Books Recommended for Examination for Provisional Registration (Theory)
Understand the exam format
Format for Theory Paper
1. All questions are in the form of one-best answer (OBA) type of question.
2. Paper 1: Medical based 60Q
3. Paper 2: Surgical based 60Q
4. Total number of questions: 120 Q
5. Duration: 3 hours (total)
- you will have a break of 30 minutes in between papers
6. Passing marks is 50%
Materials to prepare
1. register first- refer to this post
2. Study Smart
- understanding what is coming out (key points)
- The table below is an estimation of how many question came out for each section, it can subject to changes and not necessarily accurate. Please use it as a guidance only.
- Discipline to study constantly everyday.
Paper 1: medical based Q
No. of MCQ estimated
|
Estimated weightage (%)
|
|
Medicine
|
20
|
35
|
Pediatrics
|
20
|
30
|
Psychiatry
|
8
|
13
|
Community Health
|
5
|
10
|
Family Medicine
|
5
|
9
|
Ethics
|
2
|
3
|
Total
|
60Q
|
Paper 2: Surgical based Q
No of MCQ estimated
|
Estimated weightage (%)
|
|
Surgery
|
20
|
35
|
Obstetrics And Gynecology
|
18
|
30
|
Orthopedics
|
10
|
15
|
Emergency Medicine
|
4
|
8
|
Otolaryngology (ENT)
|
2
|
3
|
Forensic Medicine
|
2
|
3
|
Ophthalmology
|
2
|
3
|
Anesthesiology
|
2
|
3
|
Total
|
60Q
|
3. study materials
- oxford handbooks
- Obstetric and Gynecology reference book by ten teachers
- PLAB study materials: 1700 Q
The Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) Part 1 exam is an 180 question and Single Best Answer (SBA) paper designed to assess your ability to practice medicine safely in UK hospitals.
While EPR Part 1 consist of 120 question and One best answer (OBA) paper. Can you see the similarities bolded?
Furthermore, when we finish the exam, we realize the questions and knowledge they test on us are very similar to the how PLAB do it as well !
But How to get the materials?
- Friends: I was lucky to have a friend who studied and pass PLAB, who helped me throughout my study by sharing what he learnt.
- Apps: However you can also find the 1700 Q samples by downloading the app on your phone to practice!
If you have more time do try to get the sample question from the PLAB question bank to understand how the questions are being asked as well.
Train yourself to be able to finish all 120 Questions with the limited time provided!
- Extra Points: Get some pass year questions from the local university graduates if possible.
I love to use UpToDate when I cant find the explanation quickly enough in the books too!
4. Study partners
Try to find someone who is taking the exam together or those who have passed to help you with your studies and continue motivating you till you pass the exam too.
This is my Study Plan
Other study materials recommended by MMC (from their official website):
1. S. Arulkumaran et. al. 2011. Essentials of Obstetrics. 2nd Edition.
2. Kliegman 2011. Nelson Essential Pediatrics. 6th Edition. Publisher : Saunders
3. Forrest, Carter. 2005. Macleod: Principles and Practice of Surgery. Churchill Livingstone.
4. Cushieri, Hennessy, Greenhalgh, Rowley and Grace. 2003. Clinical Surgery. Blackwell Science.
5. Williamson. 2005. Scott: An Aid to Clinical Surgery. Churchill Livingstone.
6. Haslett Christopher. 2006. Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine. 20th Edition. Churchill Livingstone.
7. Talley, Nicholas J and O’Connor, Simon. 2005. Clinical Examination: A Systemic Guide to Physical Diagnosis. 5th Edition.
8. Kumar, Parveen / Clark, Michael. 2005. Kumar & Clark Clinical Medicine, 6th Edition.
9. Shirley Ooi, Peter Manning. 2004. Guide to the essentials in Emergency Medicine Singapore. McGraw-Hill.
10. Mark Bisanzo, Micheal R. Filbin. 2007. Emergency Management of the Trauma Patient.
Case, Algorithms, Evidence. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
11. Rakel R. Editor. 2007. Textbook of Family Practice. 7th Edition. W B Saunders
12. J. Murtagh. 2010. General Practise. 4th Edition. Mc Graw Hill Book Co.
13. Taylor R. Editor. 2003. Fundamentals of Family Medicine : The Family Medicine Clerkship Textbook. 3rd Edition. Springer Pub. Co.
14. Solomon L, Warwick D, Selvadurai N. 2010. Apley's System of Orthopaedics and Fractures. 9th Edition. London : Butterworth-Heinemann
15. Canale S, Beaty J. 2007. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th Edition. Mosby.
16. Synopsis of Psychiatry, Kaplan & Saddock, 9th edition, Williams & Wilkins, 2003.
17. Handbook of Essential Psychiatry For Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students by Ainsah Omar & Osman Che Bakar, 2007.
18. Winnutt, Carl. 2004. Clinical Anaesthesia (Lecture Notes). 2nd Edition. Blackwell Publishing Limited.
19. J. Oliver, L. Cassidy, 2005. Ophthalmology at A Glance. Blackwell Science Ltd.
20. Burton M, Leighton S, Hall IS, Robson A, Colman BH, Russell J. 2000. Hall & Colman’s disease of the nose, throat and ear. 15th edition, University of Michigan, Churchill Livingstone
21. Knight B. (2004). Forensic Pathology (3rd Edition). London : Edward Arnold.
1. S. Arulkumaran et. al. 2011. Essentials of Obstetrics. 2nd Edition.
2. Kliegman 2011. Nelson Essential Pediatrics. 6th Edition. Publisher : Saunders
3. Forrest, Carter. 2005. Macleod: Principles and Practice of Surgery. Churchill Livingstone.
4. Cushieri, Hennessy, Greenhalgh, Rowley and Grace. 2003. Clinical Surgery. Blackwell Science.
5. Williamson. 2005. Scott: An Aid to Clinical Surgery. Churchill Livingstone.
6. Haslett Christopher. 2006. Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine. 20th Edition. Churchill Livingstone.
7. Talley, Nicholas J and O’Connor, Simon. 2005. Clinical Examination: A Systemic Guide to Physical Diagnosis. 5th Edition.
8. Kumar, Parveen / Clark, Michael. 2005. Kumar & Clark Clinical Medicine, 6th Edition.
9. Shirley Ooi, Peter Manning. 2004. Guide to the essentials in Emergency Medicine Singapore. McGraw-Hill.
10. Mark Bisanzo, Micheal R. Filbin. 2007. Emergency Management of the Trauma Patient.
Case, Algorithms, Evidence. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
11. Rakel R. Editor. 2007. Textbook of Family Practice. 7th Edition. W B Saunders
12. J. Murtagh. 2010. General Practise. 4th Edition. Mc Graw Hill Book Co.
13. Taylor R. Editor. 2003. Fundamentals of Family Medicine : The Family Medicine Clerkship Textbook. 3rd Edition. Springer Pub. Co.
14. Solomon L, Warwick D, Selvadurai N. 2010. Apley's System of Orthopaedics and Fractures. 9th Edition. London : Butterworth-Heinemann
15. Canale S, Beaty J. 2007. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th Edition. Mosby.
16. Synopsis of Psychiatry, Kaplan & Saddock, 9th edition, Williams & Wilkins, 2003.
17. Handbook of Essential Psychiatry For Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students by Ainsah Omar & Osman Che Bakar, 2007.
18. Winnutt, Carl. 2004. Clinical Anaesthesia (Lecture Notes). 2nd Edition. Blackwell Publishing Limited.
19. J. Oliver, L. Cassidy, 2005. Ophthalmology at A Glance. Blackwell Science Ltd.
20. Burton M, Leighton S, Hall IS, Robson A, Colman BH, Russell J. 2000. Hall & Colman’s disease of the nose, throat and ear. 15th edition, University of Michigan, Churchill Livingstone
21. Knight B. (2004). Forensic Pathology (3rd Edition). London : Edward Arnold.
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