
d) It is estimated that 1 in 70 children were hospitalised by the age of 5 years due to rotavirus in Australia prior to the initiation of the national rotavirus vaccination program

Post your answer. If you are too shy, post it using pseudoname. Remember, we are here to learn, to stimulate each other so that all of us can walk through the exam with flying colours, hopefully. There is nothing to be shy of. Better do it here and get the encouragement from our colleagues than comitting the mistake during the exam. Hey, friends, 1 point short may pull you down from pass to fail. Mind you, many of us in the last exam just managed to scraped through or scrape under because of that one point.

The correct answer plus explanation shall be posted after 5 responses have been posted.

Platform of inspiration & learning for FRACGP candidates

This blog is created by a MAFP/FRACGP candidate himself, to allow more interaction and communication between doctors who are preparing themselves for MAFP/FRACGP examination Part 1 or Part 2. It is hope that this blog can later be a source of inspiration and reference for new potential candidates. The present batch of candidates find the level of official coaching and guidance insufficient. If the academy cannot help us, we must find ways to help ourselves. I hope this blog will help to alleviate the problems faced by the existing candidates. The success of this blog will depend on the level of commitment and participation of the candidates themselves. Do participate actively to ensure the success this blog.

Thank you for your paricipation.