SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED REVIEW MATERIALS
SUBJECT
MAIN
SUPPLEMENT
TIPS
Still familiarize yourself with the pathways and
its rate limiting enzymes. Study also the clinical
correlates. Download the Ultimate Biochem
guide drawing to serve you as a guide on the
different pathways
Master OINA and the clinical correlates in
topnotch handouts. Goods na din yung BRS
anatomy dito. Study with Netter’s atlas on the
side so that you can visualize the descriptions in
anatomy.
BIOCHEMISTRY
 Topnotch handouts
(Dr. Baticulon’s lectures)
 Integrative Medical Biochemistry by
Michael King
 BRS Biochemistry
ANATOMY and HISTOLOGY
 OLFU in-house review
(Dr. Manalili’s lectures)
 BRS Anatomy
 Topnotch Phase 2, 3 and X
 ExpertMD
(Dr. Toff’s lectures)
 Topnotch Supertable
 Sketchy Micro
Supertable and Doc Toff’s lecture is enough na.
If you are a visual learner, you can watch
sketchy micro as supplement.
PHYSIOLOGY
 Topnotch handouts
(Dr.Banzuela’s lectures)
 BRS Physiology
Basta kainin mo ang TN handouts at makinig ng
mabuti kay Doc Broli. Don’t forget to watch QR
codes ng TN handouts.
LEGAL MEDICINE, ETHICS AND
MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE
 Topnotch handouts
(Dr. Rebosa’s lectures)
 Phil. Medical jurisprudence platinum
 Solis Legal Med
PATHOLOGY
 ExpertMD lecture
 Topnotch supplement
handout
 Robbins and Cotran review of pathology
 Pathoma
PHARMACOLOGY AND
THERAPEUTICS
 ExpertMD lecture
(Dr. Toff’s and
Dr. Alcantara’s lectures)
 Katzung Pharma examination and board
review
 Topnotch Supertable
 Phase 2, 3 and X
SURGERY, OPHTHALMOLOGY,
OTOLARYNGOLOGY, AND
RHINOLOGY
 FEU board review
 Topnotch Phase 2 and 3
 Surgery platinum
 Schwartz’s Absite and board review
 Topnotch handouts
 IM platinum
 Harrison’s self-assessment and board
review (HPIM)
 FEU board review
 OB blueprints
 Topnotch Phase 2, 3 and X
PEDIATRICS AND NUTRITION
 Topnotch handouts
(Dr. De Vera’s and Dr.
Punongbayan’s lectures)
 Pediatrics platinum
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND
PUBLIC HEALTH
 Topnotch handouts
 FEU board review (Dr. Joves)
 Biostatistics and Preventive Medicine by
James F. Jekel
MICROBIOLOGY
INTERNAL MEDICINE
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
TN handouts plus samplex compilation is
enough. Makinig kanila doc kasi magbibigay sila
ng mga sample situations para madali natin
maintindihan yung mga concepts.
If you have time, watch Pathoma videos in
advance. Also, start answering 10-15
questions/day of the Robbins reviewer. Mastery
in this subject will really help you in other
subjects as well.
Master Drug classifications and MOA. Goods din
yung ExpertMD dito since they will make
pharma easier for you to understand.
Mnemonics are very useful in this subject so I
suggest you compile it all in a paper or index
cards for easy reviewing.
For these 4 clinical subjects, your clinical
experience and stock knowledge from med
school will be very useful in the board exam.
Good foundation in Physio, Patho, Pharma and
Micro will make these subjects easier to review
since there are topics na paulit-ulit na
nadiscuss. They will ask you some questions
regarding common diseases we encounter in
practice (esp. in Cardio, Pulmo and Renal). They
will ask about the cause of the disease but more
on management. I suggest you familiarize
yourselves with the management, algorithm and
criteria of the common diseases we encounter.
TN handouts plus samplex compilation is
enough. Doc Joves’ lecture is high yield and a
good supplement since he will point out the
topics you need to focus on.
*Phase 2 – 100 item exam discussion; Phase 3 – Pearls/Final coaching lecture; Phase x – additional lecture, optional to view, only some subjects have this phase
GENERAL TIPS:
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Start your review while in internship. 2-3 months of review is not enough to cram 4 years’ worth of learnings from med school. It is better to start early than regret starting at a
later time. Promise mashoshookt ka sa schedule kapag sa review proper ka pa nagsimula.
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Choose 1 or 2 review materials out of all the recommended materials. It is better to master 1 material than reading many reviewers but no mastery at all. I suggest 1 main
review material then 1 supplement (preferably a review question type) for reinforcement/recall of your knowledge.
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Manage your time wisely. Create a timetable for yourself and stick to it! Ilang months/weeks ka lang naman magrereview. Ibuhos mo na lahat ng oras mo dito. Isantabi mo muna
mga kung anu-anong gala at celebration na meron ka. Gawin mong lahat yan pag licensed ka na. This is the time para magsipag ka. This is the time to fulfill your dream so give it
your all! Give your 100% focus!
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Know your study habit. Wag mo gayahin yung study habit ng iba lalo na kung hindi naman effective sayo. Use what’s good and effective for you. Ito yung study smart din. Wag
ka din mapressure sa pacing ng iba. We have our own different pace at studying. May iba na sobrang bilis may iba naman na mabagal. Kung mabagal ka, okay lang yan. Ang
importante ay may nareretain at may naaabsorb ka sa mga binabasa mo. (Recommendation: Pomodoro technique)
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Sleep is a must. It’s okay to rest and sleep especially if you feel burned out na and wala ka nang naaabsorb sa mga binabasa mo. Just take a break then todo bawi later kapag
narecharge ka na. (Recommendation: Sleep for 5-6 hours per day; Power/Coffee nap for 15-20 minutes).
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Know your examiners. As of year 2020, the new members of Board of Medicine are the ff.:
 Dr. Eleanor B. Almoro
 Dr. Clarita C. Maano
 Dr. Godofreda VergieDalmacion
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-Chairperson; Ob-gyne; Undergrad of UP College of Pharmacy
-UP PGH Derma
-Ob-gyne; Master of Health profession; Master of Medical science
(Pharmacoepidemiology)
 Dr. Zenaida L. Antonio
 Dr. Rafael R. Castillo
 Dr. Raquel So Sayo
-Pediatric Nephrologist
-IM Cardiologist
-Family and Community Medicine; Masters of Occupational Health
Read samplex and recalls 2 weeks before examination. Samplex wisely though. There are some samplex that have different or wrong answers so be careful in reading them.
Having to read samplex is not because we expect the exam to have many previous board exam questions but rather to reinforce the knowledge you have gained from reviewing
these past few weeks/months. While reading the samplex you must also rationalize the choices because the examiners may tweak parts of the questions or the choices a bit
making it seem like it is a previous board exam question but not.
All subjects are equal. Legal Med and Prev med ang madalas inaalay ng karamihan. Instead of alay, make these two subjects as your pambawi or pampataas or panghatak ng
grade. So as much as possible dapat wala kang subject na inaalay kase all subjects are equally important. Overall grade must be >75% with no grade below 50% in any subject.
Expect K-type and situational/cascading questions in all subjects during the exam.
Read the questions carefully. Beware of the negative word qualifiers such as EXCEPT, FALSE, NOT TRUE and/or NOT INCLUDED in the questions.
Pray every day. Pray before you study. Dasalan mo na lahat ng santo na pwede mong dasalan. (Recommendation: St. Joseph of Cupertino, St. Jude Thaddeus and St. Thomas
Aquinas). Pero syempre wag lang puro dasal, dapat may effort din na galing sa iyo. Have faith and believe in Him and yourself. Kaya mo yan Doc! See you on the other side!
These tips and recommendations are created to help you in your review
But does not guarantee a passing grade in PLE.
This document was created on March 2021.