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MRCOG Part 2 Written · 24/02/2016

Recommended Reading for MRCOG Part 2 Exam-Sources in a Nutshell – [Post 3 of 3]

Hope you all read Post 1 and Post 2 and here’s my third post on sources for the exam…

As you may have noticed, the numbering here is a continuation of the Post 1 & Post 2.

7. Strat OG–  From RCOG web site.

Many have asked me whether it is important to subscribe to this. I know it is not free and have to pay for it. But it’s a vital source of information. It easily sums up the information you have already acquired. I found it good as a revision tool.

There are MCQs and EMQs provided at the end of the tutorial’s main and subtopic. It helps you to test yourself and also helps you understand which information is more important than the other.

As I said earlier in one of my posts, one needs to maintain a ‘Little Notebook‘ for revising in the last minute. This notebook should contain information obtained from the Strat OG- like the percentages of conditions etc.

I also know it is very vast, and if you run out of time, at least read the summary of each topic.  So even if you can’t read any textbooks, get access to Strat OG and use it. Attempt all the questions. Remember the answers provided.

8. Special Topics

FSRH- Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Home for contraception-related questions

Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health. UK Medical Eligibility Criteria For Contraceptive Use. UKMEC. FSRH; 2016.

BASHH- Guidelines | British Association for Sexual Health and HIV  for HIV, STD, PID related questions

ESHRE-  European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology  for Endometriosis, Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

BSH GUIDELINES-–Guidelines | British Society for Haematology for certain Hematological conditions like SSD, Thalassemia screening and Iron deficiency in pregnancy.

9. Practice Books :

Basically, you may use any book to practice SBA & EMQ.  There are so many choices in the market.

The more you do, the more the practice you get.  I’ll just mention the ones I did and you can purchase it from the Amazon’s bookstore. I cleared my exam some time ago and there are many new books published since then, the choice is yours.

MRCOG Part 2: 550 MCQs, EMQs and SAQs    Sba Questions for the Part 2 Mrcog Get Through MRCOG Part 2: EMQs    MCQs & Short Answer Questions for MRCOG: An aid to revision and self-assessment (Hodder Arnold Publication)

You all might be wondering why I did an MCQ book of D. Luesley- Though it was MCQ questions, the facts were quite informative, as it provides good explanations.

Lastly, I also had access to the Volume of 50 SBA in Obs & Gyn provided by Strat OG. Which I found quite useful. You have access to it, once you purchase it, for 6 months.

Well, this ends my Recommended Reading for Sources in a nutshell series. There are few extra topics you need to read for Oncology, Statistics etc- They are in a separate post.

Stay Glued.

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  1. Shwetha says

    01/11/2016 at 12:25 PM

    Hi Dr Anjana.. thanks for the amazing guidance you have been giving. Just wanted a small clarification. I ve got a trainee registration with rcog. So I have access to strat og core training . Should I pay for exam preparation and advanced/ Cpd tutorials as well.. or core training is sufficient for part 2?
    Thankyou.

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      01/11/2016 at 2:54 PM

      Hi, Core training is usually sufficient. but buying the sample exam questions on SBS & EMQ would be beneficial.

      Reply
  2. Maliha says

    18/08/2016 at 7:48 PM

    Dear Anjana,
    I have for the longest time wanted to prepare for the part 2 exam. I can’t find a study partner so now I plan to just start on my own. I’m really confused where to start. some say read all of stratog then guidelines. what do you advice? Reading through stratog is time consuming but if you say it’s beneficial I’ll read the 98 tutorials. please advise what to start with. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/08/2016 at 12:46 PM

      Dear Maliha, At some point – YOU NEED TO SIT AND START READING SOMETHING- that’s how you start- contemplating and contemplating will not get you anywhere.
      Can start with the RCOG guidelines first. Understand them. But know that guidelines- are guidance to the subject matter- so read the subject matter – may be from strat OG or text book. Eg- if you are reading a guideline managment of Ovarian cyst- you need to know all about it, not just how to manage- so simultaneously can read strat OG for that topic.
      start some where- All the best

      Reply
  3. ankita pandey says

    21/05/2016 at 3:57 PM

    hi anjana,just wanted to ask what all we have to subscribe in strat go..is just exam preparation which includes sea and emq’s sufficient?

    Reply
  4. saba says

    15/04/2016 at 8:17 PM

    Dear Anja na in core training of Strat OG there r few EMQS and SBA but for busy spr there r lot of SBA and EMQS as I have no time to listen to tutorials in STRAT OG. Still should I buy STRAT OG core training m

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      15/05/2016 at 12:07 PM

      Hi Saba,
      Yah the number of SBA and EMQ are less, but they provide enough information needed for the exam. Also it’s direct from RCOG, unlike BusySpr.
      I didn’t spend time on Busy spr as it is just too many questions. One cannot finish it, nor understand which questions are important.
      You don’t have to listen to the tutorials in Strat OG- I saw videos only for OSCE.

      Reply
  5. Sanjana says

    02/03/2016 at 10:00 PM

    Can u please help as to how to start with? Is it the guidelines alone or along with emqs?

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      05/03/2016 at 1:48 AM

      Guidelines are the 1st step, but until you have read something on other sources as well, it might be tough to answer the EMQ. But no hard and fast rule. You can either do questions along with reading, or if it is the 1st time you are reading them, may give a try just reading at least once before attempting questions.

      Reply
  6. Sanjana says

    02/03/2016 at 5:09 PM

    Hi anjana….This is indeed a great help to those prep for mrcog.I was planning to sit for part 2 in sept but not yet started studying.it’s already march 2.so will it advisable to go for this sept exam itself or should I delay till next March. . as I haven’t started yet

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      05/03/2016 at 1:45 AM

      Hi, Please read my blog on “to do or not to do”. I have discussed the timing. It would be un wise for you to delay preparation.

      Reply
  7. Dr Lakshmi says

    26/02/2016 at 4:03 PM

    Thank you for the guidance

    Reply
  8. Dr lakshmi says

    26/02/2016 at 2:14 PM

    Thanks a lot dr.anjana.can u tell more specifically about strat Og.wat tutorials should we subscribe .only core training or all tutorials?? Also is trainees registry useful

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      26/02/2016 at 2:19 PM

      I used only the core training for written. But for OSCE I used the other as well. I was not registered as a trainee. But I guess it would be useful, as you get access to Strat , TOG etc

      Reply
  9. Gory Bai says

    26/02/2016 at 2:06 PM

    Just to know can we read all the journals of tig and reproductive medicine biz it is very difficult to retain all the things . And also want to know from where we coat the percentages biz every where is different even some percentages are different in nice and gtg guidelines so from where we coat kindly guide me thanks waiting for your reply

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      26/02/2016 at 2:38 PM

      Hi I have already written posts on TOG & OGRM- where I discuss on what to study & how much to read.. Please do read them.
      http://www.anjanamackeen.com/2015/12/08/tog-the-obstetrician-and-gynaecologist-journal-2/

      I also discussed on the percentages- In my opinion- GTOP, Strat OG, TOG, Then NICE, lastly OGRM to be quoted.

      Reply
  10. Gory Bai says

    26/02/2016 at 2:03 PM

    Thanks

    Reply
  11. shamim says

    25/02/2016 at 9:08 PM

    Thanks a lot.your guidance is very imortant.I strictly follow your advice

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/02/2016 at 11:21 PM

      I am honored by this feed back. I’m simply stating what worked for me. You can develop your own techniques methods. All the best.

      Reply
  12. shama says

    25/02/2016 at 7:54 PM

    please tell about source of stastics

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/02/2016 at 11:22 PM

      Next blog on Statistics coming up. Stay glued.

      Reply
  13. Lubna says

    25/02/2016 at 7:54 PM

    Excellent. Well done

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      26/02/2016 at 2:20 PM

      Thank you for the feed back. 🙂

      Reply
  14. Maimoona Ubaid says

    25/02/2016 at 7:26 PM

    Thanks a lot for your efforts. …pls tellegram me where to read statistics

    I also want to ask abt odds ratio n confidence interval gvn in rcog guidelines hv to remember. ?

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/02/2016 at 11:24 PM

      Next blog is on statistics. No you don’t have to remember those numbers. Just know whether it is statistically significant.

      Reply
  15. Shaaista says

    25/02/2016 at 5:10 PM

    Thank you so much for your efforts in providing us with first hand guidance for this difficult exam. May Allah bless you abundantly Aameen.
    Dr Anjana I will be sitting the exam this March ..hardly two weeks from now.have gone through few books you have mentioned here.wanted to know if all the answers in Rekha wuntakal and Justin konje are reliable as I found few emq answers by konje controversial. also wanted to know if it will be useful to do all mcqs in Rekha wuntakal .
    Waiting for you response. Jazakallah khair.

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/02/2016 at 11:28 PM

      Wow only 2 weeks to go… Sometimes there can be discrepancy in answers.
      Don’t worry too much about them. You read the guideline and follow what’s in that.
      Rekha- I used the EMQ only. Didn’t have time for mcq.

      Reply
      • Shaaista says

        26/02/2016 at 3:40 AM

        Thank you so much dr anjana 👍🏻

        Reply
        • Anjana Mackeen says

          26/02/2016 at 2:30 PM

          You are welcome !

          Reply
  16. Javaria says

    25/02/2016 at 2:01 AM

    Thanks a lot dear,God bless u.

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/02/2016 at 5:06 PM

      You are welcome. Do let me know what you all would like me to write on.

      Reply
  17. Dr Humera says

    25/02/2016 at 1:45 AM

    Thanks a lot dear may Allah bless you for your efforts

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/02/2016 at 5:07 PM

      Glad to help. Do share the page among your colleagues….

      Reply
  18. NUSRAT MANZOOR says

    25/02/2016 at 1:42 AM

    Excellent

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/02/2016 at 5:08 PM

      Aha Thank you. 🙂

      Reply
  19. dr bilquees mustafa says

    25/02/2016 at 1:38 AM

    thanks a lot

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/02/2016 at 5:10 PM

      You are welcome. Keep glued for more blog posts

      Reply
  20. Rabia says

    24/02/2016 at 11:49 PM

    Thats a great great help , thanks alot

    Reply
    • Anjana Mackeen says

      25/02/2016 at 5:11 PM

      Really glad to know you all find this site useful. Do let others know as well…

      Reply

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