Not sure whether you have seen it or not but in Yorkshire only 10 out of 20 candidates who took the CSA this time passed. In DWP our pass rate was higher than this with three out of four candidates passing. This pass rate is a lot lower than in previous sittings of the CSA. The RCGP was reported as saying that this was because the quality of candidates was lower than in previous sittings - the doctors sitting it are more likely to have failed CSA before and undertaking remedial training and we know that the more times you take it the more likely you are to fail ....
Marking of the CSA has changed this time; all the cases count, an overall mark is given and the 'the borderline group method' of marking is now used. I have read the RCGPs explanation of how the marking scheme works click here for a link to the RCGP website but I would not like to have to explain how it works to anybody ....!!
So ... in order to make sure you pass first time do lots of COTs, volunteer to play the doctor in the CSA cases at ST3 HDR and click here to download what the RCGP says about what you should do to avoid failing.
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