not too bad, felt pretty ready by the time that i sat the exam. the first paper was a lot more straight forward than the second paper. the viva was difficult from the perspective that there was often an esoteric angle but overall it was pretty fair.
Congratulations Chris. Great website, thank you for sharing.
Hi,thanks a lot for this great website,answering the viva was a night mare for me,first time I visit here and I feel optimistic already 😉 can you Plz share with us how u prepared for the exam,steps u took, study hours everything u can share & if can also the ones u are reluctant to share I’m planning to take July 2013 and just started seriously reading thanks a lot
Hi there, I started in Feb 2011 for the March 2012 exam. I spent roughly 1000-1500 hours actually studying. Due to my work situation I wasn’t able to study group much which was a problem, but I did get along to the Adelaide Prep Course and the Christchurch anaesthetic prep course. The best advice I got was that if you did the work you would pass, which i believe is true. Reading the references widely is also very important. Finally give yourself a good chunk of time to pactice under exam conditions, it is really hard to write down all the information in only 10 minutes or talk on a topic in a viva quickly and succinctly. Good luck!
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Thanks for sharing – how did you find the exam?
not too bad, felt pretty ready by the time that i sat the exam. the first paper was a lot more straight forward than the second paper. the viva was difficult from the perspective that there was often an esoteric angle but overall it was pretty fair.
Congratulations Chris. Great website, thank you for sharing.
Hi,thanks a lot for this great website,answering the viva was a night mare for me,first time I visit here and I feel optimistic already 😉 can you Plz share with us how u prepared for the exam,steps u took, study hours everything u can share & if can also the ones u are reluctant to share I’m planning to take July 2013 and just started seriously reading thanks a lot
Hi there, I started in Feb 2011 for the March 2012 exam. I spent roughly 1000-1500 hours actually studying. Due to my work situation I wasn’t able to study group much which was a problem, but I did get along to the Adelaide Prep Course and the Christchurch anaesthetic prep course. The best advice I got was that if you did the work you would pass, which i believe is true. Reading the references widely is also very important. Finally give yourself a good chunk of time to pactice under exam conditions, it is really hard to write down all the information in only 10 minutes or talk on a topic in a viva quickly and succinctly. Good luck!
Thanks a lot,better start seriously 😉