ABSTRACT
Here are a few top tips: ■ Be concise and accurate in your answers. ■ Do not comment on anything you have not been asked about. ■ Be systematic and logical. ■ Try to apply your answer to surgical practice. The emphasis now is on
applied anatomy. ■ Do not dig yourself into any holes! ■ Images that you are asked to comment on in the exam may represent
normal anatomy, so the emphasis is on pointing out the key anatomical features, rather than pathology! So, if you are asked to comment on a barium enema do not necessarily go looking for a stricture! We would recommend that your preparations should include the
following: ■ Visit the dissection room prior to the exam and look at some
prosections. ■ Invest in a good atlas of anatomy. ■ Know and be able to demonstrate surface anatomy. ■ Familiarise yourself with the main bones (osteology). ■ Be prepared to be handed ‘props’ in the exam – bones, prosections,
images etc. ■ Know well your ‘specialty specific’ area and the ‘college favourites’.
