Ali prepares for the MRCOG exam in obstetrics and gynaecology, documented in study-with-me videos (2018)
project history · status: lapsed · last event: paused (2020-04-14) · owner: Ali
Told alongside: Ali prepares for the MRCP, a postgraduate medical exam (2019) · Ali promises his first proper study-with-me video of his MRCOG preparation for next week (2018)
About: MRCOG
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-21 | launched | Ali starts a series of videos documenting his preparation for the MRCOG, the membership exam of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. | My Study Method + Revision Tools - Cambridge junior doctor 00:00:29 |
| 2018-10-29 | milestone | Ali posts the first proper study-with-me video of his preparation for the obstetrics and gynaecology specialty exam. | Study With Me - Scoping the Subject ft. Just Eat 00:00:00 |
| 2019-01-20 | setback | Ali has not decided which specialty to go into: he had fully expected to choose obstetrics and gynaecology, but is now considering acute medicine or emergency medicine. | My Favourite iPad Pro Apps 00:02:49 |
| 2019-02-14 | setback | Ali says he has gone off obstetrics and gynaecology and is moving towards emergency medicine. | Valentine’s Day Live Stream 00:26:48 |
| 2019-05-27 | setback | After his foundation years Ali will no longer be tied to full-time employment and can choose what to apply for; for now he is thinking probably emergency medicine. (hedged) | My Geriatric Medicine Placement - Junior Doctor Vlog #02 00:27:46 |
| 2019-12-27 (said on 2019-12-20, implied) | paused | Ali would like to pass the postgraduate medical exams MRCP, MRCS, MRCOG and FRCA just for fun, because he loves studying and exams. (playful) | My Annual Review using Notion 00:13:40 |
| 2020-04-14 | paused | Asked what happened to the MRCOG exam he had planned to take, Ali says he changes his mind a lot. | Study With Me in the French Alps - USMLE Preparation creator comment |
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What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2018-10-21 · My Study Method + Revision Tools - Cambridge junior doctor — Ali says the MRCOG is supposed to be quite a hard exam, with a quite low pass rate. — 00:12:19
- 2018-10-21 · My Study Method + Revision Tools - Cambridge junior doctor — announcement: Ali promises next week's (week of 22 October 2018) video as his first proper study-with-me video: on his day off next Friday (26 October 2018) he will spend the whole day studying and scoping out his subject. — 00:13:18
- 2018-10-29 · Study With Me - Scoping the Subject ft. Just Eat — announcement: Ali says this study-with-me series will document his preparation for the MRCOG, a postgraduate medical specialty exam in obstetrics and gynaecology. — video description
- 2018-11-01 · My Favourite iPhone XS Apps — Ali, who had switched from Evernote to the minimalist Bear, has decided to give Evernote another try: he thinks it more full-featured, which he wants for notes for his upcoming postgraduate medical exams. — 00:09:14
- 2018-11-01 · My Favourite iPhone XS Apps — Ali: In Evernote Ali has notebooks for the parts of his obstetrics and gynaecology syllabus, such as clinical skills and governance, and plans a separate note for each topic within them. — 00:09:43
- 2019-01-20 · My Favourite iPad Pro Apps — Ali will use Quizlet to prepare for a postgraduate medical exam: either the MRCOG, the exam for obstetrics and gynaecology, or the MRCP, the membership exam of the Royal College of Physicians. — 00:02:20