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How to prepare for MRCP Ireland (Clinical Exam)?

 So, you have done Part 1 and Part 2.  Let me start off by saying you are a real-life superhero.

I mean it, It isn't easy to pass these exams which you have done.

Now comes the toughest exam of them all which is clinical. Probably the most horrifying of the exam. Why is horrifying? This exam is dynamic and you could be asked virtually any question.

So a quick recap the Irish MRCP exam consists of 5 short cases and 2 long cases

Short cases for 10 minutes while the long case is 25 minutes.

How is it different from UK Paces?

In UK Paces, you can fail one station and still pass the overall exam. This is not the case, if you failed to pick up clinical signs in any station be it the short case or long case, you won't pass.

So the rule is, you need to pass every single station. This isn't easy.

So I started my preparation early, I took a course from Dr. Imran Baber, I wasn't attending the course physically but instead, he did online classes for me. It really helped me with my preparation. I focused more on history taking, communication skills, developing an understanding of how to evaluate patients based on stations.

The other course that I did was from the Saudi Society of Internal Medicine which organizes its course every 6 months. It was a very useful course. We saw very complex patients which you would normally see in hospital rotations.

Which books I used for Oxford Speciality training, The Pocketbook for Paces, and the main text from it. Sometimes I used Cases for Paces. 

I did regular practice sessions with friends and colleagues and that really did help. 

The month before the exam, I used all my annual leaves and did not do anything other than study. I ended up studying so much that every day I would be having body ache especially wrist pain, which I thought was due to Carpel tunnel hahaha!

Anyway, I went for the exam, my long case first one was a Gastroenterology station and the other long case was Neurology.  

Thankfully I did well on them. 

So what is my advice for people who are going for Clinical Part II or Paces?

1. Do a course it is very important that you do at least one course based on your geographical location.

2. Ryder or Oxford, choose one and stick with it, if you have money definitely do Pastest videos.

3. Practice! Practice! Practice!!

4. 1 month off prior to the exam so you have time to prepare. 

5. Try to see different patients so you are aware of how to approach each disease?

6. Examination videos from Geeky Meds on youtube are really good and I would definitely recommend it for anyone who wishes to revise his examination skills.





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