IT’S VIVA TIME!
Don’t get demolished by the vivas – come to boot camp! There is a second boot camp for 2018 on June 2+3.
ASA anaesthesia trainees can register at http://goape.com.au/product/axbootjune2018/
See you there.
REMEMBER TO STAY CALM
Watch STAYING CALM at a viva
CONFIRMATION BIAS IS TO BE AVOIDED
In any viva – keep an open mind and listen to what the examiner tells you. Do not allow yourself to get sucked in to the vortex of CONFIRMATION BIAS…
LUNG TRANSPLANT + LAPAROSCOPY
This is a viva without any dramas – no hypotension, no hypoxia, no fires, no anaphylaxis. It DOES require the candidate to focus on a PARTICULAR patient and operation and to defend their choices for that context.
Watch LUNG Tx + lap viva
2yo EXPLOSION
There is a lot to consider in this viva – burns, explosions, boats, resuscitation and that’s before the operation…watch a 2yo EXPLOSION
ENDOCRINE
This is a free complete source for clinical endocrinology – there are a lot of people who have endocrine conditions who present for exams