The theoretical exam format, MMC will just follow 100% with what it put in its’ website. It may be different now from what I had last time. So, pls check in the MMC website on updates.
please refer page 4 from the following link for the theory format:-
Examination for Provisional Registration
The reference books for EPR theory exam is depends on each person’s liking. But I advise u not to choose thick textbooks since u may be get overwhelmed by the amount of pages u need to finish reading. So go for a concised one. I personally used the books from USM ‘students to students’..they hv books for all major subjects that u have to cover for theory(paeds, med, ong, surg, ortho and psych). U can get those from the USM kubang kerian campus maybe in their bookshop (pls do ask around). I photocopied the books frm a friend. The books from ucsi are also good..particularly I used the ‘Doctrina perpetua-guides on clinical surgery’ – quite good and easily to understand.
I heard from one of my EPR friend that the EPR questions are as similar as USMLE mcqs, so u may practice with those if u manage to get..and USMLE questions are said to be as similar as question from Pre-Test questions..so u can also practice OBA questions from PreTest.
Now moving on to Clinical part. The clinical exam is based on OSCE form – with both manned and unmanned stations.
Clinical Exam format : 6 long OSCE 15 minutes each(included 1 minute question reading time) and 10 short OSCE 6 minutes each(included 1 minute question reading time)
Total Duration: 2 ½ hours
p/s : this is what I had at IMU in 2017, don’t forget to get the updated details
You’ll be tested on the problem solving, communication, physical examination, and history taking skills from following disciplines :- Internal Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, Eye and ENT
6 Long OSCEs from :- Internal Medicine(1 station), Surgery(1 station), Family Medicine(1 station), Paediatrics(1 station), Obstetrics & Gynaecology(1 station) and Psychiatry(1 station)
10 short OSCEs from :- Internal Medicine(2 stations), Surgery(2 stations), Family Medicine(1 station), Paediatrics(1 station), Obstetrics & Gynaecology(1 station), Orthopaedics(1 station), Eye(1 station) and ENT(1 station)
Again n again im reminding you that these are what I had for my examination. It may differ for you now, so please be checked with your exam centre.
“OSCEs FOR MEDICAL FINALS published by Wiley Blackwell” – a good reference for mastering OSCEs
and there are few websites for references :- http://www.oscestop.com, http://www.osce-stations.com, geeky medics(youtube)
and i guess all these informations are enough for you to know before you get registered for the EPR. ALL THE BEST for your EPR guys. See you all in my next post regarding houseman-ship process after passing EPR
Journey of A Medical Student into An EPR Candidate into A House Officer 