Total Immersion for MRCP Success
When we first begin as foundation doctors the mountain of stress and knowledge we have to overcome is truly a monster. The cardiac arrest bleep feels like a grenade; we can’t even perform a simple peripheral cannula without screwing it up three times and that’s on someone with “easy” veins; and speaking to families about any sensitive issues is best avoided as half of the time we’re pretending to understand what’s happening.
Fast forward a few months and you can physically see that FYs are a lot more relaxed and comfortable and this is due to the concept of total immersion. Although completely counter-productive for a social life, the back to back night shifts, weekend on-calls and evenings stuck in the hospital has and will transform you into a completely different doctor.
The snowball effect of seeing hundreds and thousands of acutely unwell patients is that you begin to develop your own system, your intuition and many things that used to be difficult become second nature. Those lumbar punctures or ascitic drains that used to give you trouble are easy – you even forget you were once a newbie and wonder why your juniors are having so much trouble.
Passing MRCP follows the identical concept but is especially difficult because there does not seem to be enough backlash if we fail. If we fail to review a sick patient, a person could lose their life and we may not be able to practice as doctors ever again and there is enough negative consequence to push us to improve. If we fail MRCP it’s only £500.
But there’s also the time and opportunity cost of possibly delaying attempts at part 2 and PACES and entry into ST3.
When you first begin studying for MRCP it feels like a monster exam. Learn to embrace difficulty. Embrace the power of hustle and embrace the discomfort associated with not knowing. It’s far better knowing what we don’t know (known unknowns) rather than feeling like we know everything (unknown unknowns).
The more practice questions you get wrong the more the fear of failure will set in and therefore it’s much more useful to attempt 25 questions one evening with a 35% success rate rather getting 100% in 15 questions. In the former situation you’ve highlighted a knowledge gap whereas in the latter situation you’ve actually wasted your time.
We only learn from our failures so let’s hope we get more practice questions wrong.
If you enjoyed this article make sure you get your own copy of my MRCP Part 1 & 2 Written Guide. In this guide, I explore the above and other concepts such as time allocation and the most preferable resources for the written exams in much more detail.
To the ukdoctoronfire.com admin, You always provide in-depth analysis and understanding.
To the ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Your posts are always well-referenced and credible.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com webmaster, You always provide practical solutions and recommendations.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Your posts are always well received by the community.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com webmaster, Your posts are always well-supported by research and data.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com admin, You always provide helpful information.
To the ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Your posts are always a great source of knowledge.
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Your posts are always well-structured and logical.
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, You always provide useful tips and best practices.
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Keep up the good work!
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com admin, You always provide valuable information.
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com owner, You always provide useful tips and best practices.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Your posts are always well presented.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, Your posts are always well written and informative.
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Your posts are always well-referenced and credible.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Your posts are always interesting.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Your posts are always well-written and easy to understand.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Your posts are always well-referenced and credible.
To the ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, Your posts are always well-referenced and credible.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, Your posts are always well researched.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Your posts are always well-supported by research and data.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, Your posts are always well-balanced and objective.
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com webmaster, Your posts are always well presented.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Your posts are always well-supported by research and data.
To the ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Your posts are always on topic and relevant.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, Good job!
To the ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, Keep up the good work!
To the ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, Your posts are always well-timed and relevant.
To the ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Great post!
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Great post!
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, You always provide helpful information.
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com webmaster, Keep sharing your knowledge!
To the ukdoctoronfire.com admin, You always provide great information and insights.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Thanks for the well-structured and well-presented post!
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Thanks for the informative post!
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com webmaster, Your posts are always well-cited and reliable.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Good to see your posts!
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com owner, You always provide key takeaways and summaries.
compra de drocef en Bolivia cefadroxil 250 mg en vente au Maroc
It’s not my first time to pay a quick visit this web site,
i am browsing this web site dailly and take pleasant information from here every day.
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com administrator, Your posts are always informative and well-explained.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Your posts are always well-supported by facts and figures.
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com admin, You always provide practical solutions and recommendations.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com webmaster, Your posts are always on point.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Your posts are always well-balanced and objective.
Hello ukdoctoronfire.com admin, You always provide great resources and references.
Hi ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Thanks for the well-written and informative post!
To the ukdoctoronfire.com webmaster, Thanks for the educational content!
To the ukdoctoronfire.com owner, Your posts are always well presented.
Fine way of telling, and fastidious post to obtain facts regarding my
presentation subject matter, which i am going to convey in college.
Major thankies for the post. Will read on…
Dear ukdoctoronfire.com admin, Good to see your posts!
354678 684296Appreciate it for helping out, superb data. 177178
432438 433995Amazing blog layout here. Was it hard creating a nice searching website like this? 990600
Wow, amazing blog format! How lengthy have you ever been running a
blog for? you make running a blog glance easy. The overall glance of your web site is great, let alone the content!
You can see similar here e-commerce