CRC GET AHED SURG PDF

Preface

Welcome to Get ahead! Surgery. This book contains 100 EMQ themes, each with fi ve stems, arranged as six practice papers lasting two hours apiece. You can either work through the practice papers systematically or dip in and out of the book using the EMQ index as a guide to where questions on a specifi c topic can be found. I have tried to include all the surgical conditions about which you can be expected to know, as well as some more detailed knowledge suitable for candidates aiming towards distinction. As in the real exam, these papers have no preset pass mark. Whether you pass or fail depends on the distribution of scores across the whole year group, but around 60% should be suffi cient.

I hope this book fulfi ls its aim in being a useful, informative revision aid. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please let me know ([email protected]).

I should like to acknowledge the help of the Royal Society of Medicine Press, especially Sarah Burrows, Commissioning Editor, for her patience, enthusiasm and guidance throughout this project from conception to product.

Finally, I dedicate this book to my wife, Mary, for her generous support, motivation and inspiration over the last few months. She has had to work hard to make this happen.