Tag Archive | AIPGMEE
On Being A Gadfly
Although this is the age of Evidence Based Medicine, in large parts of our country, the “E” in EBM does not stand for Evidence, and more often than not, means “Eminence”. Medicine, for a long time, was resistant to the influx of new ideas. While reading the Gawande article on the History of Surgery in […]
AIIMS May 2012: Part–I: Nostalgia
First up, a sincere apology to my email subscribers for messing up your email with multiple temporary post mails from Windows Live. Sorry for spamming you, the program went bonkers trying to get a hold of my new blog theme (Nuntius). I hope you do not unsubscribe! What were the emotions that you felt while […]
And the AIPG Fiasco Continues
The 5300-odd rankers in the AIPG were breathing a sigh of relief when the notification for counseling for Post Graduation seats was declared, along with dates and ranks and the rank cards were uploaded on the site. It seemed that the concept of online counseling which seemed innocuous on the surface but was fraught with […]
Another AIPG Controversy
Rumors and hearsay have been a dime a dozen since the bombshell of an AIPG dropped on us and since the results were postponed, there seems to have been an explosion of sorts in the kinds of news just flying around. And like all other med students and PG perspirants, even I have been monitoring […]
MAHE: A Fantastic Test Experience of an Unfair Evaluation System
I took the Manipal MD/MS PG Entrance examination today (aka MAHE) and as it was the first ever online test I was going to sit for, I was naturally a little excited and tensed about it. I managed to work it up to a bit of a useless frenzy last night. But I must say […]
Landmark Order: JIPMER Asked to Reveal Test Paper and Keys
One of the biggest bones that the Indian post graduate entrance examinees had to pick with the system was the (?apparent) lack of transparency in the examination system, One of the things that could have easily ensured a transparent and clean exam would be if the students were handed the question papers and answer keys […]
The (Alleged) Rajasthan PG Entrance Fiasco
I was thinking of writing about the postponement of the All India Post Graduate Entrance Exam in order to make time for an online counseling system to be put in place, but I just came across another bit of news that has left me wondering what the heck is wrong with the system. Now obviously, […]
The Map of the Cat Conundrum: Richard Feynman and AIIMS November 2011
Well, that sounds like an odd assortment of topics to group under the same heading, does it not? Well, today I had the misfortune of experiencing first hand what Feynman had described ages ago in Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman? As my blog readers might know, I had an examination today, and before you ask […]
Negative Marking: Proposing An Alternative System
I had written this quite some time ago and I decided to publish this now for obvious reasons. I have an exam this Sunday! The AIPGMEE is a very dicey exam. My personal brush with it has not been very pleasant, so I have obvious conflicts of interest in proposing changes in it and hoping […]
Google+ for Google Apps, Open Lab and Exam Musings
So this is a bit of a mishmash of a post. Google Plus is finally being opened up to the Google Apps users! Phew. That settles the hash of using my old Gmail address solely for the purpose of sticking stuff in the Google Plus panel! Anyways. With over 40 million users in a few […]
PG CET: Not Happening in 2012. Thanks for the mess!
Oh well, this question has been bugging us endlessly for the past few weeks, ever since the MCI declared on its website (ridiculously named MCIIndia.org. Redundancy five!) the much vaunted plan to redesign the ridiculous exam that guards the gates leading into the pantheons of post graduate medical education in India. And now, it seems, […]
Got A Coupla’ Crores Lying Around? Go, Buy An MD Degree!
Rant Alert: The post below comes from a MCQ-mauled, beleaguered medical student who is suffering an early mid-life crisis. So switch off your brain cells before you commence reading! If you are the type whose sensibilities are easily hurt, turn back. You have been warned… Bit of news from today’s newspaper.
FlowChart: Classifying Staphylococci
I made this using Bubbl.us which seems like a pretty decent tool to make simple flowcharts and stuff. What do you think of this? Important tool to aid visual learners?
Integrated MCQs – Part 2: Why The Present System Sucks!
The foundations of the Indian Medical Education System is based on the principles of testing students via the use of MCQs. Whilst the system is probably the best possible way of evaluating a student objectively, and without letting subjective bias creeping in on the results (which is often the case in the in-course MBBS examinations, […]
CET: Proposing a NEET Idea
I have had this presentation made by Dr. Avinash Supe, Professor and HOD, Department of Gastrosurgery, KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College and was waiting for the right time to publish it online. It seems like the time is now here! Knowing how the Google Docs to WordPress thingy does not always work smoothly, […]
NEET: Not Just A Neat Idea?
So according to the latest update on the website of the Medical Council of India, the proposed merging of state and national level entrance examinations for the post graduate education is going on as planned, despite the stiff opposition from certain sections. Though this notification is a bit vague and in no way a complete […]
AIIMS MD/MS/MCh Entrances Rigged As Well?
In a bizarre bit of news that must have come as a shocker for more than just myself, a news article in the Hindustan Times claims that the CBI has arrested 5 people for rigging the AIIMS entrance exams this year. Having taken the exam this year, and knowing how high the stakes are in […]
On the Wrong Side of Right…
A terrific TED talk that I stumbled on Dr. Ravi’s Posterous blog. A great bit: “The way to succeed in life is to never make any mistakes: we learn these really bad lessons really well.” The thing that struck at me in this narrative, which I zoned out for a little bit at the end, […]
Saved by A Whisker!
Due to the sensitive nature of the issue concerned, I cannot reveal too much about this right now, but if I did not mention the fact that without a friend’s help, I would be totally at sea today, I will be betraying her contribution! Someday, when this thing is done and dusted, I will post […]
A Common Test?
This post was written on an old blog of mine when the common entrance test for the medical under and post graduation levels were being mulled. Now it seems the big shots have reached a final decision and there seems to be a consensus on making a united, single exam in the form of the […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 61-70
Alright, bonus set of questions: I know I had said that I was going to post 60 questions in groups of 10 each, but while doing this significantly large amount of type work, I remembered clues and cues and managed to unearth several more questions. 10 of which go into this final post on recalled […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 51-60
Q. 1 – 10 Q. 11 – 20 Q. 21 – 30 Q. 31 – 40 Q. 41 – 50 51. Toxic dose of lithium is above: [Pharmacology] a. 1 meq/l b. 2 meq/l c. 4 meq/l d. 6 meq/l 52. In order to prevent the venom of an Elapida bite from spreading what should […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 41-50
Q. 1 – 10 Q. 11 – 20 Q. 21 – 30 Q. 31 – 40 41. Tetany is seen in all of the following except: [Medicine] a. Hypocalcemia b. Hypomagnesemia c. Hypoparathyroidism d. ?Metabolic acidosis 42. All of the following are causes of high output cardiac failure except: [Medicine] a. Sepsis b. Neurogenic Shock […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 31-40
Q. 1 – 10 Q. 11 – 20 Q. 21 – 30 31. All of the following have been shown to have survival benefits in a patient with acute myocardial infarction except: [Medicine] a. Beta blockers b. ACE Inhibitors c. Spironolactone d. Frusemide 32. Atonic bladder is seen in [Neurology] a. Spinal shock b. Spinal […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 21-30
Q. 1 – 10 Q. 11 – 20 21. Folic acid supplementation to prevent developmental anomalies in the fetus is best started in: [Obstetrics] a. 1st trimester b. 2nd trimester c. 3rd trimester d. At the onset of labor 22. In which stage of inhalational anesthesia is the placement of endotracheal intubation done during general […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 11-20
Q. 1 – 10 11. Severe headache in pre eclampsia is due to: [Obstetrics] a. Severe pre eclampsia b. Chronic Hypertension c. Fetal distress d. Renal failure 12. A patient in the first trimester of her pregnancy is seen to have a 6 cm x 8 cm ovarian cyst. What is the appropriate step to […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 1-10
So, in this next series of posts, I will try to recall the questions from the recently concluded West Bengal Post Graduate Medical Admission Test, which I took today. I totally bombed. It went awfully, in my book. I ended up marking 195 questions out of the 200, just hoping that statistical relevance and the […]
A Test of Character
I had another examination today. As the readers of my blog probably know, I am working and simultaneously studying to get into a post graduate degree course in Medicine. Now I will write more on that later, because, for the time being, I just had an epithet regarding the Indian post grad medical examination system: […]
Blog Buddies: How is it Working Out For You?
Its been over a week since Scott over at Daily Post announced the blog buddy issue. I jumped in headlong and managed to garner a lot of friends. And since I am a bit of a number cruncher (blame the amateur researcher in me), I decided to see how it has been going for me. […]
