Archive for July, 2006

FMGs vs AMGs

Well, I’ve read that sentence in a website a couple of months ago (..don’t remember the URL). So they say it’s getting even harder for a foreign medical graduate (FMG) to get a residency in the United States. That may lead to sending the foreign doctors to remote places, like rural areas,..etc. Racism? mm,.. I [...]

How To Read Harrison And Make The Most Of It?

As a PG aspirant, I used to ask my seniors if there was some easy way to read Harrison’s medicine textbook and what to read in it. I was usually recommended to read it as a whole. During that time all my attempts were to do the same, but at the end, I recognised we [...]

What you need to know about Ward Rounds for you F1/PRHO Interview

This article aims to cover the salient points about ward rounds that you will need to know for F1/PRHO interviews in the UK. I have been asked prepared this for those of you who have concerns about demonstration of ward round skills during your interview for PRHO/Foundation Posts. I have prepared this for those of [...]

My Experience in PLAB Part 2 OSCE Exam on June 28, 2006

1. Bimanual examination (procedure explained and consent taken). There was a feeling of cystic swelling at the opening of cervix and I found it difficult to palpate for fornices; uterus was retroverted (that is what I think). I forgot about KY jelly. Examiner was asking about Differentials but I was occupied by the cervical finding [...]

step 2 cs experience by doc179

Hi I wanted to write my experiences and suggestions after getting the result but then realised that I wont be able to write in detail or answer any question correctly as with time I am forgetting abt the cases I encountered. The exam was day before yesterday in Houston. Everything went well except the SP [...]

step 2 ck experience by mymeghji

I studied 7 months for this exam. I would suggest between 5-6 months is also a good prep period. I think it is important to do your Step 1 first as a lot of questions are about basic pathophysiology/mechanism of disease and you would only be able to answer these questions well if you have [...]

step 2 ck experience by drsap

drsap is telling his experience in STEP 2 ck hi everyone i took my exam on 29th of june. question style was same as UW. only difference was that they put so many extra information in the question to make Q long. In most of those long questions i found clue for the answer in [...]

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