The Birmingham Course Online

About us:

When the course founders (that’s Pavan and Bill) were preparing for the College exams they noticed how little exam focused revision material and teaching was available. And that’s why they started The Birmingham Course. The course soon became quite popular and a group of energetic people with a flair for teaching joined the group. The aim was always quite clear, to provide exam focused teaching.

With the growth of the internet, exam preparation actually became more difficult with different sources suggesting different answers to the same question! We recognised the value of a course that provided definitive answers by clear and current references. We call this approach evidence based revision. It has changed the way candidates prepare for the exams (and we think it has made it less stressful!).

The Birmingham Course is the ORIGINAL MRCPsych Online Course. Since we started our online courses and Mock exams, there have been many cheap imitations. Our online course has grown exponentially and is now the most preferred way to revise. Recognizing this, in July 2009, we took the difficult decision to end our residential courses and use the expertise and insights we have gained from 6 years of classroom teaching to develop the online course further. We are slightly geeky and enjoy adding questions and answers- we do hope our efforts make your exam preparation easier. Please let us know whether we are succeeding

Contact information:

Please contact us via email for any information or clarification. All queries will be answered within 24 hrs, (Usually much earlier). If you are experiencing technical problems using the site send us an email with your phone number and we'll make contact with you as soon as possible.

Email:

• Enquiries: enquiries@birminghamcourseonline.co.uk
• Technical support: support@birminghamcourseonline.co.uk

The Birmingham Course Team:

• Dr. Pavan Mallikarjun, MBBS, DPM, MRCPsych.
  Consultant Psychiatrist, Queens medical Centre, Nottingham.
• Dr William Calthorpe BA (Oxon) MBChB MRCPsych
  Consultant Psychiatrist & Honorary Lecturer, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham.
• Dr. Thambirajah, MBBS, FRCPsych.
  Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Walsall NHS Teaching Primary Care trust.
• Dr. Avi Dhariwal MBChB, MRCPsych.
  Consultant Older Adult Psychiatrist, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health trust.
• Dr Nicole Karen Fung MBChB, MRCPsych.
  Specialist Registrar in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, West Midlands Deanery.
• Dr Amar Shah MA (Oxon) MBBS MRCPsych, PGCMedEd.
  ST4 Forensic Psychiatry, London Denery & Winner of The Laughlin Prize, Spring 2007 Part II exams.
• Dr Arun Chopra MRCPsych.
  SPR General Adult Psychiatry & Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Nottingham & Winner of The Laughlin Prize, Autumn 2006 Part II exams.
• Dr. Viba Kumar PhD (Neuropsychology)
  Previously at Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham
• Dr. Ram Ganapathy MRCPsych.
  Consultant Psychiatrist, West Midlands.
• Dr. Michael Hobkirk, MB BS, MRCPsych.
  Specialist Registrar, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, West Midlands.

The Online course Whizkid:

• Dr. James Reed, MBChB, MRCPsych.
  Specialist Registrar, Forensic Psychiatry, West Midlands Deanery.

Important Legal Information:

The Birmingham Course is the trading name of 'The Birmingham Course Limited' Registered in England and Wales. Registration number: 6527848 Registered address: 69 Stamford road, Nottingham NG2 6GGVAT registration number: 936 5291 03