Surgery Revision Course

Designed to cover the "need to know" aspects of surgery for final year exams, the Surgery Revision Course looks at approaches for various exam formats, revision technique and hot topics that are favourites with examiners.

The MDU Surgery Revision Course will be run by respected medical educator and surgeon, Mr Barry Paraskeva BSc (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRCS, PhD. Barry has tutored students in final MB surgery revision for over eight years and has won a number of awards for his teaching, including Teacher of the Year from Imperial College, London and the prestigious Rector's Award. Barry is also an OSCE examiner.

All weekend courses run from 9am - 5pm.

2010 surgery revision weekend

Registration fee:

£95
(if you have joined/are joining the MDU for your F1/intern year)

£120
(if you are not joining)

University of Glasgow

6 - 7 November 2010

University of London

27 - 28 November 2010

2011 surgery revision weekend

University of Leicester

15 - 16 January 2011

University of Newcastle

12 - 13 March 2011

King's College London

26 - 27 March 2011

University of Liverpool

2 - 3 April 2011

Course content
Day 1 - morning

Introduction
Fluid balance, nutrition and shock
The acute abdomen/ surgical emergencies
Hernias

Day 1 - afternoon

Skin diseases
Breast disease
Thyroid surgery and neck lumps

Day 2 - morning

Trauma, fractures and orthopaedics
Venous disease
Arterial conditions

Day 2 - afternoon

Urology for finals
Surgical radiology
Exam technique

2011 surgery revision ten-week

Registration fee:

£205
(if you have joined/are joining the MDU for your F1/intern year)

£235
(if you are not joining)

King's College London

Thursday evenings
6.30pm to 9.30pm
10 February - 14 April 2011

Course content
Week 1

Introduction
Fluid balance, nutrition and shock
Venous disease

Week 2

Upper GI surgery
Oesophagael disorders
Gastric disease
Gallstones and the biliary tree
The spleen

Week 3

Lower gastrointestinal conditions

Week 4

Breast disease
Thyroid surgery and neck lumps

Week 5 Hernias
Arterial conditions
Week 6 Trauma, fractures and orthopaedics
Week 7 Perioperative care
Pancreatic disorders
Week 8 Urology for finals
Skin diseases
Week 9 Topical issues
Surgical radiology
Equipment in practice
Week 10

Exam technique

  • Written exams
  • Multi-option exams
  • Clinical exams
  • Vivas
  • OSCE advice

Alternatively you can download an enrolment form

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