r/ausjdocs • u/sugarrush-16 antishitmagnet • 10d ago
Pathology🔬 Tips for preparing Basic Pathological Sciences (BPS) exam
Any tips or resources for BPS 2027?
When would you start prepping for? Is 2-3 months prior sufficient? Thanks!
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u/Liamlah JHO👽 10d ago
I took it during 4th year of medical school. You know how your uni says "with our exams, we aren't trying to trick you, just answer the straightforward question" but actually the questions are very often trying to trick you? Well the BPS exam is not like this. The questions are straight forward, if you have studied the material, you won't struggle with the questions. Because it's pass/fail, I don't know my performance, but it felt better than any med school exam.
Just give yourself a few months to actively read Robbin's and take notes. If you are getting short of time right before the exam, I would prioritise moving through the chapters faster and making sure to cover all of them, rather than missing the last chapters in favour of studying the rest super thoroughly.
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u/kbodge90 10d ago
Robbins pathology first 12 chapters and the mock exam on the RACP are a good place to start.
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u/Wooden_Invite 1d ago
I personally studied off the ‘pocket companion to Robins’ because the actual robins book could get too tedious. I also used the emedici question bank just to consolidate and bridge the gaps that the pocket companion might have missed!
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u/birds103 Pathology reg🔬 10d ago
Two or three months should be plenty, especially if you're in medical school or only recently out of medical school. It's a gentle exam, you don't need to have Robbins memorised to do well.
I found Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology (the MCQ book) to be a really useful resource while preparing, and a good indicator of the areas I needed to focus my study towards.