Absolutely. And now that you've clarified it is AMC CAT MCQ Part 1, I would make your preparation much more structured than simply “read a textbook + do Q-bank.” I checked the current AMC MCQ Specifications V8 (September 2025). The exam is 150 questions/3.5 hours, and the AMC explicitly says it tests reasoning, diagnosis, investigation, treatment and management, rather than rote memorisation. Your AMC study system I would use only 4 main resources: AMBOSS → your main learning/content source Your Q-bank → topic-wise practice AMC's 210 official questions → save these for later/calibration Australian Medicine in Context → Australian-specific medicine, ethics, population health and professional practice The AMC itself says to focus on common clinical applications, differential diagnosis and therapeutics, and cautions against trying to revise huge reference textbooks cover-to-cover. 1. ADULT MEDICINE — 30% This is your highest-weighted section, so spend the most time here. The current blueprint gives Adult Medicine 30% of the exam. ❤️ Cardiology Study: Hypertension Ischaemic heart disease ACS Stable angina STEMI/NSTEMI Heart failure Arrhythmias AF SVT VT bradyarrhythmias Valvular disease AS AR MS MR Infective endocarditis Pericarditis Pericardial effusion/tamponade Cardiomyopathies Aortic dissection Peripheral arterial disease DVT/PE Syncope Shock Cardiac arrest Must be able to do: presentation → ECG → diagnosis → immediate management Especially ECG interpretation. 🫁 Respiratory Asthma COPD Pneumonia TB Pulmonary embolism Pneumothorax Pleural effusion Lung cancer Interstitial lung disease Bronchiectasis Respiratory failure ARDS Obstructive sleep apnoea Know: ABG interpretation + CXR basics + acute management. 🧠 Neurology Stroke/TIA Intracerebral haemorrhage SAH Seizures/status epilepticus Meningitis Encephalitis Multiple sclerosis Parkinson disease Dementia Peripheral neuropathy Myasthenia gravis Guillain-Barré Headache Vertigo Spinal cord compression Cauda equina Raised intracranial pressure High priority: acute neurological presentation → localisation → investigation → emergency treatment. 🩺 Gastroenterology Upper GI bleed Lower GI bleed Peptic ulcer disease GERD IBD IBS Coeliac disease Hepatitis Cirrhosis Portal hypertension Hepatic encephalopathy Pancreatitis Gallstones/cholecystitis/cholangitis Acute liver failure Colorectal cancer GI malignancies 🫘 Renal AKI CKD Nephrotic syndrome Nephritic syndrome Glomerulonephritis UTI Pyelonephritis Renal stones Dialysis Fluid management Acid-base disorders Electrolyte abnormalities Very important: Na / K / Ca / Mg abnormalities and ABG + metabolic/respiratory compensation. 🧪 Endocrine Diabetes mellitus DKA HHS Hypoglycaemia Thyroid disorders Thyroid storm Myxoedema Adrenal insufficiency Cushing syndrome Hyperaldosteronism Phaeochromocytoma Hyperparathyroidism Calcium disorders Pituitary disorders SIADH Diabetes insipidus 🩸 Haematology Iron deficiency anaemia B12/folate deficiency Anaemia of chronic disease Haemolytic anaemia Sickle cell disease Thalassaemia ITP TTP/HUS DIC DVT/PE Leukaemias Lymphomas Multiple myeloma Transfusion reactions Anticoagulation 🦠 Infectious disease Don't try to memorise every organism. Focus on common clinical syndromes: Sepsis Meningitis Pneumonia UTI Gastroenteritis Cellulitis Osteomyelitis Endocarditis TB HIV STIs Hepatitis Tropical infections relevant to Australia/travel For each: organism → presentation → investigation → first-line treatment → isolation/notification if relevant 🦴 Rheumatology RA SLE Gout Septic arthritis Osteoarthritis Ankylosing spondylitis Psoriatic arthritis Vasculitis Polymyalgia rheumatica Giant cell arteritis 2. ADULT SURGERY — 20% This is your second-largest section. Don't study surgery like a surgical resident. Think: “What does a new doctor need to recognise and manage safely?” Acute abdomen Very high priority: Appendicitis Cholecystitis Cholangitis Pancreatitis Diverticulitis Bowel obstruction Perforation Peritonitis Mesenteric ischaemia Ischaemic bowel Incarcerated/strangulated hernia Trauma ABCDE Shock Head injury Chest trauma Abdominal trauma Pelvic trauma Burns Spinal injury Vascular Acute limb ischaemia DVT PE AAA Aortic dissection Breast Breast lump Breast cancer Mastitis Abscess Screening Colorectal Colorectal cancer Polyps Rectal bleeding Anal disease Bowel obstruction Urology Renal stones Acute urinary retention Testicular torsion Epididymo-orchitis Prostate cancer BPH Haematuria Postoperative medicine Know: Fever after surgery Wound infection DVT/PE Ileus Urinary retention AKI Electrolyte problems Delirium Bleeding 3. WOMEN'S HEALTH — 12.5% Given your O&G background, this should be one of your easier/high-yield areas. Obstetrics Normal pregnancy Antenatal screening Ectopic pregnancy Miscarriage Hyperemesis Gestational diabetes Hypertension in pregnancy Pre-eclampsia Eclampsia HELLP Placenta praevia Placental abruption Preterm labour PROM/PPROM Fetal growth restriction Rh incompatibility Multiple pregnancy Breech Labour abnormalities CTG interpretation Shoulder dystocia Cord prolapse PPH Retained placenta Maternal sepsis Postpartum complications Gynaecology Abnormal uterine bleeding Fibroids Endometriosis Adenomyosis PCOS Ovarian cysts Ovarian torsion PID Ectopic Menopause Infertility Cervical cancer Endometrial cancer Ovarian cancer Vulval disease Contraception STI Cervical screening 4. PAEDIATRICS — 12.5% Don't get lost in rare paediatric diseases. Core Growth/development Immunisation Breastfeeding Nutrition Developmental delay Fever Sepsis Dehydration Bronchiolitis Croup Asthma Pneumonia Epiglottitis Gastroenteritis Febrile seizures Meningitis Epilepsy Congenital heart disease Neonatal Neonatal resuscitation Prematurity Respiratory distress Neonatal jaundice Hypoglycaemia Sepsis NEC Birth trauma Important emergencies Intussusception Pyloric stenosis Appendicitis Testicular torsion Foreign body Poisoning Non-accidental injury And know developmental milestones reasonably well. 5. PSYCHIATRY — 12.5% This is actually a very manageable section if you study it systematically. Must know Depression Bipolar disorder Schizophrenia Psychosis Anxiety Panic disorder OCD PTSD Eating disorders Personality disorders Substance-use disorders Alcohol withdrawal Opioid withdrawal Delirium Dementia VERY important Suicide/self-harm assessment Know: risk assessment → immediate safety → admission vs outpatient → management Also: Capacity Consent Confidentiality Duty of care Psychosis + risk Mania + risk Delirium vs dementia 6. POPULATION HEALTH + ETHICS — 12.5% Don't leave this until the final week. This is where Australian-specific preparation becomes especially important. The AMC specifically includes screening, surveillance, vaccination, epidemiology, health promotion, prevention and Australian healthcare legislation/professional practice. Study: Epidemiology Incidence Prevalence Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Relative risk Odds ratio Absolute risk NNT NNH Screening principles Bias/confounding Study designs Screening Understand: Who → what test → when → what happens after a positive result Don't simply memorise random screening tables. Public health Vaccination Infectious disease notification Outbreak management Health promotion Prevention Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health Cultural safety Social determinants of health Ethics Absolutely know: Consent Capacity Confidentiality Privacy Mandatory reporting Professional boundaries Conflicts of interest Impaired doctor Medical errors Open disclosure End-of-life care Substitute decision-making Children/adolescents Domestic violence Elder abuse 🇦🇺 Australian-specific resource This one is not optional in my opinion. The AMC's Australian Medicine in Context is free and specifically designed for IMGs preparing for AMC examinations. It contains 105 common medical conditions + 56 professional-practice topics, including Australian healthcare systems, cultural issues and population health. Download Australian Medicine in Context from AMC I'd read this alongside your main study, not cover-to-cover in one sitting. 📚 So what do you actually read every day? For example, let's say you're doing Heart Failure. Step 1 — Learn AMBOSS: Heart failure Study: causes symptoms/signs investigations classification acute management chronic management medications complications Step 2 — Q-bank Do: Heart failure questions Step 3 — Review For every wrong question ask: Why did I get this wrong? Was it: Knowledge gap? Didn't recognise presentation? Didn't know investigation? Didn't know Australian management? Misread question? Chose a partially correct answer? Step 4 — Make ONE tiny note For example: Acute pulmonary oedema → sit upright + oxygen if hypoxaemic + IV loop diuretic + treat precipitant That's it. Don't create 10 pages of notes. ⭐ The order I recommend for YOU Because you already have a medical degree and USMLE preparation behind you, I would not start with Paediatrics or Ethics. I'd go: Phase 1 — High-weight medicine Cardio → Respiratory → GI → Renal → Endocrine → Neuro → Infectious → Haemato → Rheumatology ↓ Phase 2 Surgery ↓ Phase 3 O&G → Paediatrics ↓ Phase 4 Psychiatry → Population health → Ethics/Australian medicine ↓ Phase 5 Mixed Q-bank + AMC official questions 🧠 One important correction to your original idea You said: “Once I study that particular topic and then if I do the questions, it makes sense.” Yes — but don't completely separate studying and questions. Use: Learn → 20–40 questions → review → continue rather than: Study entire Medicine for 2 months → THEN start questions. The AMC tests reasoning and clinical decision-making, not just recall. 🚨 And don't waste time on “reconstructed AMC papers” This is particularly important. The AMC itself says many reconstructed papers circulating online contain incorrect question stems and answers, and relying on them can give you a distorted idea of the real examination. So I'd rather have you do a good commercial Q-bank properly than chase Telegram/PDF collections of supposed recalls. Your final resource hierarchy 🥇 AMBOSS → Learn the medicine 🥈 Your Q-bank → Build AMC-style clinical reasoning 🥉 AMC official 210 questions → Real AMC-authored calibration 🇦🇺 Australian Medicine in Context → Australian practice + professional/ethical/population-health context 📖 Textbooks → Only when AMBOSS doesn't adequately explain something ❌ Random reconstructed papers → Don't rely on them The official AMC app currently provides 210 AMC-contributor questions with feedback, refreshed periodically, and access is included with your MCQ authorisation. And I would NOT pay for a course yet. First use this system for 2–3 weeks. If you find that your problem is “I understand the medicine but I can't answer AMC questions because I don't understand Australian management/AMC reasoning,” then a targeted course may be worth it. If you want, send me the name of the Q-bank you bought, and I can take this one step further and make you a day-by-day AMC Part 1 study schedule showing exactly what to study from AMBOSS → which Q-bank topic to do → when to use the 210 official AMC questions → when to start mixed blocks. i want AMC MCQ structred preparation

Make this into a day-by-day AMC study calendar from tomorrow