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RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Year 1 Summative Exams
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Notices
• All info correct as on 26th Feb 2013
• Nothing in here will guarantee a pass
• This talk, as with all other student talks run by RUMS or UCLU MedSoc etc., is not in any way endorsed by the Medical School
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
This talk will…
Clarify exam matters
Signpost towards helpful materials
Answer questions (within reason)
• Tell you what to learn / not learn
• Form an exhaustive list of ‘essentials’
This talk won’t…
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Passing:
• No Quota
• Set standard
• Results after board of examiners meeting
• Re-sits ~3 weeks after results
Theoretically, everybody can pass.
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Grades
• Pass/Fail
• Quartiles
• Top 20% get merit
Y1 exams count towards 1 part in 8 of the iBSc classification Y1 exam grades are not used in iBSc selection
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Exams:
• SBA
• Data Interpretation
• Spotter
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
SBAs
• Single BEST answer
• 100 Qns / paper; 2 hours/paper
• Tricky discern between fine elements in knowledge
• Tests ANYTHING taught in the course
• Practice: Moodle quizzes, Mock Paper, LAPT
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Data Interpretation
• Applied knowledge
• Still tests any part of the curriculum
• Majority of it is easier than SBA
• Mixed style of questions: SBA, Multiple correct options, ‘labelling’
• Practice: calculations, graph interpretations
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Spotter
• Counts for 25% of data paper
• What’s examined:
– Anatomical knowledge (what, relations, supplies, function)
– Histology
– Medical Imaging
– Anatomically related embryology
– 50 questions, 30 seconds per station
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Revision Material
• FHMP: – Lecture notes
– Albert’s Cell Biology
– Lippincott’s Biochemsitry
• I&D: – Lecture slides + handouts
– Lecture notes
– Case Studies in Infectious Diseases (Book)
– Weekly summary questions
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Revision Material
• C&B and FNM:
– Lecture Notes + Hand outs
– Physiology textbook to supplement
– SPLs / Workshop questions
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Books
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Reading Lists
• http://readinglists.ucl.ac.uk/
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
FHMP
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
I&D
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Physiology Textbooks
• C&B, FNM, (FHMP)
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
FNM
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Books
• FHMP: Albert’s, Lippincott’s
• I&D: Essential Immunology, Case Studies in Infectious Diseases
• C&B: Physiology Textbooks (Pocock and Richards, Vander’s, Guyton & Hall, Berne and Levy)
• FNM: An Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Anatomy
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Sociology
Histology
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Epidemiology/Use of Evidence
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Embryology
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Pharmacology
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Books
• Anatomy: D&P, Atlas (Rohen’s, Netter’s)
• Sociology: Sociology as Applied to Medicine
• Histology: Prof. Campbell’s lectures + CALs
• Embryology: Illustrated Colour Guide
• Pharmacology: Rang & Dale’s Condensed, Pharmacology at a Glance
• Law: Lecture Slides
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Useful Series
• Generally good
• Gives a quick and easy overview of key concepts
• Variable authors
• Books shown on subsequent slides are solely examples, not necessarily recommended
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
At A Glance…
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
BIOS Instant Notes
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Illustrated Colour Text
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Lecture Notes on…
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Useful Titles
• At a glance
• BIOS Instant Notes
• Illustrated Colour Texts
• Lecture Notes on…
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
E-Resources
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Acland’s DVD Atlas
• 6 Volumes
• Y1 content in:
– Volume 3: The Trunk
– Volume 6: Internal Organs
Only one copy of each volume in the (Cruciform) Library
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Online Spotter Tests
• http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/quiz.htm
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Anatomy.tv • Access via UCL Library Database (Primal
Pictures)
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Instant Anatomy • www.instantanatomy.net/
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Digital Slidebox
• http://dsb.anat.ucl.ac.uk/
• Histology
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
LAPT
• www.ucl.ac.uk/lapt
Not sufficient on its own
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Moodle
• End of module quizzes + online activities
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
E-Resources:
• LAPT
• Anatomy.tv
• Slidesurfer
• Digital Slidebox
• Acland’s DVDs
• Moodle Quizzes
• Moodle Answers
• Online Spotters
• Youtube
• (Email lecturers)
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Past Papers: A word of warning
• There are no recent past papers – SBA past papers are not publicly available – Neither are data interpretation papers
• Of the papers available, there are some similarities
• Course content and structure has changed since then
• Do not use as sole source of ‘revision’
• Any ‘mark schemes’ are not official, they are by students
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Other Help
• Older students (medic mum/dad, mentors, sports teams etc.)
• Friends in your year
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
What to take to Exams
• Pencils
• Eraser
• Calculator
• UCL ID
• UCL Exams card
RUMS Education (Y1&2)
Ravi Mistry, RUMS VP: Education Y1&2
Any Questions?