How to prepare for MD Hom Entrance Examinations

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How to prepare forMD (Hom)Entrance Examinations

• Dr.K.R.Mansoor Ali
• Tutor.GHMC.Calicut
• Director www.similima.com
• e-mail info_at_similima.com

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Please note !!

• Avoid heavy food just before exam
• Take more vegetables fresh water
• Avoid smoking, excess tea drinks-decrease your
  energy
• Sleep deprivation will results in decreased
  mental alertness

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MCQs

• MCQs may be repeated in many examinations in the
  same or different format.
• Read concerned chapter first
• Record your reasoning before checking answers

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• But MCQs will help to a certain extend only
• Basic concept
• Select the books which provide genuine materials
  picked up from the std text books.

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Recommended books

• A comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge on all
  the 12 subjects of BHMS syllabus are essential.  
  
• In addition to the standard text books (which are
  of top priority) - these books provide a
  comprehensive outline to the essential content of
  the subject with summaries and tables.

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General Medicine

• Salgunan - Review of PG Entrance
• Ford.M.J - 1000 MCQ to Davidson
• Mehta - Practical medicine
• C.K.Sinha(SARP)-Self study guide of PG
• Sanjay.T- Comprehensive PG Entrance
• Sreenivaslu- Quick review for PG Entrance

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Remember

• Davidson Harrison are the most slandered text
  book from which majority of the MCQs are compiled
• Read at least Harrison Vol.1 You can answer 50
  

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All individuals who have attained the highest of
levels generally have cultivated the essential
mental habit of optimism. Without optimism,
life loses its lustre and hardships appear at
every step.
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Homeopathic books

• Sangar.R.P- Prescriber to Allens keynotes
• Eswaradas- Solved questions on Organon
• Patil.J.D- MCQs in Homeopathy
• Niranjan Mohanty- MCQs in Homeopathy
• Rajesh.M.Patni- MCQ in Materia Medica
• Banerjee.D.D- Guide to Organon
• Harinadhan- Principles of Repertory
• R.P.Patel- Art of case taking Repertory
• Vidyadhar Kanaj- Repertory simplified
• Patil Thombre- Gems of MCQ series

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How to Succeed
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• Always remember that the secret of success is
  passion.
• Always think big.
• You'll have blissful years ahead

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Number of questions

• Paper.1 150 questions 2 hrs
• Anatomy- 6 Physiology- 6 Pharmacy- 8
• Biochem- 6 Pathology-5 Microbiology- 5
• FMT- 7, SPM- 7, Materia medica- 30
• Organon- 40, Repertory- 30
• Paper.2 150 questions 2 hrs
• Medicine-10,Respiratory- 2, Surgery-10
• OBG-10,Pediatrics-5,Ortho-3,ENT-4,Eye-5
• Skin-5,Anasthesia-1,Psychiatry-6,Radilogy-4
• MateriaMedica-30,Organon-30,Repertory-25

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Text books

• Must read the std text books
• Not advisable to omit any chapter or area
• Even a single wrong answer may miss a prestigious
  PG seat
• You may guess- if you are able to narrow down the
  answers to two

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The Planning

• Plan your studies 2 months prior to exam
• Make notes in a separate paper in abbreviated
  form.
• - it will considerably shorten the revision
  time improve your memory
• A brain may forget A paper does not
• Use different colored pencil or pen for marking
  tricky confusing questions

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Group discussion

• Discuss points with your friends so that you
  can remember them well
• Stimulate quicken your memory
• Not to conceal any points

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Our memory

• We may forget 75 of topics with in first 48
  hours
• So try to read the same topics 2-3 times with in
  2 days

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Model Entrance

• Model entrance / Self assessment is an important
  part in the preparation.
• Practice as many mock test as possible near to
  exams
• Helps in time management

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Final revision

• Last 3 days
• The matter you couldn't recollect
• Easley forgettable information
• Read the notes you prepared
• Read carefully the last moment revisions in
  www.similima.com

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Thrilling

• Avoid anxiety jealousy
• Make preparations - a thrilling experience

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• You cannot get into the ocean with out getting
  wet
• You cannot get in to the fire without getting hot
• - Chinmayananda

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Thank you