MSRA
MSRA SJT (Professional Dilemmas) Full-Day Course (Different Content)
- Sat 19 Sep 2026, 09:00
This MSRA SJT (PD) course is centred around a full day of working through high-yield, recall-based MSRA Professional Dilemmas questions that show you the style, difficulty, and themes of the real exam. Led by doctors who achieved top-decile MSRA scores, every question is discussed in detail, with a step-by-step breakdown of the reasoning behind the best answer. You'll learn how to apply GMC Good Medical Practice principles consistently, recognise common examiner traps, and develop a repeatable framework for tackling both ranking and multiple-choice questions with confidence. By the end of the course, you'll have worked through realistic exam-style scenarios, refined your professional judgement, and gained the practical exam technique needed to maximise your Professional Dilemmas score.
What you'll cover
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09:00
Introduction & Exam Strategy
Begin the day with an overview of the MSRA Professional Dilemmas paper, including the exam format, marking scheme, and what examiners are looking for. We'll introduce a simple, repeatable framework for answering SJT questions before moving into the recall-inspired question sessions.
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09:20
Session 1: Patient-Centred Care
Work through a large set of recall-inspired MSRA questions covering communication, consent, confidentiality, patient safety, and shared decision-making. Every question is discussed in detail, explaining not only the correct answer but also why the other options are less appropriate according to GMC Good Medical Practice.
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11:00
Session 2: Teamworking & Professionalism
Continue with realistic recall-inspired scenarios focusing on teamwork, delegation, raising concerns, leadership, honesty, integrity, and professionalism. Tutors will demonstrate a structured approach to ranking and multiple-choice questions while highlighting common examiner traps and high-yield principles.
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13:15
Session 3: Managing Challenging Clinical Scenarios
This session focuses on more complex professional dilemmas involving patient safety, prioritisation, conflict resolution, safeguarding, and managing difficult situations in clinical practice. Through detailed discussion of recall-inspired questions, you'll learn how to make safe, professional decisions under exam conditions.
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15:00
Session 4: Mixed High-Yield Recall Question Workshop
Spend the afternoon tackling a wide range of recall-inspired questions covering all major Professional Dilemmas themes. Tutors will reinforce key frameworks, compare similar scenarios, and show you how subtle differences in wording can change the best answer.
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16:15
Final Challenge Session
Put everything together with a series of mixed exam-style recall-inspired questions completed under timed conditions. Each question is then reviewed in detail, consolidating the key principles and decision-making strategies needed to maximise your score on exam day.
What's included
- A Full Day of Guided Question Practice, with detailed explanations of the reasoning behind every answer
- Full Course Recording Included, allowing you to revisit every teaching session and explanation whenever you need before the exam.
- Comprehensive PDF Workbook containing high-yield, recall-inspired MSRA Professional Dilemmas questions to work through after the course.
- Led by Top-Scoring MSRA Doctors who share the strategies and frameworks that helped them achieve top-decile scores.
- Exam-Focused Approach, covering the common themes, recurring dilemmas, and examiner expectations seen in the MSRA Professional Dilemmas paper.
What's scheduled
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Session 1
Sat 19 Sep 2026, 10:00 · Safa
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Session 2
Sat 19 Sep 2026, 13:15 · Ishwar
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Session 3 Dr Thushiah
Sat 19 Sep 2026, 15:45 · Thushiah