TEALE FENNING

Nick Raine-Fenning

Here are the marks for the July 2008 Mock Exam

I cannot insert a table but the marks after each essay title are as follows:
minimum standard / average mark / lowest mark / highest mark

Obstetric Paper

Diaphragmatic Hernia: 10 / 11 / 4 / 16

Seizure at 28 weeks: 11 / 11 / 6 / 16

Pre-pregnancy Counselling SLE: 10 / 11 / 3 / 16

Assisted Vaginal delivery: 10 / 7 / 0 / 12

Gynaecology paper

Contraception in Psychosis: 8 / 9 / 2 / 16

Premenstrual Syndrome: 10 / 9 / 2 / 15

Assesment of PMB: 12 / 12 / 8 / 16

Pregnancy Unknown Origin: 11 / 10 / 0 / 14

The overall passmark has been set at 82

The average mark was 80

The lowset mark was 52

The Gold Medallist got 104! many congratulations Laughing

Closely followed by two Silver Medallists who both got 99 - well done.

Our Bronze Medallist for the final Mock of 2008 scored 98 - super score.

Well done to all of you.

Very Happy

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Nick Raine-Fenning · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:42 pm Post subject:

This actually turned out to be one the hardest mocks we have set for some time now.

I'm a little suprised to be honest.

As a group you did perform better than most over the weekend and really seemed to grasp the concept and the Teale Fenning approach. You were also quite knowledgeable. I did mean this when I said it you see Wink

What suprises me more, and concerns me to some degree, is that you collectively did very badly on the assisted vaginal delivery question - Shocked

This was based on basic Obstetric practice and should have been a high scoring essay for all of you. The marking scheme was not difficult so I am not sure why the overall mark was as low as people scored on our Twin to Twin Transfusion question from earlier this year!!

This is something you need to ask yourselves. Please take time to read your essays back and to look in detail at the marking schemes. Ask yourself why you dropped / missed points and try to ensure you address these areas - they are often repetitive throughout your essays.

Overall, do not despair if you did poorly and do no rejoice or relax if you did well or even if you got a medal!! This is just, as the name suggests, a MOCK exam and you have plenty of time to put what we have taught you into practice and make sure September (or more importantly, early October in fact) is a great month!! Smile

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drlouis · Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 1 Location: High Wycombe, UK

Dear Nick/ Julien
Thank you very much for the detailed feedback following the mock SAQ exam. This does give useful insight into areas which need more attention before 2 Sept. Can you make any suggestions as to how I should focus my attention over the next few weeks leading up to the exam? I`m not sure whether I should be practising MCQ`S/ EMQ`S or writing SAQ`s and working full time as well. Confused

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Louis Angelopoulos
O&G SpR
Oxfordshire Deanery

Nick Raine-Fenning · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:38 am Post subject:

Hi Louis

Our recommendation is always as follows:

1. know your Guidelines (green top, consent, other RCOG, NICE etc)

2. read the summary points for each chapter of the Confidential Enquiries

3. focused reading on areas you are weak in such as adolescent gynaecology, sickle cell or thyroid disease in pregnancy - use TOG, OGRM (formerly COG), Progress, Recent Advances etc

... not forgetting the most important thing ...

4. practice your essays ... 6-8 plans and a few full 26 minute essays

Good luck Very Happy