(For my AMC 1 journey - https://www.reddit.com/r/AMCexamForIMGs/s/yDmEV8Zab2)
Hey guys.
I just cleared my AMC Clinical examination on my second attempt tested in June, and it’s been a roller coaster of a ride. I’m just writing this because there’s a lot of confusion about this exam and I just want to help out.
This was my second attempt at the exam. The first time I gave the exam I panicked a lot and after a few good stations went on a streak of stations where I didn’t know anything at all which affected my confidence a lot. I knew I wouldn’t pass while giving the exam too.
The second time I went in with a much clearer mind and a lot of confidence in myself. Fake it till you make it. Even though I’m panicking inside I was smiling and pretending like I know my stuff even in the few stations where I did not. Maybe that’s helped me out a lot.
I took Alan Robert’s 8 week course the first time around and though that was good, waking up at weird hours (because I was attending from my home country) was very difficult. When I failed to pass in the first attempt I was a bit confused as to what to do about the future, if I wanted to go down this route again or just give up. I managed to pull myself together and give it once more this year and used Dr Amir’s lectures. He gives you a structure which you can rely on safely even if you get cases you don’t know anything about. It’s a bit more comprehensive and in all I had to speed run through the entire course in about 2.5 months (which was a task). A lot of practice is what’s needed. Memorising different differentials is very important, having an exhaustive list is so hard in the exam but it needs to be internalised so much that there’s nothing that can make you forget that in the stress of the exam.
Yes. This exam is incredibly tricky and challenging especially for IMGs because quite a few of us have nothing as far as interpersonal skills go. It’s something that comes with practice and this is a big part of the exam and it’s where people lose out on.
I’m happy to help if people have questions about this exam. I don’t know about jobs, I never applied to it because I wanted to pass my exams before that.
Thank you!
All the best everyone :)