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AKT approach

Webpages:

1. RCGP website for AKT - first stop to understand to the exam.

https://www.rcgp.org.uk/training-exams/mrcgp-exams-overview/mrcgp-applied-knowledge-test-akt.aspx

2. Fourteen fish - very useful videos, self testing and advice about how to approach the exam.  May be available through deanery.

https://www.fourteenfish.com

3. Passmedicine - question banks, topic summaries and good links.  Quite well reviewed by candidates

4.  Aurora Bites - youtube channel - very manageable bitesize videos on many AKT and CSA topics.   Good videos to psychologically prepare. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqkWfBY_0ydbOoTkp92lBPw

5. Armando Hasudungan - good for explaining physiology topics.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCesNt4_Z-Pm41RzpAClfVcg

6.  Pastest - question banks and links.  May be similar to passtest.

https://www.pastest.com/

 Books:

1. Notes for the MRCGP - Keith Palmer. AKT relevant chapters 3,5,6,7,8.

2. Oxford Clinical Handbook of General Practice.

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Learning styles and methods

Websites:

1. Honey and Mumford - What process of learning works best for you.  Pragmatist, Activitist, Reflector or Theorist.

- Test.

http://www.mycit.ie/contentfiles/Careers/4.%20HoneyandMumfordLearningStylesQuestionnaire.pdf

- Interpretation of your results.

https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/doctoralcollege/training/eresources/teaching/theories/honey-mumford

2. VARK - what are your best materials to choose for learning.  Questionnaire and interpretation - visual, aural, reading writing or kinesthetic.

http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/

Podcasts:

1. Shola MD - a doctor who writes very interesting podcasts on how to learn.  Designed for medical students.  Basics of memory palaces and memory consolidation tools like Anki and Skitch.

http://www.sholamd.com/

Videos:

1. Awesome ted talk on how memory palaces work

https://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_foer_feats_of_memory_anyone_can_do?language=en

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Statistics

Webpages / PILS:

1.  Chris Cates’ website.  Core stats reading for AKT.  He explains lots of statistics simply and his baby - Cates plots.  Very useful for explaining to patients as much more intuitive than numbers.

 http://www.nntonline.net/

2. The NNT- useful for getting simple statistical analysis of problems relevant to GP and A+E

http://www.thennt.com/

3. Stats for medical students

http://cures.cardiff.ac.uk/files/2014/10/NSAMR-Statistics-Guide.pdf

4. Really simple stats page

https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/index.html

Books:

Podcast:

1. Evidence based medicine - a targeted opening stats talk then each blog is an interesting review of papers relevant to general practice

https://player.fm/series/evidence-based-medicine-podcast/1-introducing-ebm-podcast-evidence-based-medicine-podcast

2. Resus Room - Stats demystified.  Taster of a course they want to sign you up to but really covers most the basics for paper reading.  Good for AKT.

https://theresusroom.co.uk/statistics-demystified/

Video:

1. Dr Nic’s - youtube channel - explains lots of key stats areas well.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG32MfGLit1pcqCRXyy9cAg

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Admin

Useful websites / PILS:

1. Driving guidance:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/736938/assessing-fitness-to-drive-a-guide-for-medical-professionals.pdf

Books:

1. Notes for the MRCP - Keith Palmer - ch. 3,5,6,7,8. - Useful for AKT admin section in general.