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FMGE study plan

FMGE · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Pre-clinical subjects (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry)

  • Build a one-page anatomy map linking each major region (upper limb, lower limb, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, head and neck, neuroanatomy) to its high-yield clinical correlations such as nerve injuries, hernia boundaries and vascular relations

  • Draw and label from memory the brachial plexus, lumbosacral plexus, and the course of the facial nerve, then check against a standard textbook and correct every error in a different colour

  • Write out the embryological derivatives of each pharyngeal arch, branchial pouch and neural crest structure in a single flow diagram

  • Answer 60 anatomy recall questions in mixed format and log every wrong answer by region so weak areas are visible before week 2

Your checkpoint

A dated error log of at least 60 attempted anatomy questions with region tags and a corrected one-page regional map

Week 2

Pre-clinical subjects (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry)

  • Explain, in writing and without notes, the mechanism of each major physiological system (cardiac cycle, renal handling, respiratory gas exchange, GI secretion, endocrine feedback) in five sentences each

  • Solve 20 numerical problems covering acid-base interpretation, clearance, oxygen content and cardiac output calculations, showing each formula and unit

  • Tabulate the rate-limiting enzyme, cofactor and regulatory step for glycolysis, TCA cycle, gluconeogenesis, HMP shunt, urea cycle and fatty acid oxidation

  • List the biochemical basis of ten inherited metabolic disorders and match each to its defective enzyme and screening test

Your checkpoint

A formula sheet plus a 10-disorder enzyme-defect table, both written from memory and verified

Week 3

Pathology

  • Classify each major neoplasm by cell of origin, grade, staging system and common metastatic route, producing a single comparison table

  • Describe the gross and microscopic hallmarks of the top 25 diseases tested in general pathology, including inflammation, healing, thrombosis, embolism and infarction

  • Interpret ten haematology and biochemistry report patterns (anaemia profiles, tumour markers, liver function, renal function) and state the likely pathological process behind each

  • Answer 80 pathology questions and reclassify every error as general, systemic or haematological

Your checkpoint

A completed 25-disease hallmark table with a 10-case report interpretation set

Week 4

Pharmacology

  • Group every major drug class by mechanism, receptor target and therapeutic use, and record the single most dangerous adverse effect for each

  • Build a contraindication and interaction list for the drugs most likely to appear in emergency scenarios: anticoagulants, antiarrhythmics, antituberculars, antiepileptics and chemotherapy agents

  • Explain the pharmacokinetic principles of half-life, volume of distribution, clearance and loading versus maintenance dose using worked calculations

  • Answer 80 pharmacology questions and tag each error as mechanism, adverse effect or kinetics

Your checkpoint

A drug-class mechanism grid covering at least 40 classes with one red-flag adverse effect per class

Week 5

Microbiology & Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

  • Match 30 organisms to their morphology, culture characteristics, virulence factor, diagnostic test and first-line therapy in a single matrix

  • Explain sterilisation and disinfection methods, hospital-acquired infection control and the interpretation of an antimicrobial susceptibility report

  • State the medicolegal definitions and time limits for injury, death, age of consent, and the sections most frequently tested in Indian medicolegal practice

  • List the classic toxidromes with their source agent, clinical triad, antidote and the post-mortem finding associated with each

Your checkpoint

An organism-to-therapy matrix covering 30 pathogens plus a one-page toxidrome and antidote card

Week 6

Community Medicine (Preventive and Social Medicine)

  • Calculate and interpret the core epidemiological measures: incidence, prevalence, relative risk, attributable risk, odds ratio, sensitivity, specificity and predictive values, on 15 worked examples

  • Design, from scratch, a screening programme evaluation for one non-communicable disease, stating the study design, sampling method, bias controls and outcome indicators

  • Summarise the national health programmes by target group, key intervention and evaluation indicator, and list the demographic and health indicators used in India

  • Explain the principles of outbreak investigation and biostatistics test selection for a given data type

Your checkpoint

A 15-problem epidemiology calculation set with worked solutions and a one-page programme summary sheet

Week 7

Internal Medicine (including allied specialties) & Surgery (including allied specialties)

  • Construct a differential diagnosis and first-line management plan for the 20 most common presenting complaints in internal medicine, such as chest pain, breathlessness, fever and altered consciousness

  • Outline the stepwise workup and operative principles for the 15 highest-yield surgical conditions, including appendicitis, hernia, gallstone disease, bowel obstruction and thyroid swelling

  • Interpret 15 clinical vignettes combining history, examination findings and investigation results into a single diagnosis and immediate next step

  • Rehearse the initial management of shock, trauma and burns using a structured primary survey sequence

Your checkpoint

20 complaint-based differential diagnosis maps and 15 resolved clinical vignettes with documented reasoning

Week 8

Obstetrics and Gynaecology & Paediatrics & Pre-clinical subjects (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry) & Pathology & Pharmacology & Microbiology & Forensic Medicine and Toxicology & Community Medicine (Preventive and Social Medicine) & Internal Medicine (including allied specialties) & Surgery (including allied specialties)

  • Summarise the stages of labour, the partogram, common obstetric emergencies and the leading causes of maternal mortality with their immediate management

  • State the growth and development milestones, immunisation schedule, neonatal resuscitation steps and the danger signs requiring referral in children

  • Complete two full-length timed mock examinations under exam conditions and record the score by domain

  • Revisit the error logs from weeks 1 to 7 and rewrite every repeatedly missed fact into a final one-page revision sheet per domain

Your checkpoint

Two completed timed mock scores with a domain-wise breakdown and eight condensed revision sheets

Milestones

Week 2: Can explain any pre-clinical mechanism or pathway on the week 1 and 2 lists aloud within two minutes without notes, and has a formula sheet that produces correct answers on five unseen calculations

Week 4: Scores at least 60 percent on a 100-question mixed set drawn only from pathology and pharmacology, with every error logged and reclassified by cause

Week 6: Solves 12 of 15 epidemiology calculations correctly unaided and can name the causative organism, diagnostic test and first-line drug for 25 of 30 listed pathogens

Week 8: Completes both timed mocks within the time limit, improves the second score over the first, and has no domain in which the same logged error recurs three or more times