1 / 14

FRCPath Part 1 Training (Molecular)

FRCPath Part 1 Training (Molecular). 15 th September 2010 Gemma Monaghan Regional Molecular Trainer (London). FRCPath Part 1 Self Help Course. Self help running several years London, Birmingham, Manchester Written exam (mar/apr) & practical (sept/oct) 1 day per month from Sept to Feb

cisco
Download Presentation

FRCPath Part 1 Training (Molecular)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. FRCPath Part 1 Training (Molecular) 15th September 2010 Gemma Monaghan Regional Molecular Trainer (London)

  2. FRCPath Part 1 Self Help Course • Self help running several years • London, Birmingham, Manchester • Written exam (mar/apr) & practical (sept/oct) • 1 day per month from Sept to Feb • 2.5 hrs AM & 2.5 hrs PM • Practical Exam Session (prior to practical)

  3. Course Programme 2010 (London) Date Topic Facilitator Fri 17th Sep 2010 AM Trinucleotide repeat disorders James MacPherson PM Patterns of inheritance Gemma Monaghan Fri 15th Oct 2010 AM Mutation Detection Steve Abbs PM Bioinformatics (formerly protein motifs) Stewart Payne Fri 19th Nov 2010 AM Gene structure and function David Baty PM Identification & characterisation Carolyn Tysoe of genes Fri 17th Dec 2010 AM Cancer Genetics Fiona MacDonald PM Population Genetics Mike Weale Fri 14th Jan 2011 AM Laboratory Management Lucy Jenkins PM Clinical perspectives Ian Frayling Fri 18th Feb 2011 AM Practice questions Gail Norbury   PM  Practice questions Gail Norbury Session prior to Risk Calculation, Interpretation Ian Frayling practical exam & Report writing

  4. Format of Course • Two themed sessions per day • eg Cancer Genetics, Population Genetics • All participants assigned a topic to present • half AM and half PM • All participants assigned 1-2 essay plans (NEW) • to be submitted to facilitator 1 wk prior to session • facilitator composes model essay plan • All participants to submit “Hot topic” articles (NEW) • compilation of a reading list by GM/NW • Eg hot papers identified at journal club

  5. Topic Assignments • Topics assigned are in exam question format eg • ‘For many disorders with a genetic basis, phenotype variability is dependent upon which parent the mutant sequence was inherited from’. Discuss this statement using as many examples as possible. • Describe the core processes and principles of quality management.

  6. Essay Plans • Assigned 1-2 essay plans per day • No more than 10-20min per plan • more time than under exam conditions • Submit to facilitator 1 week prior to session • Facilitator composes a model essay plan • Model plan discussed at session • Facilitator will add any points overlooked • Model plan posted on CMGS/ACC training sites

  7. Feedback (5) • Was the provision and timeliness of information about the course and the pre-course materials: • Excellent 1 • Good 3 • Satisfactory 1 • Poor • Very poor

  8. Feedback (5) • Was the venue: • Excellent 1 • Good 3 • Satisfactory 1 • Poor • Very poor

  9. Feedback (5) • Was the content of the course: • Excellent 1 • Good 3 • Satisfactory 1 • Poor • Very poor

  10. Feedback (5) • Was the course more-or-less what you expected? Yes 5 • Did you feel that the balance of the course was satisfactory in terms of what was covered? Yes 5

  11. Feedback (5) • What was the best aspect of the course? • All good 1 • Wide range of topics 1 • Meeting other candidates 2 • What was the least beneficial aspect of the course? • Too many people on the course 1 • Some overlap between topics 2 • Clinical aspects session 1

  12. Feedback (5) • Did the course make you more confident about sitting the exam? Yes 5 • Please indicate any sessions that you felt to be superfluous or topics that needed to be covered but were not: • Superfluous – protein motifs 5 • Needed – new developments 3 – overlap with other disciplines e.g. molecular oncology, cyto 1

  13. Feedback (5) • Suggestions as to how the course might be improved: • More input from participants 1

  14. Thanks • Big thanks to all the part 1 facilitators - past and present • Sarah

More Related