| 1. | Regarding local medical students’ career choice decision, which ONE of the following statement is TRUE? |
| A. | Family medicine is one of the top three most popular career choices. |
| B. | Males chose family medicine more, presumably because of more flexible working hours. |
| C. | Mature students were more likely to choose family medicine. |
| D. | Students from high income families were more likely to choose family medicine. |
| E. | Whether students’ parents were doctors was not influential on choosing family medicine. |
| 2. | Which of the following measures should be recommended to promote family medicine as a career choice? |
| A. | Increasing the public value of family medicine through media campaigns. |
| B. | Increasing resources to provide overseas family medicine training. |
| C. | Enhancing postgraduate family medicine training. |
| D. | Increase university intake of medical students. |
| E. | None of the above. |
| 3. | The following were the results of a Holter study in the local community EXCEPT: |
| A. | Long QT syndrome was the commonest significant cardiac arrhythmia. |
| B. | 43.7% were detected to have significant cardiac arrhythmias. |
| C. | Majority of patients presenting with combined symptoms had significant cardiac arrhythmia. |
| D. | Aged above 80, with chronic comorbidities, with hypertension, with ischaemic heart disease, were statistically significant risk factors for significant cardiac arrhyth |
| E. | The presenting symptoms correlated well with the Holter diagnoses. |
| 4. | Which of the following skill(s) is/are essential for primary care physicians (PCPs)? |
| A. | Skill in practice-based learning. |
| B. | Skill in self-directed learning. |
| C. | Skill in information literacy and knowledge management. |
| D. | Skill in critical thinking and problem solving training. |
| E. | All of the above. |
| 5. | Which of the following statements concerning self-directed learning is INACCURATE for primary care physicians (PCPs)? |
| A. | The process is driven by PCPs’ clinical needs. |
| B. | PCPs’ self-reflection on their clinical needs is always correct. |
| C. | It is not a form of CME. |
| D. | PCPs determine their own foci and strategies. |
| E. | It can be improved over time with the help of evaluation from their peers and mentors. |
| 6. | Which of the following statements regarding skills in critical thinking and problem solving training is INCORRECT? |
| A. | Critical thinking is a reflective learning process based on PCPs’ education needs. |
| B. | PCPs with such competent skills can tolerate more clinical uncertainties. |
| C. | Problem-based learning was demonstrated to be effectively promoting such skills. |
| D. | Traditional undergraduate medical curriculum can be equally effective in conveying such skills to students. |
| E. | Senior PCPs may need to acquire such skills to meet their future education needs. |