SJT: Pass the Situational Judgement Test: A Guide for Medical Students, 1e

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You are working in a hospital ward, and the supervising pharmacist has asked you to provide advice to a patient about a newly prescribed medication. You have discussed what you need to tell the patient and the pharmacist is happy for you to advise the patient alone. As you begin to counsel the patient, you realise the patient does not speak English or any language you understand. The patient’s ten-year-old daughter, Hannah, is present and is able to speak both English and her mother’s native language. At present, there is a limited number of pharmacy-specific model questions available for candidates to use as part of their SJT preparation. As a result, you may want to look at online resources for medical and dentistry students. Although these may provide insight into the possible structure of SJT questions, they are not pharmacy specific and should therefore be used as a guide only.Patient safety is a key factor in decision making in Medicine. This included their health and physical safety, but also safety of their information (i.e. confidentiality). Therefore, options that do not respect these are often inappropriate. Similarly, scenarios where patient safety is at stake, amongst other problems, should prompt recognition that this is the primary issue. It can be helpful to use the 4 pillars of medical ethics when considering what is best for patients: Regardless of how much your chosen Universities consider the SJT section, it is critical that you do not neglect studying for it. As scoring highly in this section will keep as many options as possible open to you when applying. Anyone applying to the Foundation Programme needs to sit the SJT and there are no exceptions to this rule. It’s also important to be aware that your SJT score will only be valid for the year you sit it, so if you had to re-apply to the Foundation Programme in later years you would also need to retake the SJT. An optional tutorial to help you understand the basic functionality of the computer-based test and how to navigate through it and select your responses E. Seek the guidance of the pharmacist, explaining that you are not able to counsel the patient because she does not speak English.

If you decide to change delivery method (e.g., change from a test centre appointment to a remote delivery via OnVUE) you will first have to cancel your existing booking and then book a new appointment choosing the preferred delivery method. Displayed a decent level of performance, often demonstrating appropriate judgement, with several responses corresponding to model answers. D) Explain to the patient that you are a medical student and that it is important for you to gain experience in conducting physical examinations.Iwentonafairfewcourses-1paid,and3freeones.TheoneIthoughthelpedmemostwasafreeone(thatevengaveusfreepizzaforlunch...).Hmmm.

If you selected UKFP-SJT-OP you simply choose the date and time that you prefer to complete the assessment at home (OnVUE is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, with appointment slots subject to availability). Weallsortagotthesame-ishscores(notreallybutyougetthepoint)andthankfullyweallgotintoourtopchoicedeanerieswithdecentjobs/hospitals,butoneofushadamuchlighterwalletattheendofit... A. Accept you will be unable to counsel the patient as you are unable to speak her native language; D. Use Google Translate to change the patient information leaflet into the patient’s native language and use this instead of verbally counselling them;Remember that all scenarios are based on the GMC Medicine Guidelines - not what you believe. To score well you must understand these well, and the principles behind them. Rate the appropriateness of verbal responses to a situation, assuming they are said in a polite way (very appropriate; somewhat appropriate; somewhat inappropriate; inappropriate) Once you have signed in to your testing account you will be able to select one of the exam series codes. If you chose UKFP-SJT, you will be able to search for a test centre and book a place in one of the available appointment slots (subject to availability).

You are required to complete the SJT straight after sitting the numeracy test at a Pearson VUE test centre. There are numerous test centres available nationally (and internationally), allowing you to book a centre that is most suitable for you. Although individual stations in the centres will have been allocated to national recruitment candidates, there may be people sitting other tests, such as driving theory tests, at adjacent stations in the venue. The ‘rule of 3’ comprises the 3 primary things you need to make a mental note of before attempting the question. These are: These questions require you to choose three from eight possible responses. These questions are worth 12 marks — each individual correct response is worth 4 marks. Marks are not awarded for incorrect answers and will not be deducted from your overall score. Tips to remember during the SJTs There are different question formats available for each question type and it can be easy to misread them and end up answering the question incorrectly. Tutorial (5 minutes) – an optional tutorial is available to show you how to navigate around the computer-based testThe correct responses demonstrate that you would take responsibility and show leadership by personally explaining to a member of your multiprofessional team that the medicine is not available ( option C), further explore why the specific medicine is needed ( option D), before taking all the relevant information to the senior pharmacist to explore next steps ( option H). The table below shows the marks available for the different types of questions. There is no negative marking and a “near-miss” scoring system is used, so marks will be given based on how close you were to the correct answer. For example, if in a rating question you rated a response as “inappropriate” but the correct answer was “somewhat inappropriate” you would still get some of the marks available. The OnVUE remote proctoring delivery method is offered as an optional alternative to taking the test in person in a test centre. Please note the OnVUE testing experience is comparable but not identical to testing in a test centre, as there are certain aspects of invigilation that are not feasible via OnVUE. When testing via OnVUE you must remain in the view of the webcam for the duration of your appointment. You may not move away or leave the room for any reason, which means it is not possible to take bathroom breaks when testing via this method. If you think this will be an issue for you, you should schedule your appointment to take place at a test centre instead. If you plan on using the same delivery method (a test centre or OnVUE) you will be able to view and browse other available appointments before you amend your current booking.