Consulting in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

 Addendum – Reassurance to SCA candidates (and their teachers)

Ideally, if you’re preparing to sit the Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA) of the MRCGP exam, I’d like you to read or re-read this Addendum after you’ve finished Chapter 3 of this book. Why? By then, you’ll have a good overview of the consultation structure I’m advocating. But you’ll probably be wondering whether reading this or any other book can really help you to pass an exam where it’s your behaviour and your thought processes, not just your knowledge, that are being assessed. And I want to reassure you; most of what medical educators commonly refer to as ‘consulting skills’ are already in your repertoire. You’ve already acquired them in the course of your family and social ...