Finally back home after my exam and thought I must add something here. Took the course from the 1-6 Oct. and had my exam on the 11th of October. Even though I haven''t got the result yet but I''m sure whatever the result is, the course instructors try their best to make sure that everything is covered and prepare you to handle the exam. Anyway here is an in depth review. Intro: Unlike all the other courses, this one is not in Eastham but is in Hendon which is quite a nice place. I''ve never been to Eastham but from what I''ve it''s not a very pleasant place at all. The course premises is absolutely lovely, very spacious, clean and above all very pleasant indeed. Also provided accomodation which is also I must say very nice, unlike the bunk beds and bed lice they give you at the eastham courses. It is a six day course and usually runs from 9.30 to 7 in the evening or sometimes 6........breakfast and lunch is provided.....there are cookies, sandwitches, pastries, hot lunches, coffee, tea, juices, loads of stuff........the course is run by Dr.Naqvi and Dr.Guilding who are both British trained Doctors and so they know what they''re doing.....very nice teachers indeed...more about them to follow.... Cost: the course costs 250 pounds and many will cringe at this but honestly speaking, if it was I, I would be charging more. I mean what more can a person want? Small groups of 15 students, getting trained by some excellent doctors, friendly atmosphere, clean and nice place for the course, plenty of refreshments, excellent manikins..infact they are exact replicas of the one at the real exam ( this is important, I met a guy after the exam who told me he did''nt know how to operate the light on the ophthalmoscope in the exam becasue the one at swamy had a button at top to turn it on, imagine the impression the examiner got when he told him he doesen''t know how to turn the light on....the equipment at fastrack medics is exactly the same as on the exam, high grade and good quality....as found in most NHS hospitals ). Anyway, to make a long story short.....it''s worth spending the amount on the kind of training you get here....it''s like investing......there are many routes for your money to get invested.....but only smart investments get smart returns......... Content: Almost everything on the exam is covered.....not just by demos or lectures or videos......It is first demo ed by the instructors ( and they are both working in the NHS, so everything taught is up to date and standard procedure in England ). After the station is domo''ed all the students get a go at it in front of the instructor and other students. So the student gets feedback instantly and then the other can also learn from the mistakes. So everyone actually sees everything atleast 10 times. Very good practice indeed. Everyone knows that the communication stations are in vogue these days at the exams and that is where the real role of fasttrack jumps in. Before becoming a doctor Dr.Gulding was actually an english language teacher having studied from cambridge. And she is just amazing.....we all thought she whould have been an actress.....she is an expert at teaching you the intricacies of the english language while going through the stations. She makes an excruciatingly hard patient to deal with during the stations but after getting the Dr.Guilding treatment the stations at the exams are a breeze. You will be amazed to find out how differently a patient will react to whatever you say. e.g. " I can understand what you''re going through " is gonna make Dr.Guilding really mad..haha....but she''s gonna open up if you say "I can see what you have been going through " So those are the kind of details dealt with during the comunication stations. Equally important are the other hands on stations and the dose calcs. taught by Dr.Naqvi. She is also BLS certified so the CPR stations will always get you a "good" from the examiner in the exam if Dr.Naqvi has taught you. Then there is the Plab club in the evenign from 6-9 where the great Dr.Farzam guides you through any stations you want to practice. It''s a nice friendly group of course students who want to have extra practice. The great thing about Dr.Farzam is that he has a very good eye for the mistakes that you make and once he''s gone through you you''ll be near perfect by the end. Not to mention he has a great sense of humor and so it makes plab club a really fun time..... The Instructors: I think the best thing about the course is no doubt the people behind it. Dr.Naqvi, Dr.Guilding and Dr.Farzam are all very competent indeed at what they do but it''s their friendliness and personalities that makes you go from liking the course to loving it!! They are genuinely interested at how everyone does at the exam and give everyone specific attention towards their problems. Then when it''s lunch time you''d be sitting their with your plates full but Dr.Naqvi would still run around taking the platters of food and juice to everyone. The bad: After rambling on and on about how good the course is I thought I must add some criticism though. I''ve been thinking alot indeed about whats bad about the whole course and the worse I can think of is the Juice. Haha, all the three jugs of the red juice ( think it''s rasberry and apple mixed juice ) are still almost full by the end of the day. Tastes like the throat medicine I used to take as a kid when I got a sore throat. And anyone who likes it, get your taste buds checked..!! Anyway I''ll end here.......to anyone who''s reading this......just take this course!! You''ll realize how good the course is after you''ve been through it.......and if juice is on your priority list you can always get your own from the nearby shops hehehe...... Cyrus Khan email: cmak007@yahoo.com (Cyrus Khan)