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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGYTHE NEW MRCPSYCH PAPER I: PRACTICE
MCQS AND EMIS ACTUAL EXAM FLASHSCARD
A psychiatric examination that has undergone
MRCPsych Examination significant structural changes, now consisting of three
written papers and one clinical exam.
The new written papers will contain 200 questions and
Examination Format will all be three hours long, including both 'single
best answer 1 from 5' style MCQs and EMIs.
A new examination format called Clinical Assessment of
OSCE-type examination Skills and Competencies (CASC), consisting of two
parts to be completed in one day.
Contains 10 single 'stand alone' stations, each lasting eight
CASC Part 1
minutes (including one minute of reading time).
, 2
Consists of five pairs of 'linked' stations, each lasting 12
CASC Part 2 minutes (including two minutes of reading and
preparation time).
Topics tested in each paper, with paper I similar to the old
style Part 1 written paper, paper II having elements
Examination Content similar to the Part 2 basic sciences paper, and paper III
similar to the Part 2 clinical sciences
paper with additional critical appraisal and statistics.
Practice MCQs The book provides 250 practice MCQs for paper I.
Practice EMIs The book provides 100 practice EMIs for paper I.
A question format in the examination where candidates
Single best answer choose one correct answer from five
options.
Extended Matching Items, a type of question format
EMIs
included in the MRCPsych examination.
Clinical Assessment of An OSCE-type examination assessing clinical skills and
Skills and Competencies competencies in psychiatry.
(CASC)
Allocated time within examination stations for
Reading Time
candidates to read the questions before responding.
Pairs of examination stations in CASC that assess more
Linked Stations
complex competencies.
Individual examination stations in CASC that assess
Stand Alone Stations
specific skills independently.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGYTHE NEW MRCPSYCH PAPER I: PRACTICE
MCQS AND EMIS ACTUAL EXAM FLASHSCARD
A psychiatric examination that has undergone
MRCPsych Examination significant structural changes, now consisting of three
written papers and one clinical exam.
The new written papers will contain 200 questions and
Examination Format will all be three hours long, including both 'single
best answer 1 from 5' style MCQs and EMIs.
A new examination format called Clinical Assessment of
OSCE-type examination Skills and Competencies (CASC), consisting of two
parts to be completed in one day.
Contains 10 single 'stand alone' stations, each lasting eight
CASC Part 1
minutes (including one minute of reading time).
, 2
Consists of five pairs of 'linked' stations, each lasting 12
CASC Part 2 minutes (including two minutes of reading and
preparation time).
Topics tested in each paper, with paper I similar to the old
style Part 1 written paper, paper II having elements
Examination Content similar to the Part 2 basic sciences paper, and paper III
similar to the Part 2 clinical sciences
paper with additional critical appraisal and statistics.
Practice MCQs The book provides 250 practice MCQs for paper I.
Practice EMIs The book provides 100 practice EMIs for paper I.
A question format in the examination where candidates
Single best answer choose one correct answer from five
options.
Extended Matching Items, a type of question format
EMIs
included in the MRCPsych examination.
Clinical Assessment of An OSCE-type examination assessing clinical skills and
Skills and Competencies competencies in psychiatry.
(CASC)
Allocated time within examination stations for
Reading Time
candidates to read the questions before responding.
Pairs of examination stations in CASC that assess more
Linked Stations
complex competencies.
Individual examination stations in CASC that assess
Stand Alone Stations
specific skills independently.
