PMC Residency Entrance Exam study guide
PMC Residency Entrance Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The PMC Residency Entrance Exam is the selection test used in Pakistan for entry into postgraduate residency training (MD/MS and equivalent programmes) at public-sector teaching hospitals. It is aimed at medical graduates who hold a recognised MBBS degree, have completed their house job, and are registered with the relevant council, and who now want a hospital training post in a chosen specialty. The PMC Residency Entrance Exam study guide has 10 sections and about 2,728 words.
01Internal Medicine: Safe First Steps and Common Emergencies
Internal Medicine questions move from a short vignette to the safest next step. Expect chest pain, breathlessness, fever, altered consciousness, edema, jaundice, ECG interpretation, acid–base disorders, endocrine emergencies, and rational antibiotic choice.
304 words, about 2 min02Surgery: Acute Abdomen, Trauma, and Perioperative Care
This domain covers acute abdominal pain, trauma, wound care, hernias, urological obstruction, orthopaedic emergencies, and perioperative risk. Questions often ask for the next investigation or the first operative decision in an unstable patient.
303 words, about 2 min03Obstetrics and Gynecology: Antenatal, Intrapartum, and Emergency Care
The section tests antenatal risk, labour progress, fetal monitoring, postpartum haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, ectopic pregnancy, contraception, and common gynaecological presentations. Prioritise maternal stabilisation and timely delivery.
268 words, about 1 min04Pediatrics: Assessment, Dehydration, and Prevention
Pediatrics tests neonatal adaptation, growth and development, dehydration, respiratory distress, fever, immunization, and common infections. Age-specific normal values and weight-based dosing are frequent sources of marks.
257 words, about 1 min05Basic Medical Sciences: Integrated Mechanisms
Basic sciences are examined through clinical correlations: anatomy of safe procedures, physiology of homeostasis, biochemistry of metabolic disease, pathology of inflammation and neoplasia, pharmacology of receptors and kinetics, and microbiology of virulence and treatment. Structure predicts function: nerve compression produces a predictable motor and sensory pattern.
252 words, about 1 min06Community Medicine: Epidemiology, Screening, and Public Health
The domain covers study design, measures of disease frequency, screening, outbreak investigation, health systems, and prevention. Calculations and interpretation of bias are common.
276 words, about 1 min07Behavioral Sciences and Psychiatry: Recognition and Risk
Questions cover mental state examination, psychosis, mood and anxiety disorders, suicide risk, substance use, psychotropic adverse effects, and doctor–patient communication. Organic causes must be excluded before labelling a patient as psychiatric.
252 words, about 1 min08Forensic Medicine and Medical Ethics: Duties and Evidence
This section covers injury interpretation, asphyxia, poisoning, consent, confidentiality, negligence, and professional conduct. Ethics questions ask what a doctor should do when duties conflict.
272 words, about 1 min09ENT and Ophthalmology: Red Flags and Emergencies
The section tests red-eye diagnosis, sudden vision loss, glaucoma, retinal disease, hearing loss, vertigo, epistaxis, otitis, and upper airway obstruction. Red flags distinguish clinic cases from emergencies.
276 words, about 1 min10Anesthesiology and Radiology: Safety and Imaging Choices
This domain covers airway assessment, anaesthetic complications, resuscitation, sedation safety, and rational imaging. Radiology questions test modality choice, radiation, contrast risk, and recognition of time-critical findings.
268 words, about 1 min