Arab Board OB/GYN Final Clinical & Oral study plan
Arab Board OB/GYN Final Clinical & Oral · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Obstetrics: Antenatal Care and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Build a one-page antenatal care checklist covering booking visit, screening timelines, and routine visit intervals, then recite it from memory
Explain the diagnostic criteria and initial management of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and fetal growth restriction to a study partner without notes
Interpret 10 anonymized antenatal lab and ultrasound scenarios and state the next management step for each
List red-flag symptoms requiring urgent review in pregnancy and justify each in one sentence
Your checkpoint
A completed 20-item antenatal decision table (condition, diagnostic threshold, first-line action, escalation trigger) reviewed against a current guideline
Obstetrics: Antenatal Care and Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Obstetrics: Labour, Delivery, and Intrapartum Care
Summarize the evidence-based management of preterm labour and PPROM, including steroid, tocolysis, and antibiotic decisions
Describe the stages of labour and normal progress using a partogram, and identify when to intervene
Practice interpreting 5 cardiotocograph patterns and state a classification and action for each
Outline the management of hypertensive disorders arising in labour, including magnesium sulfate use
Your checkpoint
Five written CTG interpretations with classification and management plan, self-scored against a recognized classification system
Obstetrics: Labour, Delivery, and Intrapartum Care & Obstetrics: Postpartum Care and Obstetric Emergencies
Explain the stepwise management of postpartum haemorrhage, including uterotonics, tranexamic acid, and escalation to theatre
Compare operative vaginal delivery and caesarean section indications, prerequisites, and complications
Describe the recognition and initial management of shoulder dystocia and cord prolapse
Outline sepsis, uterine inversion, and retained placenta management in the immediate postpartum period
Your checkpoint
A one-page postpartum emergency algorithm (PPH, sepsis, inversion) written from memory and checked for accuracy
Gynecology: General Gynecology and Benign Disease
Classify abnormal uterine bleeding using a recognized system and map each category to investigation and treatment
Explain the workup and management of a suspected adnexal mass and of chronic pelvic pain
Summarize the diagnosis and treatment options for endometriosis, fibroids, and polycystic ovary syndrome
Describe the approach to primary and secondary amenorrhoea, including relevant investigations
Your checkpoint
A 15-question self-written case-based quiz on benign gynaecology, answered and scored
Gynecologic Oncology
Outline screening, staging, and treatment principles for cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer
Explain the triage and management of postmenopausal bleeding and of an abnormal cervical screening result
Describe the initial evaluation of a suspected ovarian malignancy and the role of tumour markers and imaging
State the principles of fertility-sparing options and of referral to a gynae-oncology centre
Your checkpoint
A comparison table of the three major gynaecologic cancers (risk factors, presentation, staging, first-line treatment)
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility & Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Medicine
Describe the initial infertility workup for both partners and the indications and steps of ovulation induction
Explain the assessment of male factor infertility and when to refer for assisted reproduction
Summarize the evaluation of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, including conservative and surgical options
Outline the management of genitourinary syndrome of menopause and recurrent urinary tract infection
Your checkpoint
A written infertility workup checklist and a separate urogynecology assessment template, both peer-reviewed for completeness
Family Planning and Contraception & Professionalism, Ethics, Communication, and Patient Safety
Compare contraceptive methods by efficacy, contraindications, and non-contraceptive benefits, and counsel a simulated patient on three options
Explain emergency contraception options and the management of an unintended pregnancy
Apply an ethical framework to two scenarios: informed consent in a minor and disclosure of a serious diagnosis
Describe patient-safety principles including handover, WHO surgical safety checklist, and incident reporting
Your checkpoint
Two recorded or written simulated counselling scripts (contraception and an ethical scenario) with self-assessment notes
Obstetrics: Antenatal Care and Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Obstetrics: Labour, Delivery, and Intrapartum Care & Obstetrics: Postpartum Care and Obstetric Emergencies & Gynecology: General Gynecology and Benign Disease & Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility & Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Medicine & Family Planning and Contraception & Professionalism, Ethics, Communication, and Patient Safety
Complete a timed 60-question mixed mock examination covering all domains and review every incorrect answer
Rehearse oral-style answers to 10 high-yield emergency scenarios under time pressure
Revisit the weakest three domains identified in the mock and write corrective summaries
Consolidate all weekly deliverables into a single revision folder for final review
Your checkpoint
Mock exam score recorded with a written remediation plan for the three weakest domains
Milestones
Week 2: Can state the diagnostic thresholds and first-line management for the five most common antenatal complications without notes
Week 4: Scores at least 80% on the self-written benign gynaecology quiz and can explain each answer
Week 6: Delivers a complete infertility workup checklist and urogynecology template covering history, examination, investigations, and referral triggers
Week 8: Achieves at least 70% on the timed mixed mock exam and has a written remediation plan for the three weakest domains