As a career, in terms of training, which one is better to pursue? FCPS Medicine & Allied from a private setup or FCPS Anesthesia in a government setup? I have similar interests in both subjects. What could be better to pursue keeping in mind the financial aspect and career. Thank you for your advice.
As the title says; ive done most of my systems. Im doing neuro (deliberately left it for the end because i hate it sm, all other major systems are done ans dusted) im now left with scattered shit
Ill cover general patho, immuno, micro, onco till 31st.
But then im left with THE biochemistry, THE pharmacology, and THE UL LL ABD PELVIS etc.
Im honestly really overwhelmed, ive to start practicing SKs and ive to revise these systems as well that ive studied in detail.
How should i proceed next, would cramming rafi for the minors be enough?
Do i have to so anatomy for med and allied.
Please feel free to berate me
I am preparing to give fcps-1 in eye, January attempt. I want to be well prepared. Is there anyone who can guide me about resources, do's and don'ts while preparing for fcps-1 eye. My aim is to secure residency in Al Shifa Trust because I've heard you get hands on surgery and get the most experience there than anywhere else. If there's anyone who has cleared their residency test and interview, can you please tell me what should one be prepared for in the test and interview esp questions and CV wise. Thank you
was it easy or hard??
how did yours go
Hi. I am used to learning through qbanks and not through books alone. Can someone recommend me an online qbank that i can use, which has less mistakes and has good answer key? i heard the new paper pattern is more conceptual.
Please help!
Basically the title
I didn't studied properly in undergraduate life but studied hard in house job and passed usmle step 1 and cleared fcps part 1 and now I Wanna do residency in aku because it is the best institution out there but I'm worried if they will accept me because I have very low CGPA
Basically B grades in all five years:(
Hi I previously appeared in anesthesia and scored 70 % but now I developed interest for surgery allied. Can someone please guide me how to prepare for it
As the title suggests our supervisor in our ward is IV drug abuser and almost every senior in the whole punjab who knows him knows that, but lately he has been verbally abusive, treats us like garbage and unwanted backrubs on the backs of female pgs and HOs when they are washed up, He usually comes to the ward high and then at 11:00am he usually does it again. Due to the fear of retaliation we didn't do anything before but now it's more than enough, he is compromising patient care, like yesterday his words to a chronically sick patient were" Innu dafa karo agy chalo" To another pt with disarticulation were " Tu menu inj ghussay naal na vekh" And according to him the pt with disarticulation doesn't need gabica. The pt literally cried and requested pain killers because the pain is too much to bear.
How is the fcps psychiatry as a field in respect of financial terms in Pakistan?
Actually I have a low merit (21.5) and can't get fcps med or med allied in govt hospitals. And I don't want to do surgery or surgery allied. So I have only two options (to work in a govt hospital in hime town, lahore), anesthesia or psychiatry. Which has better work life better and better in finances. Thankyou.
I am an old graduate and need to give part 1 now.
What are my chances of clearing October attempt if i start preparing now, as I don't want to let go of this attempt and consequently January induction. (I was stuck because of something and the matter has just resolved now).
I have no idea of current exam pattern, study material etc but I've cleared fcps part 1 exam once in 2018. I am in touch with some selective basic academic studies because of my teaching job.
How should i approach the situation, what should be my study resources?
Any relevant insight is appreciated!
Thanks!
Hello! I booked my exam for this October but due to certain circumstances I couldn’t prepare for it.Can say somebody give me some advice regarding Fcps pathology and is it realistic to pass it in a months time with work? What resources should I focus on given the time?
Thankyou in advance!
i am a radiology fcps part 1 candidate, and doing even short snells is very time consuming right now. Is it really that important? Watching Dr Azam’s lecs side by side and i feel they are enough..
As I am coning from out of city to take the test , I don't have viable option to leave my phone at , before going to the test center. The Admit card strictly mentions no mobile phones at the testing center. Does anybody have any information on this ?
Almost done with step prep and has some time for october attempt. Do i need to do Rafi, AA or anything like that to pass part 1 or should i just revise my FA?
So ive part 1 in oct, i have gone thru fa once, but i fee like i have knowledge gap! Im covering minors for now mixro and pharma!! My taget was to stat with sk series in september along with revison of systems
But ive got a job offer its 8-4 everyday with calls rvry 4th day!
I already have a gap of 1 year post housejob and i just dont want this gap to inc more so im thinking of taking the job but at the sametime im scared will i be able to clear the attempt with this routine 😭 because at this point securing an MO job has also became such a difficult task so i dont wanna risk it
I’m a graduate and done with hj and plan on studying for further exams
I have the opportunity to join a demo job in a medschool nearby and plan to study in the medschools library during working hours as well.
Is a demonstrator job demanding? Would it be too distracting? What do my tasks entail? Is there too much department scut work that I’d have to do beside teaching?
So im just so freaking confused, doing fcps derma means ill have to go through induction process twice and will have to do 2 years medicine ward. I hate medicine wards and how they are sooo hectic, so i was thinking of doing MD derma, but will that have less value/respect in pakistan? And in MD , i wont have to do medicine wards rotation? If someone knows 100% about the scene and rotations of MD derma in civil hospital, pns shifa, ziuddin, then kindly tell me please. IM FRUSTRATED.
I did my house job in Islamabad, which unfortunately means I won’t get the full 2.5 marks allocated for house job in the FCPS induction merit. My merit will probably be around 20.8, whereas with those marks I’d be above 22–23. From what I’ve seen, the closing merit for Medicine at most places seems to be around 22–23, so it feels like I’m losing out on induction purely because of where I did my house job, even though it was my parents institute. And I'm sure they didn't have this out of Punjab criteria before
I genuinely want to pursue Medicine, and I’m also preparing for USMLE, so if I eventually go abroad I’d be doing Internal Medicine residency anyway. I’ve already paid the fee for FCPS Part 1 in Medicine too. Does this basically leave private institutions as my only realistic option, or should I seriously consider changing subjects? It’s honestly pretty heartbreaking knowing that if I had those extra house-job marks, I’d probably have a decent shot at getting inducted somewhere. What would you guys do in this situation? Any advice would be appreciated.
for fcps med allied
I have only done biochem cvs resp renal from rafi and FA
My average score on medicall app is in 60s i have done 500mcqs
Will i be able to complete all systems and improve my scores by october?
When should i start sk series?
I’ve gone through all the FCPS/MD/MS merit lists and want to pursue training in FCPS Medicine or Cardiology.
My current merit score is 22.3.
At this merit, the best options available to me appear to be MD Medicine or MD Cardiology at DG Khan.
However, DG Khan isn’t a feasible option for me due to the distance.
What other options do I have at this merit?
Please seniors do share your opinions.
Being a First Gen doctor, I'm on the verge of dispair.