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Here again, Dr Kashif Bhatti is sharing his thoughts about the CSA preparation specially for you all :-)
He is one of the TOPPERS in our Beautiful Great Yorkshire Deanery in the February 2012 CSA Batch.
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The IMG Conundrum???
We all know the pass marks of local graduates versus International Medical Graduates –
But is this an over-simplification?
But is this an over-simplification?
Whatever the politics of disseminating these
figures to GP trainees ONCE they enter training, the fact remains that the high
failure rate (in comparison to local graduates) is a massive Negative barrier to
SUCCESS.
Yet, IMGs do pass, and Locals do fail.
There are no
analytical statistics on these candidates.
A more interesting question is what is the
pass-mark of candidates, graduated from the UK, post FY1-2 only, versus doctors
from previous specialty backgrounds, regardless of country of graduation or
employment.
I postulate, until the RCGP tells me otherwise (updates soon!),
that the former have a higher pass mark than the latter.
Do you think an IMG, long-in-the-tooth, has
less experience or wisdom than a fresh-out-of-FY2-local candidate?
My inference of the situation is that IMGs are good consulters/communicators.
After all, the RCGP tells us it is not about usage
of English that fails IMG – but are going about it in the wrong way versus
lesser-experienced local graduates.
From personal experience, I feel no difference in
what I can achieve in 10 minutes between my new-into-ST3 consultation style
versus my optimal-for-the-CSA-and-forever consultation style.
The difference is
HOW I gather the information and communicate with my patient.
Yes, some IMGs are not up to scratch, from a doctor point - of- view, but so are some local graduates.
This is common sense - different specialties require different information and how to acquire this.
The same is in General Practice.
So what does this mean for IMGs?
So what does this mean for IMGs?
We should remember firstly that statistics are only that –
numbers on a page.
The high failure rate to me suggests lack of adaptation – little
else.
This is fundamentally positive news for any IMG!
You CAN pass, You ARE
good enough!
You possess ALL the tools anyone else has.
You just do not know
how to CHANNEL this.
Let go of your reservations and watch videos of good
consulters versus your own!
It is NOT YOU that needs adaptation;
It is NOT YOU that needs adaptation;
IT is your
Behaviour!
Watch your Behaviour!
Become Positive and Interested.
Become Positive and Interested.
Show Empathy and Place yourself in your Patient’s
Shoes.
The medicine will come through.
You have so much more experience than
the local graduates in this regard.
Be Positive, Smile, Enjoy!
Be Positive, Smile, Enjoy!
Kash.
Dr Kashif Bhatti.
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Wowww Kash!! What a thought provoking article!
Thank You, Kash.
Keep interacting!
You are not alone!....
To Your Success,
Hema xoxo.
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Now, It's Meeee...
Wowww Kash!! What a thought provoking article!
Thank You, Kash.
Keep interacting!
You are not alone!....
To Your Success,
Hema xoxo.
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