2010 Board Review Orientation final.pptx

7/27/2019 2010 Board Review Orientation final.pptx

1/32

a quickie primer


2/32

This primer is just based

on our experience.And from our experience, our exam was

different from the previous batches based on

their feedback.

Always prepare for the

unexpected.

Your exam will probably differ from the

batch(es) before you.


3/32

FAQs about the BOARDS!


4/32

Aside from the documentation requirements on the PRC website, only Filipinonationals who have finished their internship are allowed to take the exams.

Who can take the boards?

Board of Medicine composed of 6 physicians, headed by Dr. Pareja (UP)

Given in August and February

Who gives and makes the boards?

12 exams (enumerate) divided into 2 weekends

3 exams per day for 4 days

What are the contents on the boards?

75 average, but at least 50 per subject.

What scores do I need to pass ?

You!You have to make kulit the college and OUR for your papers to beatthe deadline (mid-July).

Who takes care of your application?


5/32

REVIEWING 101


6/32


7/32

REVIEW CENTER OR

SELF-STUDY?

ASK YOURSELF.Know your learning style first.


8/32


9/32

TOP NOTCH REVIEW

When Early May to Boards week

Where 47 Mercury St. Fairview, QC (near Radio Veritas)

Price Php 15,000; Php 8500 x 2 (if paid in 2 installments)

Handouts: well-constructed, helpful mnemonics, high-yield subject pearls

Young lecturers (vs. older consultants in other centers): new teachingmethods, new learning styles, newest trends in Board Examination; very

open to constructive criticisms and new information

Mentoring method: emotional support from mentor

Fairview is quite a trip for most of the reviewers, thus our classmates optedto share a pad Schedule may seem pretty demanding and may cause anxiety for some

who are used to studying at their own pace


10/32

UST REVIEWWhen Early May to 1st few weeks of June, whole day

Where UST Auditorium

Price Php 15,000 (including hand-outs)

Best sessions: Pharma, Anatomy, Physiology and Legal Med (Rebosabrothers) Handouts include mnemonics and greatly simplified tables, some parts are

high-yield

Sessions are too long Information overload Spoon-feeding may culture-shock some UP students.

Some lectures/handouts are similar to what UST students studied in

medical school


11/32

UP REVIEW

When late May to early June, 7 days straight, 7-4 or 5pm

Where BSLR-E and West

Price Php 3,000

Pre-tests are actually a very close approximation of the look and feel ofthe Medical Boards. Session on testmanship

Some lectures were helpful (OB-GYNE and PHARMA)

Mostly feedback: most of the lecturers would only discuss the answers tothe 100-item exam Only a few lecturers came up with a list of Hi-Yield or Must-Know topics.

Lecturers were not the best of our PGH consultants


12/32

BRAINS REVIEWWhen May-July, advertised as 4 days a week, half day

*schedule frequently changes!

Where Across Hi-Top along Quezon Avenue

Price Php 11,000 *Discount available for early birds, previous Brains enrollee (NMAT)

Best lecture: Biochemistry (given by a biochemist, not MD) Plenty of mock board exams (3 rounds) One FX ride away from PGH

Not all lecturers teach topics that are high-yield No session on test-taking strategies No feedback for the mock board exams

Not all reviewers are inclusive in the fee

No parking for those with cars; for pedestrians, either you cross 12 lanes of

highway or walk far to get to the footbridge


13/32

UPEC Review

When Mid-May to 1st week of July, 3x/week, 8 to 5 pm

Where SOLAIR Bldg, UP Diliman (near the Gym/Archery range)

Price Php 12,000 (EXCLUSIVE of hand-outs)

Appropriate venue Most of the lecturers are from UP High- yield sessions: Rebosa brothers (Legal Med and Med Jurisprudence), Dr.

Edna Go (Pathology) and Dr. Bles Mantaring (Anatomy).

Overpriced. The famed UPEC samplex booklets DO NOT come for free. Majority of the sessions are not helpful (only put a lot of us to sleep)

No pre/post tests and mock exams/feedbacks


14/32

REVIEWERS


15/32

BEFORE YOU BUY BOOKSMake sure that it suits your style.

Borrow or download a copy first.

TO SAVE MONEY1. Borrow used books

2. Download and print.3. Have continuous ink system

installed on your printer.


16/32

STUDY WITH AN ATLAS and CORRELATE clinically.

Dont forget HISTOLOGY!

Netters Atlas of Anatomy

Hi-Yield Anatomy

Snells Clinical Review of Gross Anatomy

Anatomy Road Map

Anatomy

Dont merely memorize but understand .

BRS PhysiologyPhysiology

Mostly recall. Memorize most common stuff.Study common entities in the Philippines.

Microbiology MRS

Jawetz Microbiology Review

US MLE First Aid Step 1 (Microbiology section)

Microbio


17/32

One of the most feared subjects because of itsdeemed complexity.

Lippincotts Illus Review: Biochemistry

Kaplan Biochemistry Lecture Notes

Digging up the Bones Biochemistry (assupplement only

Biochem

Study pathology well because almost all subjectsneed a good grasp of pathology. Know the

histopathologic description and not merely dependon the pathognomonic sign.

BRS Pathology

Companion to Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease

Patho

Classifcation, MOA, ADR including uncommonones. Study in tandem with IM.

Lippincott Illustrated Review on Pharmacology

Katzung Pharmacology

Pharma Companion

Kaplan Pharmacology

Pharmacology Road Map

Pharma


18/32

Put equal emphasis on anatomy, pathophysio,

assessment and management algorithms

Be familiar with the surgical lingo. Study all

subspecialties.

Schwartz Manual of Surgery (first 10 chapters)

First Aid ABSITE/ABSITE Review Surgery Recall

Surgery

Your knowledge of physiology, pharmacology,pathology and microbiology is a must.

Integrate , integrate, integrate! Hi Yield Internal Medicine

Step-Up to MedicineIM

There has been no single reliable book. Do not focuson Gen Peds alone, they also ask questions from

different subspecialties

First Aid Pediatrics

NMS Pediatrics

Del Mundo Pediatrics

Pocket Pedia/Pea Brain

Pedia

i l li i l d l i l


19/32

Exam questions are mostly clinical and analytical.Pay attention during summary rounds and Gyne

rounds.

OB Black Book

Blueprints OB-Gyne

Baby Williams

OB

Limited number of references for the abovesubject. Answering old exams and getting

summary or class notes of other schools (UE, UST)

are a big, big help. Summary Review on Legal Medicine

Solis chapter notes

Rebosa lectures

Legalmed

Questions come from Occupational Health,Environmental Sanitation, Clinical Epidemiology,Biostatistics, Health Laws and Legislations, FamilyDynamics and Life Cycle, Family Illness Trajectory,Supportive and Palliative Care, Prevention ofCommon Diseases, Communicable Diseases, DOHPrograms and Primary Health Care Approach.

UST & UE Prev Med notes (hodgepodge!)

PrevMed


20/32

First Aid Step 1

Kaplan Med

essentialsKaplan USMLE notes

Others


21/32


22/32


23/32

1. Know yourself.

This will guide your study schedule, review material, whether a review center is

beneficial or not, etc

Even if a reviewer is recommended, as long as it is not working for you,

change it! Youll just waste your time.

2. Plan the next 2-3 months of your life.

Make a schedule & stick to it. A second reading of the basics is highly

recommended.

3. Decide & gather materials for review early on.

4. We cannot review what we do not know.

This is where your study habits (or lack thereof) during the 5 years of med

school will pay off or haunt you As the saying goes, you reap what you sow


24/32

5. Include time to unwind and reward yourself.

Use whatever you can to help you get through the day. In short, pace yourself. Do not

wind yourself to a nervous breakdown come exam day.

6. Have a medical dictionary with you always.

7. Make sure to get a good nights sleep.

Take care of your health. Eat the right food, get some fresh air.

8. Surprise yourself. Increase the number of pages you read each

day. Practice discipline.

9. Touch base with your support group and/or your faith.

10. Dont use this guide as your sole basis.

Ask around. Initiate. The best learning is still the one you make on your own.


25/32

WHERE IS PRC?


26/32


27/32

ESPANA

NicanorReyes St.

EVER

Recto

Q

UIAPO


28/32

REQUIREMENTS

Requirements

(4) Passport sized coloured photos with nametag & white backgroundavailable in Kodak, Php 70.00

Original & Photocopy of

Transcript of Records *with photo & board only remarks

NSO-issued birth certificate *printed on NSO paper

Community Tax Certificate (cedula)

NSO-issued marriage contract *for married females only

Check www.prc.gov.ph for more details

Fee: Php 950.00

Bring a friend when you apply If you have a foreign-sounding name, you may want to check with PRC first if

they need additional documentation from DFA.
http://www.prc.gov.ph/http://www.prc.gov.ph/


29/32

What to bring

Pencils (minimum of 3), sharpener, eraser, BLACKballpen.

Your PRC examination permit.

Food (lunch), candy, water.

Room Assignments/Venues PRC releases the room assignments a few days

before the board exams through their website.


30/32

DO.

NOT.

PANIC.


31/32


32/32

now back to facebooking.

continuing to find ways to improve ourselves and others.

Documents

2010 Board Review Orientation final.pptx