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Textbook? Facebook. Using Social Media for Registrar Education and Exam Preparation Dr Vanessa Moran Medical Educator GP Synergy
Textbook? Facebook.Using Social Media for Registrar Education and Exam Preparation
Dr Vanessa MoranMedical Educator
GP Synergy
Background
Objective
• Fellowship Exam Learning Module– Recognises and overcomes time and distance
limitations faced by rural and remote registrars
– Uses a platform that is accessible to registrars at any time from any location
– Uses a platform that is acceptable and affordable to both GP Synergy and the registrars
Objective
• Exam Resources
• Exam Practice
• Study Group Facilitation
Social Media
Exam Resources
Exam Resources
• RACGP Exam Resource Collaboration
Exam Resources
• You Tube Channel
Exam Resources
• Links to files, videos, podcasts, web pages etc!
Exam Practice
Exam Practice
• ProProfs Exam Platform
Just a little aside…
• Mock AKT for 2013.2 – Sensitivity 93%– Specificity 80%
Exam Practice
• A question a week…
Study Group
Study Group
• Facebook Group
Study Group
Conclusions
• Did we meet our objectives?
• Overcomes distances• Acceptable to registrars/GP Synergy
– All registrars using the Facebook Group found it useful for study– All registrars used YouTube links for OSCE prep – Main concern was if the registrar did not have a FB account– Mock AKT helpful for identifying at risk registrars– Google Doc and Facebook GRoup REDUCED time spent on
Exam Workshops
• Affordable – it’s free!
