A way to prepare for PG

entrance
By
Dr. Rishi Lohiya
AT SAFE HANDS on 23 March 2008
SECRETS OF PG ENTRANCE

DESIRE
CREATES
POWER
DOCTOR….

“NO GREATER OPPORTUNITY

OR OBLIGATION CAN FALL THE LOT OF
A HUMAN BEING THAN TO BE A
DOCTOR.
IN THE CARE OF THE
SUFFERINGS HE NEEDS TO USE
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING
WITH COURAGE, HUMILITY & WISDOM.
THE DOCTOR SHOULD OF HIS DESTINY
NO MORE THAN THIS & SHOULD BE
CONTENT WITH NO LESS”.
•MYTHS…

•ONE CANNOT CRACK CET WITH INTERNSHIP.

•ONLY TOPPERS HAVE A CHANCE.

•ONE CAN EITHER PREPARE FOR PGMCET OR A

AIPGE BUT NOT BOTH.

•CLASSES ARE MUST.

REMEMBER

FIRST ATTEMPT IS THE BEST ATTEMPT.

POSITIVE ATTITUDE & SELF CONFIDENCE

ARE INDISPENSIBLE.

ITS ALL ABOUT YOUR PLANNING & SELF BELIEF.

CORELATION BETWEEN ACADEMIC &
PGMCET RESULT.

•IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THAT THERE IS HARDLY

•ANY ASSOSIATION BETWEEN THE TWO.

•IF YOU CLOSELY STUDY THE PGMCET 08 MERIT

LIST,
•OUT OF FIRST 20 RANKERS 10 OF THEM HAVE
AGGREGATE
•SCORE < 70%.

•AND THERE ARE STUDENTS WHO TOPPED IN ACADS

•BUT COULDN’T DO WELL IN PGMCET.
•CLASSES…?...

•I WILL SUGGEST YOU NOT TO WASTE

YOUR TIME &
MONEY IN CLASSES.

•WHY???

•NO TIME FOR SELF STUDY.

•SEQUENCE OF SUBJECTS NOT AS PER

YOUR CONVINENCE.

•COSTLY.
MY DREAM BRANCH….
CUT OFFS
BRANCH
AIPGE PGMCET
PGMCET
RADIOLOGY < 100 <20

MEDICINE <750 <100

PEDIATRICS <400 <60

ORTHOPEDICS <300 <25

SURGERY <1200 <300

OBS-GYAN <1500 <300

DERMATOLOGY <1000 <200

 HOW TO BEGIN?
• FIX YOUR AIMS.

• CHALK OUT YOUR PLAN.

• START WORKING.
•PREPARATION…

•PREPARATION STARTS THE DAY WE BEGIN WITH

1ST MBBS.

•EVERY MINUTE COUNTS.

•IT IS 5 ½ YEARS OF EFFORTS THAT DETERMINES

THE OUTCOME.

•AND MOST IMPORTANT CLINICAL LEARNING HELPS

A LOT.
PLANNING…

IT DOES NOT REQUIRE MUCH STRENGTH

TO DO THE THINGS .
BUT IT TAKES GREAT STRENGTH
TO DECIDE
WHAT TO DO,
WHEN TO DO
& MOST IMPORTANT
HOW TO DO?...

THUS PLANNING IS MOST CRUCIAL.

 STUDY PATTERN

DURING MBBS YEARS DURING INTERNSHIP

USE REFRENCE BOOKS YEAR OF REVISION &
ONLY. NOT PREPARATION.

NO SHORTCUTS. MOCK TESTE ARE

MOST CRUCIAL.
PREPARE NOTES & MEMORY
MAPS.

GET HABITUATED TO USE

MNEUMONICS.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES….

ACTIVITIES LIKE QUIZ,SEMINAR HELP A LOT.

HELPS TO DEVELOP CONCEPTS AND COMPETITIVE

OUTLOOK.
 PLANNING

IN TERMS OF-

TIME SCHEDULE

BOOKS TO BE USED

PATTERN OF STUDY
 TIME SCHEDULE

• FIRST REVISION • 15TH FEB •225 DAYS

TO 1ST
OCT

• SECOND REVISION • 2ND OCT

TO 15TH •75 DAYS
DEC

• THIRD REVISION • 16TH DEC

•25 DAYS
TO 10TH
JAN
 TIME SCHEDULE

FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED WHILE PLANNING

FOR TIME :-
WEIHTAGE TO THE SUBJECT

ONE’S HOLD ON THE SUBJECT

INPUT-OUTPUT RATIO FOR THE

GIVEN SUBJECT
TIME TO BE GIVEN PER SUBJECT*
• ANATOMY • 10 DAYS
• PHYSIOLOGY • 8 DAYS
• BIOCHEMISTRY • 10 DAYS
• PHARMACOLOGY • 12 DAYS
• PATHOLOGY • 12 DAYS
• MICROBIOLOGY • 10 DAYS
• PSM • 14 DAYS
• FMT • 4 DAYS
• SARP • 24 DAYS
• ENT+OPHTHALMOLOGY • 7 DAYS
• MEDICINE • 12 DAYS
• SURG+ORTH • 14 DAYS
• OBS-GYAN • 8 DAYS
• PEADIATRICS • 7 DAYS
• TUMOR • 6 DAYS

* To be individualized
 BOOKS TO BE USED

TWO APPROACHES-ANTEROGRADE APPROACH

RETROGRADE APPROACH

ASHISH-AMIT+MUDIT PAPERWISE
(5 VOLUMES) DISCUSSION

ACROSS SERIES* TOPICWISE

DISCUSSION

* PREFERRED
MUST READ….

SURGERY- ASHISH AMIT

MEDICINE- MUDIT KHANNA

TUMORS-ACROSS

PULSE-ALL SUBJECTS
 PATTERN OF STUDY

•PREPARE A TOPIC FROM ACROSS

•CLEAR DOUBTS IF ANY

•SOLVE RELATED QUESTIONS FROM

PULSE

•SOLVE TEST ON THE GIVEN TOPIC

MOCK TESTS…

MOST IMPORTANT

MINIMUM NUMBER-30

POINTS TO BE NOTED WHILE EVALUATING –

TIME REQUIRED
OPTIMUM NUMBER OF ATTEMPTED
WEAK SUBJECTS
SILLY MISTAKES

ONE TEST EVERY SUNDAY

GROUP STUDY….

DAILY DISCUSSION OF AN

HOUR ON IMPORTANT TOPICS

AMONG EQUALLY INTERESTED

FRIENDS DEFINITELY HELPS.

 A WORD OF CAUTION…

NEVER FORGET EXAMS AND

ACADEMIC SCORES ARE JUST
MILESTONES & THE ULTIMATE
DESTINATION IS TREATMENT
OF HUMAN SUFFERINGS…
MAKE SURE ALL THESE
EXAMS DON’T KILL THE
CLINICIAN IN YOU.
DESTINY…

WITH HARDWORK
DESTINY BECOMES
A MATTER OF CHOICE
RATHER THAN
A MATTER OF CHANCE.
SOME DISTURBING TOPICS…

RESERVATION- THE BEST WAY TO DEAL

WITH IT IS ACCEPT IT.
BOND- DAILY CHANGE IN THE RULES.