How to do it. Run a preparation course for postgraduate examinations.

This paper provides a practical guide to running preparation courses for postgraduate examinations and is based on the authors' experience. It is intended to be useful to organisers of proposed or existing courses as well as to potential users of courses--people in every specialty preparing for a postgraduate examination. The paper covers the practical aspects of staging and financing a course and recruiting tutors and attracting candidates, in addition to covering the structure, educational content, and evaluation of the course.