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How to Prepare for the August 2007 Philippine Licensure Exam for Physicians
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007The August 2007 Philippine Licensure Exam for Physicians is fast approaching. How do you prepare for it? Here are few tips you can follow:
1. Follow these tips from The House Officer’s Survival Guide: Rules, Laws, Lists and Other Medical Musings, by Lawrence Martin, M.D for It is written for doctors in training, but will also be of interest to medical students, and practicing physicians who must take recertifying exams.
2. Get good reviewers and focus on one study material per subject area. This way, you can concentrate more and it won’t take more of your time. Of course you will still need the “big” text books for clarification of some points you can’t understand while taking the review.
3. To attend to review center or not? Some successful passers do not advocate attending review center while others do. It would depend on the person’s preference.
4. Follow your own schedule and not of others. If you can’t make an overnight review, then don’t. Because you might end up sleeping all day the next day. An overworked mind also fails to function sometimes. If your study hours is only 4 hours, don’t force yourself to study for longer number hours. Chances are, you will not retain most of them. If you need to extend your study time, you can slowly increase the time day by day so your body can adjust well to the new “stress.”
5. To study alone or attend on a group study? Again this will depend on your preference. If you can function well with a group then organize a small discussion group. Some prefers to study alone so they can concentrate more with less annoyance.
6. Do not cram!
7. Most importantly, pray!
Schedule for the Exam:
Aug 4 (Saturday)
8am-10am (Biochemistry)
11am-1pm (Anatomy, Histology, Neuroanatomy)
2pm-4pm (Microbiology, Parasitology)
Aug 5 (Sunday)
8am-10am (Physiology)
11am-1pm (Legal Medicine, Medical Jurisprudence)
2pm-4pm (Pathology)
Aug 11 (Saturday)
8am-10am (Pharmacology and Therapeutics)
11am-1pm (Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT)
2pm-4pm (Internal Medicine)
Aug 12 (Sunday)
8am-10am (Obstetrics, Gynecology)
11am-1pm (Pediatrics and Nutrition)
2pm-4pm (Preventive Medicine and Public Health)
Good luck to all incoming doctors!
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