How to prepare for AMC- MCQ exam

There are lots of ways to prepare for AMC, different people prefer different books and materials, so at the end it all depends upon you, how you want to do it. I like to turn all the stones to see what lies beneath, so my approach towards the AMC MCQ is bit extensive and time consuming.

The first thing one should do is to go through the AMC Annotated Multiple Choice Questions. the first hand knowledge about the pattern of question they ask in the exam. The new edition is available on the AMC website.

Next thing is to understand the practice pattern and Australian variation of medicine and medical conditions, and for that General Practice, 4th edition by John Murtagh is the best. I would say this is a must. You can make this book a basis for AMC preparation with other reference books.

Now after understanding the Australian perspective of medicine, one has to decide what other books he is going to follow. There are two basic approaches, few people like Oxford hand books and and rest Kaplan for USMLE. I prefer Kaplan, because they are concise, up to date and written in scientific manner (Read the Initial Preface and About the book in the beginning of each book).

When you are going through all these books, try to do some Recalls as well. They are not exact recollection of the questions asked in AMC, but still they will help you to keep you in the track. To have more standard MCQs you can do Pretest Series for USMLE as well. They are standard questions with very good explanation, but also keep in mind that AMC MCQs are far more difficult than these.

Now, if someone want to read some comprehensive notes on clinical subjects, Deja Reviews, are very helpful. Very few people know about this book. These are supplementary books for Kaplan, well written, to the point and in a question and answer manner. I personally recommend read Deja Surgery and Deja Obs and Gynaec.

Along with them I always looked my very best MBBS books, Harrison (Medicine), Bailey & Love (Surgery), Dutta (Obs & Gynec) and Maheshwari (Orthopedics).

Now there are some other books which i referred time and again, they are: (Ordered according to importance)

Surgery: Tjendra
Pediatrics: Royal Handbook of Pediatrics
Obs and Gynaec: LLewelyne Jones

Along with all these books don't forget to look upon these websites mentioned below:

www.emedicine.com
www.gpnotebook.com

They help immensely to solve the recalls and prove fast access to any topic any where.

About AMC

"The purpose of the AMC is to ensure that standards of education, training and assessment of the medical profession promote and protect the health of the Australian community."

www.amc.org.au


Astralian medical Council is an independent body for standardization of Medical education and training in Australia. AMC provides an assessment process through theory and practical exams for the International Medical Graduates to be able to practice medicine in Australia. In this section necessary and useful information is added for the aspiring doctors who wish to appear for the AMC exams
RECALL PAPERS:
The recall papers are compilation of questions being asked in AMC theory exam. They are not exact recollection of the original exam questions so often they are not complete or accurate. So these papers will help only to familiarize with the exam pattern and help to know the topics which they frequently ask in the exams. In some questions the most probable answers are also included with relevant references. To know more about exam process and exam pattern please log on to AMC website. You can even try the trial exam in the above website.Go to www.dropbox.com to access the AMC materials.
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