China and Eastern Asia To HK Medical students

[ice_maiden34567]

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Hello folks,
I have a doubt. Are your end of semester exams conducted as multiple choice questions? If so,where do you prepare for it from? I mean, is it from the standard text books or do you have books with questions which you can work out?
I am preparing for the HKMLE and it would be a great help for my preparation if someone can shed some light. Thanks in advance
ice.

 

[studentdr]

Hello folks,
I have a doubt. Are your end of semester exams conducted as multiple choice questions? If so,where do you prepare for it from? I mean, is it from the standard text books or do you have books with questions which you can work out?
I am preparing for the HKMLE and it would be a great help for my preparation if someone can shed some light. Thanks in advance
ice.

Hi ice maiden:

So I take that you are a HK citizen who has done you medical training overseas? Are you from a UK or US based training? (Makes a lot of difference). I agree, Sitting 2 "MCQs" paper for part one sounds scary! Although I have not sat it, I think people said it was similar to USMLE (I think). Are you doing yours this SEP?

Cheers

 

[ice_maiden34567]

Hi doc,
I did my studies in India.And yeah,the exam is really tough and there are no real guidelines to prepare for it(like for USMLE,there are are the Kaplan's & FA's and what not!!!!!). That is why i put up this post-----if the med students here do go through an MCQ,i was wondering which books they prepare from.
ice. 🙂

 

[studentdr]

Hi ice:

Well good on you! I thought medical education in India is really good! However, I think the problem with HKMLE is that everything is "unknown". I have not heard many people who sat the exam and got a job as a HO in HK. Another thing is that the MCQ in medical finals are probably not as hard as the licencing exam. Afterall, it IS HARD to get a job in HK (I have been told). Have you tried asking the MCHK for clarification about the exam? (like pass rate, exact format etc).

So I take that yor have sat it?

What's medical work in India like?

Just a thought


Cheers

 

[ice_maiden34567]

Hi doc,
I took the USMLE Step 1 last month and guess it is easier compared to the HKMLE.
As for working in India,esp in a Govt hospital----you get a chance to be exposed to an immense variety of cases----but the long hours and the huge numbers of patients can really drive you crazy at times.
So where do you do/have done your medical studies?
ice.

 

[jenny8562180]

just wondering if you vaguely remember the questions they asked for MCQ. Like choosing 1 in 5, true or false, mostly factual or case based scenarios?

 

[ice_maiden34567]

Hi Jenny,
About the exam-----the questions were mostly "best of four" kind with 1 mark for correct and .25(minus) for the wrong one.Then, there were about 25(i dont remember the number exactly,all psychiatry)which were in the "true/false" pattern---5 options,.2 marks for correct and .2 minus for wrong answer. Hope this helps. ice

 

[jenny8562180]

Hello

Thanks for the reply. It was helpful so now I know there is negative marking in the paper. How's your preparation going? I guess it's really difficult because you have nowhere to start, but maybe doing as many MCQs as possible might help 🙂

Jenny

 

[viperx]

Hello all -

I'm thinking of doing the HKMLE in 2007, if any of you has any advice from your experiences it would be most appreciated!!