BCPS MCPS Part-1 study plan
BCPS MCPS Part-1 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Basic Sciences & Medicine
Map the Basic Sciences syllabus into a one-page checklist of testable concepts
Explain core physiology and pathophysiology mechanisms aloud without notes
Define key pharmacological principles and correlate them with common drug classes
Build a spaced-repetition deck of 120 basic-science facts
Your checkpoint
A one-page syllabus checklist plus a 120-card deck with at least 40 cards already reviewed once
Basic Sciences & Medicine
Apply basic-science mechanisms to clinical vignettes in Medicine
Summarize the diagnostic approach to the major internal-medicine systems
Compare first-line management options for high-yield medical conditions
Identify and log personal error patterns from practice questions
Your checkpoint
A written error log covering 50 Medicine practice questions with a named cause for each miss
Medicine & Surgery including Dentistry
Explain the pathophysiology and management of common surgical presentations
Describe perioperative risk assessment and fluid and electrolyte management
Outline indications, contraindications, and complications of common operations
Interpret basic radiological and laboratory findings in surgical vignettes
Your checkpoint
A two-page summary table of 20 surgical conditions with presentation, investigation, and management
Surgery including Dentistry
Review dental and oral pathology topics relevant to the exam blueprint
Distinguish emergency surgical conditions and their immediate priorities
Practice trauma assessment using a structured primary-survey approach
Consolidate weeks 1-3 material through timed mixed practice
Your checkpoint
A timed 60-question mixed block with a scored review sheet
Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Explain normal obstetric physiology and antenatal care milestones
Describe the management of common antenatal and intrapartum complications
Outline gynaecological conditions and their diagnostic pathways
Apply contraception and reproductive-health principles to clinical scenarios
Your checkpoint
A one-page timeline of antenatal care plus a 40-question Obstetrics and Gynaecology practice set reviewed in full
Paediatrics
Describe growth and developmental milestones across childhood
Explain the recognition and management of common paediatric illnesses
Outline paediatric emergency presentations and resuscitation priorities
Compare neonatal conditions and their immediate care
Your checkpoint
A milestone chart plus a written case summary of five paediatric vignettes
Psychiatry & Medicine
Classify major psychiatric disorders using current diagnostic criteria
Explain the mechanism, monitoring, and adverse effects of common psychotropic drugs
Outline risk assessment and first-line management of psychiatric emergencies
Revisit weak Medicine topics identified in the week-2 error log
Your checkpoint
A risk-assessment checklist plus a rewritten error log showing resolution of at least 20 previously missed concepts
Basic Sciences & Medicine & Surgery including Dentistry & Gynaecology and Obstetrics & Paediatrics & Psychiatry
Complete full-length timed mock examinations under exam conditions
Analyze mock results by domain and rank weak areas by question yield
Re-drill high-frequency facts from the spaced-repetition deck
Finalize a concise one-page revision sheet per domain
Your checkpoint
Two completed full-length mocks with a domain-by-domain score analysis and six one-page revision sheets
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 60% on a 50-question Basic Sciences and Medicine practice set and show the error log is in active use
Week 4: Complete the timed 60-question mixed block with at least 65% accuracy and no unreviewed misses
Week 6: Score at least 65% on a 50-question combined Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Paediatrics set
Week 8: Achieve at least 70% on both full-length mocks with improvement between the first and second attempt