LMCC STRATEGY SESSIONLMCC STRATEGY SESSION

MJ ABUNASSARPGY1 - MEDICINE

Acknowledgment:All those who have taken the exam before us and passed along this information….

CONGRATS!CONGRATS!YOU HAVE FINALLY MADE IT TO

BACK TO BASICS…

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

There will be plenty of time to celebrate – but first…

A ‘little’ quiz.

LMCC step 1LMCC step 1MCQ SECTION

CDMQ SECTION

The Bad NEWS – it’s a long day

THE GOOD NEWS – you’ve been preparing for it for years…

THANKS UOTTAWA!!!

RESOURCESRESOURCESTORONTO NOTESMOST people study from them, most

of the objectives from the MCC website are covered.

Where else?Case Files –great for CDMQ

preparation, and for reviewing Internal Medicine and Surgery (REMEMBER – time is of the essence – Internal Med is about 600 pages of TO notes, Surgery is another 350 or so…)

Where else?LMCC Prep booksUSMLE STEP 2 MATERIALS –

including USMLE WORLD question bank (Great resource)

Canada Q BankLMCC exams.com etc…OLD EXAMS – from the library – you

will be surprised how many key concepts are asked every year.

Back to Basics LecturesBack to Basics LecturesI attended most of them – I thought

they were a nice change from studying alone/in groups.

There are some sessions I STRONGLY recommend:

All POP HEALTH/ETHICS sessionsOBS GYNE SESSIONSGENERAL PEDS sessionsFor the rest – review lecture slides

that will be presented – if you think you will benefit – COME IN!

THE STRATEGYTHE STRATEGYThe exam:Remember it’s divided into sections – MEDICINE (TO NOTES 600 pages +)OBS GYNE (TO NOTES 100 pages)SURGERY (TO NOTES 350 pages +)PSYCH (TO NOTES 60 pages)POP HEALTH/ETHICS (TO notes 45

pages)PEDS (100 pages)

My recommendation:My recommendation:

Focus on OBS GYNE, POP HEALTH/ETHICS, PEDS and PSYCH in TORONTO notes (300 pages) – learn those 300 pages as well as you can – then review surgery and internal starting broadly and moving inward as time allows…

What some people did to What some people did to study for Surgery and study for Surgery and InternalInternalAttend B2B lectures/review the

lecture slidesRead the case files booksDo practice questions on bothLook up specific questions/sections

in TO Notes, text books etc…The highest yield TO NOTES

surgery section is GEN SURG (I THINK)

Schedule I used – Schedule I used – 12 days 12 days before my LMCC (I wrote before my LMCC (I wrote may 7/2012)may 7/2012)DAY 1 – OBS (AM), GYNE (PM), Evening –

review questions/old exams with friends – RELAX

DAY 2 – PSYCH (AM), POP HEALTH (PM), Evening – gym, review questions/Q-banks – RELAX

DAY 3 – PEDS – 1st ½ TO notes AM, 2nd ½ PM, Evening – go over Q’s with study group or alone, relax/gym

DAY 4- Internal Med – Case files review of cases/MCQ questions, reviewed B2B lecture slides – Had studied this +++ in CARMS, went out

DAY 5- Surgery (AM review Gen Sx TO notes) PM Case files, Old questions/Q BANK, RELAX

REPEATED THESE 5 days…

2 Days before my LMCC – Had a list of topics I wanted to spend more time on – focused attention there – it was mostly obs gyne, formulas, peds.

Did MORE practice questions +++, Q bank, old exams, timed myself on questions – ie 1 minute per question +/-

MCC Online EXAMS – bought them – DID them under timed setting – alone at home

1/week x 3 weeks $ 180… can be pricey

DAY OF THE EXAMDAY OF THE EXAMYOUR OBJECTIVES

1)MAKE IT THROUGH… ALIVE!Don’t panic, keep a level head, don’t think

“how am I doing?” 2)Answer every question- do your best to

complete it – get every EASY question RIGHT! A hard question is HARD after 5 minutes!

I finished with about 3 minutes to spare for MCQ

Most people finished with plenty of time for CDMQ though.

MORE?MORE?Sleep well before the examBring LUNCHQuit studying early the night

before – call a friend/ watch Vampire Diaries?? whatever

Show up to the exam with a smile knowing you are prepared and that you no longer have to be cooped up studying as of 5pm that day!

THANKS!THANKS!

I wish you all successful and prosperous careers!

Hope to see you on MEDICINE