How to pass primaries in surgery in Nigeria , surgical primaries in Nigeria, national primary in surgery , West African College of Surgeons Primaries, preparing for primaries…….
BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIMARIES IN SURGERY :
Anatomy:
Last Anatomy,
Frank Netter’s Atlas,
Harold’s Ellis Clinical anatomy,
BRS
Embryology: Langman,
BRS
General Histology
Physiology: Ganong, BRS
Pathology: (General Pathology only)
Robin and Contran’s Pathology
BRS Pathology,
Pathoma
Principles of Surgery: first few chapters of Badoe ~ general surgery
General Pharmacology, chemotherapy
Microbiology/Immunology
Recalls
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Lange MCQs,
USMLE MCQs,
Guyton’s MCQs,
Gannong’s MCQs
Robin’s Pathology MCQs,
Rubin’s Pathology MCQs,
BRS MCQs,
Lippincott Series MCQs,
PRACTICE MCQs 1 – 15.
Kaplan USMLE step 1 lecture notes
YouTube videos on topics on Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Surgery, Biochemistry etc.
ETC
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Updates
We build on the Foundation which is hardwork!
EXAM FORMAT – As at September/October 2019
West Africa College of Surgeons (WACS):
Computer based test.
300 Single Best Answer Questions
Paper 1; Anatomy 100 Questions for 90minutes,
paper 2; pathology/principles of surgery etc. 100 Questions for 90 minutes and paper 3; Physiology
100 Questions for 90minutes.
Questions are clinical;
LANGE/USMLE materials very important.
You can change your answer
No negative marking.
NPMCN SURGERY:
Computer-based Test.
200 Single best answer Questions Randomly for anatomy, physiology and pathology/Principles of surgery etc. for 180mins.
Making corrections is possible.
Wrong answer attracts penalty!!
NPMCN ORTHO:
Computer-based Test (CBT)
200 Single Best Answer Questions Randomly for anatomy, physiology and pathology/Principles of surgery etc. for 180 minutes.
You can change your answer
Wrong answer attracts penalty!!
Both colleges: Passing anatomy is important
NB: How you combine the above information to achieve success is individualized!! Please join a study group on Whatsapp, Telegram, Facebook, Twitter etc.
We know you are working but try and study for 4 to 5 hours daily before the exams..
Success in advance as primaries results are usually released in 2 weeks.
Source: Orthopaedic and Surgery Telegram Group.
Learn more from West Africa College of Surgeons website
