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The Complete
GPVTS Stage 2
Preparation
Guide
Questions and Professional Dilemmas
Edited by
Saba Khan MBBS, DFFP, DRCOG, MRCGP
(Distinction), MSc
GP and Programme Director, Chertsey GPVTS, KSS
Deanery
with Neel Sharma BSc (Hons), MBChB, MSc
Core Medical Trainee Year One, Lewisham Healthcare
NHS Trust and Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Medical
Education, Barts and the London School of Medicine
and Dentistry
A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
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Contents
Contributors, vii
The Complete GPVTS Stage 2 Preparation Guide, viii
How to Use This Book, xi
Exam Technique, xiii
Part 1 Clinical Problem Solving Questions: SBAs and EMQs, 1
1 Cardiology, 3
Questions, 3
Answers, 9
2 Dermatology, 14
Questions, 14
Answers, 19
3 Ear, Nose and Throat, 23
Questions, 23
Answers, 29
4 Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, 34
Questions, 34
Answers, 40
5 Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 45
Questions, 45
Answers, 52
6 Genetics, 59
Questions, 59
Answers, 65
7 Haematology, 70
Questions, 70
Answers, 75
8 Immunology, 79
Questions, 79
Answers, 85
9 Infectious Diseases, 89
Questions, 89
Answers, 94
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10 Musculoskeletal Disorders, 99
Questions, 99
Answers, 106
11 Neurology, 112
Questions, 112
Answers, 118
12 Ophthalmology, 122
Questions, 122
Answers, 127
13 Paediatrics, 132
Questions, 132
Answers, 138
14 Psychiatry, 142
Questions, 142
Answers, 148
15 Renal Medicine, 152
Questions, 152
Answers, 159
16 Reproductive Health, 164
Questions, 164
Answers, 169
17 Respiratory Medicine, 173
Questions, 173
Answers, 181
18 Urology, 187
Questions, 187
Answers, 194
Part 2 Professional Dilemmas, 199
19 Ranking Questions, 201
Answers, 209
20 Multiple Best Answer Questions, 217
Answers, 222
Index, 225
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Contributors
Safia Debar
MSc, MBBS, DCH, DRCOG, nMRCGP, DipOccMed
GP, NIHR In-practice Fellow
Ounali Jaffer
FRCR, MRCP, MBBS
Radiologist
Kings College Hospital London
Neman S Khan
MRCGP, DFFP, DRCOG, MBBS
GP Principle and Trainer, Working
Saba Khan
MBBS, DFFP, DRCOG, MRCGP (Distinction), MSc
GP and Programme Director, Chertsey GPVTS, KSS Deanery
Donna Pilkington
BSc, MBChB
GPST1 Trainee
Neel Sharma
BSc (Hons), MBChB, MSc
Core Medical Trainee Year One, Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust
and Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Medical Education,
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
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The Complete GPVTS Stage 2
Preparation Guide
This book has been written with the aspiring GP in mind, and it should
contain enough information for you to be able to feel confident about
taking and passing the Stage 2 entrance exam.
The entrance process is made up of four parts. This book is a guide for
the second part of this process and should help you gain enough practice
to feel more able to pass this stage comfortably.
Stage 1
The first stage is essentially completion of your application form, and
producing evidence that you have completed training competently to then
be able to apply for further specialty training.
The National Person Specification is a document that outlines all of the
qualifications and attributes necessary to apply successfully for GP specialty
training. It is worth being aware of the GMC Good Medical Practice guide as
eligibility is based on these seven criteria. There are also six criteria under the
Personal Skills section that are worth reading through that should be covered
within your answers on the application form. The person specification also
covers health and probity. There are standardised pieces of evidence that
need to be provided at this stage of the process and details of this are on the
National Recruitment Office (NRO) website (www.gprecruitment.org.uk).
As an applicant in this process you also need to clearly show evidence of
having reached Foundation Competency through approved training posts.
Those applicants who have come from other specialties or who have had
gaps in training will need to present evidence of competency in line with
GMC Standards.
The application form is submitted online, and once completed cannot
be altered unless there are very specific reasons for a change to your
preferred choice of deanery. When applying it is important to look at the
geographical areas covered by each deanery, as your ranking of four
preferred deanery choices will influence where you are offered a place.
Stage 2
The second stage is a computer-based assessment that will determine
shortlisting and allocation for Stage 3 of the selection process. Candidates
will complete this computer-based exam at various Pearson Vue centres
around the UK. The Pearson Vue website can be used to book the test and
also as a resource for a practical tutorial on how to record your answers on
the day.
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