Books for MRCP
A list of
recommended books for MRCP is given below
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Textbooks
It is
essential to have extensive knowledge of medicine. Use these books in
conjunction with extensive ward work to improve your knowledge of medicine
Kumar and Clark Clinical Medicine (Paperback)
By Parveen Kumar and
Michael Clark
This is the standard
textbook used by most and the one that the college tends to use. Read through
it thoroughly
Oxford Textbook of Medicine (Oxford Textbook)
By David
A. Warrell, Timothy M. Cox, John D. Firth, and Edward J. Benz
Use this
as a reference. Read important subjects from this and refer to it in cases of
difficulty
Basic Medical Sciences for MRCP Part 1
By Philippa Easterbrook
Use this to revise basic sciences. Refer to it when doing
best of five questions
Revision
To consolidate knowledge that you have gained you must
revise repeatedly. This is not possible using large textbooks. Short revision
notes are essential. We have produced a set of revision notes specifically for
this purpose. They have been designed specially to aid understanding of the
subject and to facilitate memorising.
Best of Five Questions
Use these books to practice best of five questions
Best of Five Questions for MRCP Part 1
By Helen Fellows
MRCP 1: 300 Best of Five
By Geraint Rees
MRCP Part 2
Rapid Review of Clinical Medicine for
MRCP: Pt. 2
By Sanjay Sharma
100 Diseases for the MRCP Part 2
By Timothy Gray and Miles Witham
PACES
Clinical
Methods (History Taking Skills, Physical Examination Skills, Communication
Skills)
Analysis of
Symptoms and Signs
The main emphasis in PACES is clinical skill, including
communication skill, and analysis of clinical features. Without knowing this
there is little hope of passing the exam.
Questions on investigation and management will be asked
only after satisfying the examiners that one is capable of the above.
A.C.E.S for P.A.C.E.S. Advanced Clinical Evaluation
System for Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills
by Ajith
Jayasekera
Use this
to learn clinical skills, including communication skill, and how to analyse
clinical features
It will enable you
to achieve the abilities required by the Royal College of Physicians
Their guidelines
are as follows :
MRCP Part 2 Clinical Examination (PACES) will test
ability to:
- Demonstrate the clinical skills of history
taking
- Examine a patient appropriately to detect
the presence of absence of physical signs
- Interpret physical signs
- Make appropriate diagnoses
- Develop and discuss emergency, immediate
and long-term management plans
- Communicate clinical information to
colleagues, patients or their relatives
- Appreciate the ethical issues that relate
to day-to-day clinical practice
