Making Sense of the MRCGP[INT] Exam

Making Sense of the MRCGP[INT] Exam

Apr 20, 2026 | 0 comments

The MRCGP[INT] is not your typical exam. It isn’t designed simply to test recall of facts or the ability to memorise lists. It goes further – it evaluates how you think as a general practitioner, how you manage patients in uncertain situations, and how you communicate...
Consultation Models for the MRCGP – At a Glance

Consultation Models for the MRCGP – At a Glance

Jul 10, 2025 | 0 comments

The consultation is the foundation of general practice and the MRCGP expects you to know the major consultation models.     Balint (1957) – The Doctor, His Patient, and the Illness   Introduced the bio-psychosocial model of patient care....
Hepatitis B Serology and Vaccination

Hepatitis B Serology and Vaccination

Aug 10, 2020 | 0 comments

Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), a double-stranded DNA virus of the Hepadnaviridae family that replicates by reverse transcription. Hepatitis B is the most common cause of hepatitis globally, and the World Health...
Understanding Vaccination

Understanding Vaccination

Aug 10, 2019 | 1 comment

Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material (the vaccine) to stimulate an individual’s immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a particular pathogen. Herd immunity is a type of indirect protection from infectious disease that occurs when a...
A Patient with Troublesome Acne

A Patient with Troublesome Acne

Aug 1, 2019 | 0 comments

You review a patient with moderately severe acne that has been treated with a variety of topical agents over the past 6 months. There has been a poor response treatment and you consider switching to an oral antibiotic. You are aware that there is an increasing issue...