TEALE FENNING Medical Education    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  mrcog courses for doctors A New DRCOG Examination from October 2007          TEALE FENNING Forum Index -> Exam Information View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Nick Raine-Fenning Course Director Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 1742 Location: Nottingham Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:50 am    Post subject: A New DRCOG Examination from October 2007 The RCOG have announced big changes to the DRCOG Examination from October 2007. A Working Party decided the should reflect "Women's Health care as applied to the General Practitioner in the UK" and have modifed the Exam accordingly. Most importantly, they have reduced the volume of information that will be required. The College go on to say ... RCOG wrote: The outgoing curriculum was vast and effectively meant that candidates were required to understand all aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology, neonatology, genito-urinary medicine and contraception. The new curriculum and syllabus have narrowed the domains of knowledge required to those areas of Women's Health appropriate to a UK-based GP. For example, we would no longer expect you to be able to interpret a CTG, but we would expect you to be able to counsel antenatal patients as to how and why they may be offered intra-partum fetal surveillance. Changes will not apply until after the April 2007 examination. Please note therefore that from October 2007, the new DRCOG examination format will be a single three-hour written paper with no OSCE. In addition to the classic MCQ, the new exam will feature Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) and a "Best of five" MCQ where the candidate is forced to chose the single most appropriate answer from a list of five options. MCQ 40 five-part questions (200 individual question items) MCQ 5s 15-20 Best of five MCQ EMQ 10-12 three-part questions (30-36 individual questions items) The new curriculum and syllabus will be released following the April 2007 DRCOG examination. The precise numbers of EMQ, MCQ and 'best of 5' questions will be released at the same time on the College website along with some sample questions in the new formats. _________________ "Teale Fenning Medical Education" delivering evidence-based, exam-orientated learning since 1997 Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         TEALE FENNING Forum Index -> Exam Information All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Announcements----------------Forum AnnouncementsExam InformationCourse Announcements Examinations----------------MRCOG Part 1: EMCQsMRCOG Part 2: MCQ & Past Paper questionsMRCOG Part 2: EMQs - Extended Matching QuestionsMRCOG Part 2: Short Answer EssaysMRCOG Part 2: Objective Structured Clinical Examination - the OSCEDRCOG: the Diploma ExaminationMFFP: Membership of the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care of the RCOGPLAB: The Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test General Discussion----------------Open ForumRCOG News & UpdatesThe Study Buddy SchemeKey Facts in O&GGuidelines & ProtocolsRecommended ReadingUseful WebsitesThe Market PlaceHow things work in the UKHow do you say that? Teale Fenning Courses----------------Our UK CoursesOur Overseas CoursesOur Correspondence CourseCourse AdministrationCourse FeedbackAccommodationOther Courses Training & Career Development----------------Basic Speciality Training in O&GSubspeciality Training & Special Skills ModulesAcademic TrainingResearch & AuditThe Curriculum Vitae or CVInterview SkillsMedical EducationPublication & Presentation SkillsTraining Courses, Conferences, & MeetingsThe Job MarketClinical Attachments  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group