MRCPI GM Part II Written study plan

Map the core general medicine syllabus into a one-page checklist covering cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrinology, nephrology, neurology, rheumatology, haematology, oncology, infectious diseases and dermatology

Revise the physiology and pathophysiology underpinning the top ten acute medical presentations, writing a short mechanism note for each

Work through 40 single-best-answer questions on general medicine topics and log every error with the underlying knowledge gap

Draw a personal drug-dosing and monitoring sheet for the ten drugs you most often misremember

Apply a systematic interpretation routine to twelve ECGs and twelve chest radiographs, writing the findings in exam-style prose

Explain the investigation pathway and initial management for the ten commonest medical emergencies presenting to a general medical take

Summarise the key trial evidence and guideline thresholds for hypertension, type 2 diabetes and heart failure in your own words

Answer 40 further single-best-answer questions and re-test every item you got wrong in week 1

Construct a structured assessment framework for the older patient covering falls, delirium, frailty, polypharmacy and continence

Interpret comprehensive geriatric assessment findings and translate them into an individualised care plan for five written case vignettes

Compare the pharmacology and adverse-effect profiles of the drug classes most implicated in falls and confusion in older adults

Practise explaining rehabilitation goals and discharge planning to a simulated patient and family in under five minutes

Distinguish the causes and management of acute confusion from those of dementia, and write a comparison table you can recall unaided

Outline the rehabilitation approach to stroke, hip fracture and Parkinson's disease with named outcome measures

Describe the legal and ethical framework for capacity assessment and decision-making in your jurisdiction

Complete 40 questions weighted to elderly medicine and rehabilitation and record your accuracy by subtopic

Run a structured ABCDE assessment on ten written deteriorating-patient vignettes and state the immediate action at each step

Interpret arterial blood gases and calculate the anion gap and delta ratio across fifteen mixed acid-base scenarios

Explain the indications, settings and complications of non-invasive ventilation, invasive ventilation and renal replacement therapy in critical care

Summarise the early management of sepsis, anaphylaxis, acute coronary syndrome and status epilepticus against current guideline criteria

Prioritise the differential and immediate management for the top twenty emergency presentations, writing a three-line plan for each

Revise the acute presentations within cardiology, respiratory and neurology that overlap with emergency medicine

Practise delivering a concise structured handover and a referral for four simulated acute cases

Answer 40 emergency and critical care questions under timed conditions and review every explanation

Consolidate subspecialty knowledge by writing a one-page summary for each of the eleven specialty areas listing red flags, key investigations and first-line treatment

Interpret specialised investigations including autoimmune serology, thyroid function tests, hepatitis serology, tumour markers and cerebrospinal fluid findings

Compare the emergency presentations within haematology and oncology, including febrile neutropenia and tumour lysis syndrome

Complete 50 subspecialty questions and identify the three specialties needing further revision

Sit two full-length timed mock examinations under exam conditions and record accuracy by domain

Revisit every item answered incorrectly across the programme and confirm you can now justify the correct answer

Rehearse a concise structured clinical reasoning script for unseen vignettes, practising aloud on ten cases

Finalise a one-page pre-exam recall sheet of thresholds, scores and dosing rules