I regularly ask MoodleCloud members what provides more value to them. From a recent poll, I found that microbiologists preparing for the FRCPath exam using Microregistrar Moodle find the Quick revision summary helpful. All moodle chapters in the next few months will be updated with a quick revision note (yellow box). With this, it will…
Microregistrar.moodlecloud.com is a moodle site where you can complete the most comprehensive collection of content for the FRCPath Microbiology examination. It has: Core module – Questions This group at present has >400 members from various parts of the world You can find a list of content in this spreadsheet – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XzlEPyzUM3ljxjzMrxpXLH-Pu_xTlWGC8AtrlRzp5Zw/edit?gid=1285796030#gid=1285796030 How to register for…
(Experience of a successful trainee – Autumn 2023) I divided it into bacteriology/antimicrobial/clinical/ Viro/ IPC/ fungi/parasiteAs it’s always easier to prepare in that way.For bacteria – SMIs, especially tables at the back, covering all media, especially for faecal samples – how colonies of salmonella/shigella look like on CLD/DCABiochemical tests – I am sure we do…
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by Dr Katherine Watson (2016) This article was written in 2016. However, the suggested documents are still very much relevant. Some subjects and links have been updated and new links to replace broken links. Here are some of the resources that I used in preparation for FRCPath part 2, April 2016 Bristol. One of the…
by Dr Joanna Lumb, Consultant, Microbiology This article was written in 2014. However, this advice is very relevant, not only to FRCPath, but is transferrable to any exam. Preparing for a professional exam is a long-haul process, taking several months. As such, normal life needs to continue in the meantime – paid employment, on calls,…
One of our registrars passed part 2 recently. I asked him about his preparation. He kindly shared with me some useful tips which may help anyone preparing for part 2. What did you read? What I read was a mix of Here are the links to the resources mentioned Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and…
A GP has called you about a 2-year-old girl. Her mum noticed scratch marks on the girl’s face in the morning. On questioning, Mum told the GP that she noticed a bat in her room but managed to get it out of the room. She doesn’t know how long the bat was there or if…
One of my trainees, who joined us as a year 1 infection trainee, recently passed part 1 FRCPath. I worked closely with him as a clinical supervisor. I asked him what tips he would give other trainees preparing for part 1. I think talking to you and looking at your Microregistrar and Facebook FRCPath blogs…
