Product Description

"Get Through DCH Clinical" is the first revision guide aimed specifically at candidates preparing for the Diploma of Child Health Clinical examination. Written with the latest syllabus in mind, this book provides candidates with worked examples of all the stations that they will be faced with during the exam.The book opens with a general introduction to the DCH Clinical, including advice on how to prepare for it and general information on what to expect. This is followed by individual chapters covering each of the six types of station: communication skills, history taking and management planning, structured oral (viva), short cases, neuro-developmental cases, and child development cases. Each chapter contains an overview of general skills that are being tested by the station, followed by a series of worked examples, including things the examiner will be looking out for, and 'do's and don'ts' for the highest marks. Written by two junior doctors who have recently passed the new-style DCH Clinical, as well as a senior examiner, "Get Through DCH Clinical" is an essential guide for all candidates preparing for this difficult exam.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #159771 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent book
I disagree with the first reviewer. This is the only book I could find which is up to date and geared just towards the DCH clinical. It goes through the exam station by station with loads of useful tips and examples of common cases and scenarios which come up. The communication skills section is very good preparation and can be practiced with a friend. Overall would say this book was just what I needed to help revise and pass the exam, would definitely recommend

not that relevant
this book has a lot of material related to allied healthcare services in paediatric problems and how gp's should be the co-ordinator etc.

which is all very good in theory but my exam was purely academic, they didnt ask anything about other health services patients would need. it was pure medicine and management of the medical side rather than anything else! i'm not sure if this was just at my centre or everywhere.

i think its a useful read for a gp, but not for the dch clinical exam as i had it.