“The Feline Medicine Exam Coaching course is absolutely invaluable to anyone undertaking the MANZCVS Medicine of Cats exam. It goes without saying that the tutors are amazing - you can't do better than being coached for a feline exam by world-renowned feline specialists! But as well as being exceptionally knowledgeable, they are approachable, easy to talk to and genuinely want to help you achieve success.
The group sessions are incredibly useful, mainly covering exam technique for both the written and oral components of the exam, but also with Q&A sessions to cover any areas of medicine we needed clarifying. Without these I would have been woefully underprepared for the written component, but the tutors guided us through how to break down the marks to single clinical points, teaching us to create 'marking keys' for every past paper to ensure we made every second and every word count in the exam! The mock oral exams also helped me know how 'much' to say, as well as tips for calming exam-day nerves.
The course materials are clearly and logically presented, with an initial guided module to walk you through the development of a case-based approach, which is referred back to time and time again during the course. The reading list and syllabus are comprehensive with dropbox links to appropriate JFMS articles, preventing hours of literature searching, and the list of suggested drugs to revise made a potentially open-ended marathon much more manageable!
Finally, Emma is fantastic - she ensures everything runs smoothly and keeps everyone in check, as well as injecting a huge dose of positivity into what would otherwise be a very stressful time!”