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Contents
Exam format

How to work smart not hard

Exam format
Paper 1: 60 SBAs; 30 5-part MCQs
SBAs = 150 marks
MCQs = 150 marks

Paper 2: 60 SBAs; 30 5-part MCQs
SBAs = 150 marks
MCQs = 150 marks

Exam format
Exam format
Example SBA
Where in the body is angiotensin 1 converted
to angiotensin II under the influence of
angiontensin-converting enzyme?
A. Adrenal cortex
B. Blood vessel wall
C. Kidney
D. Liver
E. Lung

Example T/F
The pudendal nerve
A. derives its fibres from the second, third and
fourth sacral segments
B. runs between the pyriformis and coccygeus
muscles before leaving the pelvis
C. has the pudendal artery on its medial side as it
lies of the ischial spine
D. gives off the inferior haemorrhoidal (rectal)
nerve in the pudendal canal
E. innervates the clitoris
Where to Start?
http://www.rcog.org.uk/education-and-
exams/examinations/exam-part-one

FAQ
Syllabus
Blueprinting grid
Tactics
Revision techniques
Courses
Textbooks
Past questions
Practice questions
Ask people who have recently done the exam
Be logical when answering questions

Courses
Part 1 MRCOG Revision Course
Start: 07/01/2013 - 08:30
End: 11/01/2013 - 16:30
Location:
RCOG
Event booking:
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Trainee Rate
708

All delegates will receive a copy of the new MRCOG Part 1 - Your essential revision guide (which
retails at 114) as part of the registration fee.

RCOG revision course
A whole week of learning
Run by people who set
questions
Good way to kick start or
boost revision
Good way to assess yourself
against peers
Lots of practice questions

Very large group learning
Some of the topics arent
relevant to the exam
Anatomy very dry
The practice questions were
too easy


Textbooks/Practice Qs
Online learning
http://www.onexamination.com/obs-and-gynae/mrcog-part-1




Group Learning
Test yourself against your peers







Peer Comparison
Where do you stand?


Work Hard
Every single question
Tagged Questions
Revisit questions
Flexible
Anywhere, anytime
AdaptForMe
Challenging exam preparation
Work Smart
Where you need it most
Feedback
View your performance
Stay calm, think logically
Final tips
Multiple practice questions help to highlight
favourite topics
RCOG are loving statistics at the moment (Mr.
Griffiths to blame)
Making notes without attempting questions is
likely to be working hard not smart
Lots of people fail first time and then know it
better in the long term