This post is about the MRCOG Part 1 exam preparation. I would like to thank Dr. Arooba Rahim for taking out time from her extremely busy schedule to write this advice. She has recently passed this exam, so her advice is most up to date. Read her experience in her own words.
Dr Arooba has very kindly agreed to provide further help if anyone needs it. You can leave your query in comments or can directly contact on her e-mail provided at the end of this post — Thanks Rubab
MRCOG Part ONE Preparation Advice
Hi MRCOG candidates, It’s been a few dayssince I got my MRCOG Part 1 result and of course I’m overjoyed to know that I have been able to clear it in my first attempt. Well, I would say that when you have a painfully busy routine and still decided to dive into another ocean of hectic work with unknown depth, and then when you come out victorious, you are at the top of the world and that was exactly what I felt when I opened my result email and got the wonderful news of my passing. But this was a short-lived relief since it is now time to go for Part 2 with full vigor and focus.
On request of Dr. Rubab, I thought I would definitely share my short journey from deciding to dive into the MRCOG stream to passing Part 1 successfully.
My Study Time Table
I am an MBBS graduate of 2006 and it’s been almost 13 years since I passed that exam and got into Gynaecology practice. So the biggest challenge for me was to go back to