"to teach them this art - if they desire to learn it - without fee and covenant"

This phrase comes from the original Hippocratic Oath. Dr Nick will be sitting exams again soon & nearly got a heart attack at the exorbitant costs of these revision courses. Some courses exceeded £900!

My initial reaction was that these organisers were greedy, money-grabbers with prices bordering on exploitation. But on second though, there is nothing worse than going to a "free" teaching session with a disinterested, unprepared tutor. At least with a paid course, you can be assured the teacher is motivated and prepared.

The reality is that these course are filling a need that training roatations throughout the NHS are missing. But on the bright side, I have a study allowance!!