Guidance & Tips for AMC Part-1 (MCQ) Exam

Guidance & Tips for AMC Part-1 (MCQ) exam by Guest Writer

Hello everyone!

When I had started preparing for my AMC exam, there was no one to guide me! I had no clue what to read, what material is required, where to get the material from; and once I got the material, how to go about! The reason I have started this blog is to help everyone who are facing problems like i did, and have no one to guide them!

Once you start preparing, you will surely figure out what exactly is to be done; the way I did it in the end! But it takes time to do it, and so here I am to guide you from the beginning! I can tell you how to study in the exact way i studied, but obviously everyone has to work out their own way!

Well, about exam prep, it depends how much time you can dedicate per day for studies, if you dedicate 8-10 hrs of sincere study, I think 4 months are enough! Here’s a step by step process!

Step 1, Finish amc handbook word by word, it will give you the hang of the pattern of questions!

Step 2, Solve recalls, minimum last 5 years, maximum 10 years if you have time (solve recalls, find answers with study partners, it will be faster than doing alone, and less boring). Dedicate some hours of day for solving recalls and some for self study.

Step 3, First search answers in Murtagh! I wont say read all topics of Murtagh, but at least read those topics from Murtagh which you think are important, as in, if repeated questions are from same topics! If you have time, you can read up as many topics from Murtagh, as and when questions are asked in the recalls! this will help you for clinical as well. if you don’t find answers in murtagh, search answers in Australian websites like racgp, ranzcog, rch etc. you can download the ‘blue book (of infectious diseases)’ and ‘red racgp book’ free of cost from internet for reference.

Also, if you look at the recommended books for mcq exam on amc site, down below are many direct links for topics like domestic abuse,driving limits in various conditions like pt. with epilepsy etc. which will give you a lot of info for solving questions.

Write your own notes for recalls, if they are from multiple sites! If you have time you can read many extra things like vmpf and racgp notes, kaplan etc.

Step 4, Please keep a enough time for revision! It wont be of any use if you read and don’t revise!

Step 5, Be positive, believe in yourself! you might get overwhelmed if you think about all the material to be read this exam, but believe me, you will yourself realize that its not impossible! just start and keep reading! Initially it will be slow, but you would speed up with time! just study sincerely, and have faith that you will pass!

I read murtagh (as many topics I could while solving recalls), same goes for kaplan series (specially those topics which are not so nicely given in murtagh like internal medicine and some topics of psychiatry). Murtagh is good for obgy and paeds!

Best luck…