Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences Entrance Examination - Second Year, General Medicine study plan

Map the full cell-biology syllabus into a one-page checklist of 40 testable concepts, ranked by exam weight and your current confidence.

Explain membrane structure and transport (diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, primary and secondary active transport, aquaporins) aloud without notes, then write the four transport types from memory.

Draw and label the eukaryotic organelles and state one quantitative or functional fact for each that a question could test.

Solve 25 cell-structure and transport multiple-choice items under timed conditions and log every error by cause (knowledge gap, misread, or guess).

Describe glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation, naming the net ATP and reduced-cofactor yield at each stage from memory.

Compare DNA replication, transcription, and translation by listing the enzymes, templates, directionality, and products of each in a comparison table.

Explain the lac operon and one eukaryotic gene-regulation mechanism, then predict the effect of a given mutation on expression.

Answer 30 molecular-biology items in two timed 15-item blocks and re-derive the rationale for every wrong option.

Summarize the cell cycle, mitosis, and meiosis, and state the chromosome and DNA content at each checkpoint.

Apply Mendelian ratios, test crosses, and pedigree logic to solve 20 genetics problems, showing the Punnett square or probability calculation for each.

Distinguish the inheritance patterns (autosomal dominant and recessive, X-linked, mitochondrial) by the pedigree signatures that identify each.

Compute allele and genotype frequencies with Hardy-Weinberg and identify when the assumption fails.

Build a formula sheet covering kinematics, Newton's laws, work-energy, momentum, and circular motion, with units and validity conditions for each equation.

Solve 25 physics problems (mechanics) using a fixed five-step template: sketch, knowns, equation, algebra, unit check.

Reconstruct the core math toolkit - algebra, logarithms, trigonometry, derivatives, and integrals - by solving 20 mixed computational items without a calculator where possible.

Time yourself on a 20-item mixed physics and math set and record minutes per item to set a realistic exam pace.

Explain electric fields, potential, current, resistance, and simple DC circuits, and solve 15 circuit problems using Kirchhoff's rules.

Describe wave properties, optics, and the photoelectric effect qualitatively and solve 10 corresponding numerical items.

Apply stoichiometry, limiting reagents, molarity, and dilution to 20 calculation problems with dimensional analysis shown.

Predict periodic trends (atomic radius, ionization energy, electronegativity) and use them to explain bonding and acid strength.

Balance redox equations in acidic and basic media and calculate oxidation states for 15 species.

Explain gas laws, thermochemistry, and equilibrium (Le Chatelier) and solve 15 numerical items covering them.

Identify functional groups, apply IUPAC naming, and predict the products of the main reaction families (substitution, elimination, addition, oxidation, esterification) for 25 structures.

Distinguish stereoisomers (enantiomers, diastereomers, cis-trans) and assign R/S and E/Z where applicable.

Build systems-based anatomy maps for the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and nervous systems, linking each structure to its function and one clinical correlate.

Explain homeostasis, feedback loops, and the physiology of gas exchange, filtration, and nerve conduction in writing, in under 150 words each.

Interpret data presented as tables, graphs, and experimental designs: identify the variable, control, and confound in 10 scenarios, and spot the flaw in each.

Practice scientific reasoning item types (hypothesis testing, correlation versus causation, validity, and reliability) on 20 questions.

Consolidate terminology: build a glossary of 60 high-frequency Greek and Latin roots and prefixes and use them to decode 20 unfamiliar terms.

Practice precise scientific communication by writing 10 short constructed responses (definitions, mechanism explanations) in exam-appropriate register.

Run two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and score them by domain to expose residual weak areas.

Review every logged error from weeks 1–7 and re-test only the items you previously missed.