BSMMU Residency Phase-A study guide
BSMMU Residency Phase-A · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The BSMMU Residency Phase-A examination is the written screening step used by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for entry into its postgraduate residency (FCPS-style) training programmes. It is aimed at medical graduates who hold a recognised MBBS degree, have completed their internship, and are competing for a limited number of training posts in hospital specialties. The BSMMU Residency Phase-A study guide has 8 sections and about 2,612 words.
01Pre-clinical Sciences: Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry
Pre-clinical questions in this examination reward integrated thinking rather than isolated recall. In anatomy , know the topographic relations that explain clinical signs: the course of the facial nerve through the parotid gland, the relations of the ureter to the pelvic brim and uterine artery, the boundaries and contents of the femoral triangle, and the dermatomal and myotomal maps used to localise a disc prolapse.
357 words, about 2 min02Internal Medicine and Allied Specialties
Internal medicine questions are built on pattern recognition plus a decision step. Learn the diagnostic criteria you can apply mechanically: the CURB-65 and qSOFA scores, the criteria for diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar state, the Child–Pugh and MELD scores, the Duke criteria for endocarditis, the Wells score for pulmonary embolism, and the classification of acute kidney injury.
313 words, about 2 min03Surgery and Allied Specialties
Surgical questions test safe decision-making more than operative detail. Know the assessment of the acute abdomen, the differentiation of obstruction from ileus, the features of peritonitis and perforation, and the indications for immediate laparotomy.
333 words, about 2 min04Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Obstetrics questions cluster around the safe mother and the safe baby . Know the diagnosis and management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, with severe pre-eclampsia requiring magnesium sulphate for seizure prophylaxis and controlled blood pressure reduction; know that eclampsia is treated with magnesium sulphate, not with antihypertensives alone.
341 words, about 2 min05Paediatrics
Paediatrics rewards age-specific normal values . Learn neonatal resuscitation in the order of warmth, positioning, drying, stimulation, then positive pressure ventilation; learn the Apgar components and their timing.
324 words, about 2 min06Community Medicine and Public Health
Community medicine tests measurement and decision-making at population level . Know the definitions of incidence and prevalence, and when each is appropriate; understand sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and how prevalence changes predictive values.
319 words, about 2 min07Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Forensic medicine questions test legal definitions and their clinical application . Know the distinction between a summons and a warrant, the meaning of a cognisable offence, and the doctor's duties in a medicolegal case - consent, documentation, preservation of evidence, and reporting.
300 words, about 2 min08Medical Ethics, Professionalism and Recent Advances
Ethics questions test reasoning from principles , not recall of rules. Know the four principles - autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice - and how they conflict in real cases.
325 words, about 2 min