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In the meantime, you can explore our resources for exams, including candidate guides and textbooks.
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MRCPCH Clinical COVID adapted exam preparation - online
14 May 2021
This one day course is intended for candidates registered for the MRCPCH Clinical exam in June 2021. The course will focus on exam technique and prepare you for the various stations to ensure you plan your revision wisely, make the most of your knowledge and present with confidence in the exam.
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MRCPCH/DCH Foundation of Practice exam preparation for overseas candidates - online workshop
28 April 2021
In this 2 hour and 15 minute workshop we’ll explore topics within the FOP exam that have proven particularly challenging for overseas candidates. We’ll use case scenarios to help you understand the key knowledge and skills required and the pitfalls to avoid. We’ll also provide practical tips of how ...
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DCH Clinical COVID adapted exam preparation - online
12 March 2021
This one-day course will familiarise you with the Diploma of Child Health Clinical exam. You will gain a greater understanding of the assessment criteria, the key skills required, the pitfalls to avoid by focusing on exam technique and, through practice, how to approach each station.
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MRCPCH Theory & Science exam preparation - online lectures
These 15 video lectures are designed specifically to help candidates for the TAS exam tackle the areas that previous candidates have found the most difficult. You will get continued access to the online content for the following two sittings of TAS.
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DCH Clinical examination candidate guide
The Diploma of Child Health (DCH) Clinical assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed General Practitioner (GP) who has completed a short period of training in paediatrics. It is one of two exams for the DCH, and is currently available in t...
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MRCPCH Clinical examination candidate guidance
MRCPCH Clinical is the final element of the MRCPCH (membership exam). It assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed Specialty Trainee 4 (ST4). It is held in hospital sites across the UK and in a number of other countries. We introduce our g...
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Clinical Cases for MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice

This textbook brings together almost 40 different authors to demonstrate how theoretical knowledge can be used to tackle clinical cases in paediatrics, and equips candidates with the tools and knowledge needed to pass this exam.
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Clinical Cases for MRCPCH Theory and Science

With fifty clinical cases with the underpinning science mapped to the examination syllabus, and questions and answers on each clinical case, this is the official resource tool for this exam.
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Clinical Cases for MRCPCH Foundation of Practice

Using a similar question format to the exam, this publication gets to the heart of what examiners are looking for in a successful candidate performance. An invaluable resource for those studying or preparing to apply for FOP.
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Clinical Cases in Paediatrics: DCH Clinical Examination

This comprehensive textbook was developed with input from current and former DCH Clinical examiners. It will help candidates familiarise themselves with the exam format and scoring systems, whilst learning from a broad range of clinical cases.