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Nick Raine-Fenning · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject: The new EMQ book from the College

What do you think about the new RCOG EMQ book then?

I had a look at it this weekend and would be interested to see what you think about the quality and whether you rate it as a good revision aid.

Maybe we can discuss this again when the exam is over and we have had our first experience of these Extended Matching Questions.

We have a book in progress but I do not expect it to be finalised until next year.
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rpwalavalkar · Teale Fenning Administrator Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 966

hi nick,

the book is ok. it did give an idea about the type of questions but was not a very satisfying practice exercise. sample emqs are too few to give any real practice. but i guess some thing is better than nothing Smile

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raj

Nick Raine-Fenning · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject:

Any key questions you suggest I cover for the EMQ Solutions Course in 2 weeks time?

I'm ploughing my way through the key topics I think will come up but open to suggestions.
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Nick Raine-Fenning · Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:01 am Post subject:

A couple of you showed me a few incorrect questions from this book at the recent EMQ Solutions Course.

One that is clearly wrong relates to statisitics and asks about the prevalence of a disease. You are given a 2 x 2 table and they take the wrong denominator - they take those with disease that tested positive when they should have taken all of those with disease.

I do not have the book so if you want to post the page and more specific details please do.
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rpeevor · Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 28

Hi guys

So pleased you picked up on the wrong stats question. I noticed this but had no one to clarify it with.. I will dig out the book and try to post some more info on the wrong and right bits... Very annoyed - as the book is so short you think they could have checked it (It only takes a couple of hours to do the whole book!!)

OVerall the book is a good buy/borrow especially if you arent familiar with EMQs like (I wasnt and liked the book)

Richard

Nick Raine-Fenning · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject:

I also found some errors in the TOG article which had some EMQs in.

Have you seen and read this?