EFOG-EBCOG Part 1 study plan

Map the Obstetrics syllabus into a personal checklist of sub-topics (antenatal care, labour, intrapartum monitoring, obstetric emergencies, medical disorders in pregnancy) and rate current confidence 1-5 for each

Revise maternal physiology and placentation from a core textbook, writing a one-page summary of cardiovascular, haematological and renal adaptations

Work through 40 single-best-answer questions on early pregnancy and antenatal care, logging every wrong answer with the underlying fact

Build a spaced-repetition deck of 60 cards covering antenatal screening, dating and folic acid/vitamin supplementation guidance

Explain the stages and mechanics of normal labour and the partogram, then self-test by drawing and labelling a partogram from memory

Compare the definitions, risk factors and management principles of preterm labour, PPROM and post-term pregnancy

Interpret 20 cardiotocography traces (baseline, variability, decelerations, category) and justify each classification in writing

Answer 40 questions on labour and intrapartum care under timed conditions and review every explanation

Summarise the recognition and stepwise management of postpartum haemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, cord prolapse and uterine rupture in a single emergency algorithm sheet

List the diagnostic criteria and pregnancy-specific management of hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes and thyroid disease

Recite the indications, contraindications and complications of operative vaginal delivery and caesarean section

Complete 50 mixed Obstetrics questions and re-test all week 1-2 error-log items

Review puerperal sepsis, thromboembolism and psychiatric illness in pregnancy, writing management pathways for each

Consolidate fetal surveillance, screening in pregnancy and teratogenicity of common drugs into a comparison table

Sit a 60-question Obstetrics-only mock under exam timing and analyse performance by sub-topic

Identify the three weakest Obstetrics sub-topics and schedule targeted revision for them in weeks 5-8

Map the Gynaecology syllabus into a checklist (menstrual disorders, endocrine, fertility, urogynaecology, oncology, infection, early pregnancy) with confidence ratings

Revise the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and normal menstrual physiology, producing a labelled diagram from memory

Work through 40 questions on abnormal uterine bleeding and PCOS, recording the discriminating fact behind each error

Build a spaced-repetition deck of 60 cards on menstrual disorders and gynaecological endocrinology

Compare the diagnostic pathways and management options for infertility, including ovulation induction and assisted reproduction principles

Summarise contraception methods by mechanism, efficacy, contraindications and failure management

Explain the investigation and management of early pregnancy complications: miscarriage types, ectopic pregnancy and gestational trophoblastic disease

Answer 50 mixed Gynaecology questions and re-test all week 5 error-log items

Outline screening, staging and treatment principles for cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer, and interpret colposcopy and cytology terminology

Describe the assessment and conservative versus surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence

Review sexually transmitted infections and pelvic inflammatory disease, including partner notification and sequelae

Sit a 60-question Gynaecology-only mock under exam timing and analyse performance by sub-topic

Re-test all error-log items from weeks 1-7 and confirm at least 85% are now correct

Sit two full-length mixed mock exams under strict timing and review every incorrect or guessed answer

Revise the weakest three sub-topics from each domain using targeted summaries and flashcards only

Compile a final one-page high-yield sheet of definitions, criteria and emergency algorithms for both domains