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a quickie primer
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This primer is just based
on our experience.And from our experience, our exam was
different from the previous batches based on
their feedback.
Always prepare for the
unexpected.
Your exam will probably differ from the
batch(es) before you.
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FAQs about the BOARDS!
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Aside from the documentation requirements on the PRC website, only Filipinonationals who have finished their internship are allowed to take the exams.
Who can take the boards?
Board of Medicine composed of 6 physicians, headed by Dr. Pareja (UP)
Given in August and February
Who gives and makes the boards?
12 exams (enumerate) divided into 2 weekends
3 exams per day for 4 days
What are the contents on the boards?
75 average, but at least 50 per subject.
What scores do I need to pass ?
You!You have to make kulit the college and OUR for your papers to beatthe deadline (mid-July).
Who takes care of your application?
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REVIEWING 101
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REVIEW CENTER OR
SELF-STUDY?
ASK YOURSELF.Know your learning style first.
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TOP NOTCH REVIEW
When Early May to Boards week
Where 47 Mercury St. Fairview, QC (near Radio Veritas)
Price Php 15,000; Php 8500 x 2 (if paid in 2 installments)
Handouts: well-constructed, helpful mnemonics, high-yield subject pearls
Young lecturers (vs. older consultants in other centers): new teachingmethods, new learning styles, newest trends in Board Examination; very
open to constructive criticisms and new information
Mentoring method: emotional support from mentor
Fairview is quite a trip for most of the reviewers, thus our classmates optedto share a pad Schedule may seem pretty demanding and may cause anxiety for some
who are used to studying at their own pace
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UST REVIEWWhen Early May to 1st few weeks of June, whole day
Where UST Auditorium
Price Php 15,000 (including hand-outs)
Best sessions: Pharma, Anatomy, Physiology and Legal Med (Rebosabrothers) Handouts include mnemonics and greatly simplified tables, some parts are
high-yield
Sessions are too long Information overload Spoon-feeding may culture-shock some UP students.
Some lectures/handouts are similar to what UST students studied in
medical school
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UP REVIEW
When late May to early June, 7 days straight, 7-4 or 5pm
Where BSLR-E and West
Price Php 3,000
Pre-tests are actually a very close approximation of the look and feel ofthe Medical Boards. Session on testmanship
Some lectures were helpful (OB-GYNE and PHARMA)
Mostly feedback: most of the lecturers would only discuss the answers tothe 100-item exam Only a few lecturers came up with a list of Hi-Yield or Must-Know topics.
Lecturers were not the best of our PGH consultants
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BRAINS REVIEWWhen May-July, advertised as 4 days a week, half day
*schedule frequently changes!
Where Across Hi-Top along Quezon Avenue
Price Php 11,000 *Discount available for early birds, previous Brains enrollee (NMAT)
Best lecture: Biochemistry (given by a biochemist, not MD) Plenty of mock board exams (3 rounds) One FX ride away from PGH
Not all lecturers teach topics that are high-yield No session on test-taking strategies No feedback for the mock board exams
Not all reviewers are inclusive in the fee
No parking for those with cars; for pedestrians, either you cross 12 lanes of
highway or walk far to get to the footbridge
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UPEC Review
When Mid-May to 1st week of July, 3x/week, 8 to 5 pm
Where SOLAIR Bldg, UP Diliman (near the Gym/Archery range)
Price Php 12,000 (EXCLUSIVE of hand-outs)
Appropriate venue Most of the lecturers are from UP High- yield sessions: Rebosa brothers (Legal Med and Med Jurisprudence), Dr.
Edna Go (Pathology) and Dr. Bles Mantaring (Anatomy).
Overpriced. The famed UPEC samplex booklets DO NOT come for free. Majority of the sessions are not helpful (only put a lot of us to sleep)
No pre/post tests and mock exams/feedbacks
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REVIEWERS
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BEFORE YOU BUY BOOKSMake sure that it suits your style.
Borrow or download a copy first.
TO SAVE MONEY1. Borrow used books
2. Download and print.3. Have continuous ink system
installed on your printer.
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STUDY WITH AN ATLAS and CORRELATE clinically.
Dont forget HISTOLOGY!
Netters Atlas of Anatomy
Hi-Yield Anatomy
Snells Clinical Review of Gross Anatomy
Anatomy Road Map
Anatomy
Dont merely memorize but understand .
BRS PhysiologyPhysiology
Mostly recall. Memorize most common stuff.Study common entities in the Philippines.
Microbiology MRS
Jawetz Microbiology Review
US MLE First Aid Step 1 (Microbiology section)
Microbio
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One of the most feared subjects because of itsdeemed complexity.
Lippincotts Illus Review: Biochemistry
Kaplan Biochemistry Lecture Notes
Digging up the Bones Biochemistry (assupplement only
Biochem
Study pathology well because almost all subjectsneed a good grasp of pathology. Know the
histopathologic description and not merely dependon the pathognomonic sign.
BRS Pathology
Companion to Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease
Patho
Classifcation, MOA, ADR including uncommonones. Study in tandem with IM.
Lippincott Illustrated Review on Pharmacology
Katzung Pharmacology
Pharma Companion
Kaplan Pharmacology
Pharmacology Road Map
Pharma
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Put equal emphasis on anatomy, pathophysio,
assessment and management algorithms
Be familiar with the surgical lingo. Study all
subspecialties.
Schwartz Manual of Surgery (first 10 chapters)
First Aid ABSITE/ABSITE Review Surgery Recall
Surgery
Your knowledge of physiology, pharmacology,pathology and microbiology is a must.
Integrate , integrate, integrate! Hi Yield Internal Medicine
Step-Up to MedicineIM
There has been no single reliable book. Do not focuson Gen Peds alone, they also ask questions from
different subspecialties
First Aid Pediatrics
NMS Pediatrics
Del Mundo Pediatrics
Pocket Pedia/Pea Brain
Pedia
i l li i l d l i l
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Exam questions are mostly clinical and analytical.Pay attention during summary rounds and Gyne
rounds.
OB Black Book
Blueprints OB-Gyne
Baby Williams
OB
Limited number of references for the abovesubject. Answering old exams and getting
summary or class notes of other schools (UE, UST)
are a big, big help. Summary Review on Legal Medicine
Solis chapter notes
Rebosa lectures
Legalmed
Questions come from Occupational Health,Environmental Sanitation, Clinical Epidemiology,Biostatistics, Health Laws and Legislations, FamilyDynamics and Life Cycle, Family Illness Trajectory,Supportive and Palliative Care, Prevention ofCommon Diseases, Communicable Diseases, DOHPrograms and Primary Health Care Approach.
UST & UE Prev Med notes (hodgepodge!)
PrevMed
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First Aid Step 1
Kaplan Med
essentialsKaplan USMLE notes
Others
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1. Know yourself.
This will guide your study schedule, review material, whether a review center is
beneficial or not, etc
Even if a reviewer is recommended, as long as it is not working for you,
change it! Youll just waste your time.
2. Plan the next 2-3 months of your life.
Make a schedule & stick to it. A second reading of the basics is highly
recommended.
3. Decide & gather materials for review early on.
4. We cannot review what we do not know.
This is where your study habits (or lack thereof) during the 5 years of med
school will pay off or haunt you As the saying goes, you reap what you sow
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5. Include time to unwind and reward yourself.
Use whatever you can to help you get through the day. In short, pace yourself. Do not
wind yourself to a nervous breakdown come exam day.
6. Have a medical dictionary with you always.
7. Make sure to get a good nights sleep.
Take care of your health. Eat the right food, get some fresh air.
8. Surprise yourself. Increase the number of pages you read each
day. Practice discipline.
9. Touch base with your support group and/or your faith.
10. Dont use this guide as your sole basis.
Ask around. Initiate. The best learning is still the one you make on your own.
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WHERE IS PRC?
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ESPANA
NicanorReyes St.
EVER
Recto
Q
UIAPO
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REQUIREMENTS
Requirements
(4) Passport sized coloured photos with nametag & white backgroundavailable in Kodak, Php 70.00
Original & Photocopy of
Transcript of Records *with photo & board only remarks
NSO-issued birth certificate *printed on NSO paper
Community Tax Certificate (cedula)
NSO-issued marriage contract *for married females only
Check www.prc.gov.ph for more details
Fee: Php 950.00
Bring a friend when you apply If you have a foreign-sounding name, you may want to check with PRC first if
they need additional documentation from DFA.
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What to bring
Pencils (minimum of 3), sharpener, eraser, BLACKballpen.
Your PRC examination permit.
Food (lunch), candy, water.
Room Assignments/Venues PRC releases the room assignments a few days
before the board exams through their website.
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DO.
NOT.
PANIC.
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now back to facebooking.
continuing to find ways to improve ourselves and others.