AMC CAT MCQ study plan

Map the Medicine and Surgery syllabi into a checklist of topics weighted by exam frequency

Build a spaced-repetition deck covering core Medicine emergencies (ACS, stroke, DKA, sepsis) and write one-line management algorithms for each

Draft a one-page trauma and resuscitation sequence from primary survey through definitive management

Complete 40 timed Medicine and Surgery single-best-answer questions and log every error by cause (knowledge gap, misread, or reasoning slip)

Explain the pathophysiology and first-line management of the top 15 Medicine presentations aloud without notes

Compare surgical differentials for acute abdominal pain and rank investigations by diagnostic yield

Summarise perioperative risk assessment, common complications, and wound healing in a two-page revision sheet

Answer 50 mixed Medicine and Surgery questions under exam timing and re-test every item missed in Week 1

Classify the major drug classes used in Medicine by mechanism, key adverse effect, and contraindication

Practise interpreting 20 clinical vignettes with laboratory and imaging data to select the single best next step

Review surgical oncology principles and list staging implications for the four commonest cancers

Consolidate the error log and convert each recurring error into a flashcard or rule

Outline the antenatal care pathway including booking investigations, screening timelines, and red-flag symptoms

Summarise the stages of labour, partogram use, and the management of the major obstetric emergencies (haemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, shoulder dystocia)

Build a paediatric milestone and growth chart reference covering infancy through school age

Complete 40 timed O&G and Paediatrics questions and log errors by cause

Compare contraceptive options by efficacy, contraindications, and typical side-effect profiles

Explain the assessment and initial management of the acutely unwell child, including fluid and drug dosing principles

Distinguish common gynaecological presentations (abnormal bleeding, pelvic pain, discharge) by diagnostic pathway

Answer 50 mixed O&G and Paediatrics questions under timing and re-test all Domain 3 and 4 errors

Rotate through all four domains in 30-minute blocks to rebuild cross-domain recall

Identify the two weakest domains from cumulative error-log data and schedule targeted re-study

Practise 60 mixed questions at exam pace with a strict per-question time cap

Rewrite the ten most-missed concepts as short teach-back explanations

Complete two full-length mixed mock exams under timed conditions

Analyse each mock by domain, question type, and error cause to quantify remaining gaps

Drill the remediation list from Week 6 until each item is answered correctly twice in a row

Refine exam technique by rehearsing flag-and-return strategy and time budgeting

Review only high-yield summaries, error-log rules, and flashcards, avoiding new material

Sit one final timed mock and confirm scores are stable or rising across all four domains

Rehearse the exam-day routine including timing, breaks, and question-order strategy

Consolidate a single one-page pre-exam cheat sheet per domain