Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I choose PAL?
Critical Appraisal takes upto 33-40% of MRCPsych paper 3. If one masters this topic, the chances of getting Membership is almost complete. At PAL we believ that if you get the right concepts for statistics and PAL, you will not go wrong no matter what the actual question in the exam is. To enable this we have made the course tailored for the needs of MRCPsych candidates, with no assumption of any previous knowledge. Unlike other courses, we do not wander away from your target of Membership exams - not even for a miute! And to keep the focus intact, we do not include various clinicians with different needs into a single course.  

What happens at your weekend courses?
Our weekend courses are conducted bi-annually. Usually in November 1st week and June 1st week.  Our weekend course is very different from any other course you might have attended so far for critical appraisal. WE TAKE ONLY 25 CANDIDATES FOR EACH DIET. This is because we believe in one-to-one tuition NOT on an over-subscribed lecture for learning statistics. Being a doctor, one never gets proper teaching in critical apprasial/stats and we at PAL believe PAL can do what you always wanted someone to do for you before those awful exams!

The first PAL Tuition course was held in Nov 2009 and was overwhelmingly successful. The course materials were an instant hit and candidates reported better conceptual clarity with one-to-one teaching of critical appraisal topics. Moreover, all of them seemed refreshed despite 2 days of intensive teaching!!

What is special about your online course?
Affordable (less than 50£) - Easy to use (Moodle platform based) - Makes critical appraisal enjoyable!

Who will be teaching us?

Lena Palaniyappan,Clinical Lecturer at Division of Psychiatry, University of Nottingham

&

Rajeev Krishnadas, Clinical Lecturer at Division of Psychiatry, Glasgow University.

We have many years of postgraduate teaching experience. We have published a series of 3 MCQ books for the new MRCPsych exams . Teaching psychiatry, critically appraising literature, analysing statistical methods and applying evidence base in psychiatric practice is what we do day after day , as a part of our work. Hundreds of our students have successfully passed MRCPsych exams and have given excellent feedback for our method of 'nailing' confusing concepts at their roots!