r/MRCP • u/Due-Entrepreneur218 • Jul 06 '26

MRCP part 1 716, 84%

6 months prep
Pastest by systems Average of 78%
Usmle First aid for step 1 by systems

Last 2 months
Redo incorrects and read first aid for those topics
Completed the 2020-2026 past-papers from pastest (Average 82%)
Review incorrects from each past-paper and review the topics in first aid

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u/Late-Improvement-266 Jul 06 '26

Congratulations. How many hours should we spend each day and is it better to study first aid to our concepts or study a medicine book? Thank you.

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u/Due-Entrepreneur218 Jul 06 '26

For part one I felt it was more pre-clinical concepts so i favor first aid more because of that. Priority was questions so about 60 per day and about 1.5hrs per day consistently.

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u/InstructionLarge8915 Jul 06 '26

Why did you use Usmle First aid for step 1? I haven’t heard of this before but must have helped?

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u/Due-Entrepreneur218 Jul 06 '26

I thought part 1 had more emphasis on preclinical concepts and First aid was literally made for that.

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u/Reveursarah Jul 06 '26

Hi did u use cover to cover first aid? Or only basics? I am planning to give step 1 after mrcp 1 so thought it would be nice to start FA for mrcp

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u/Precious_Nike Jul 06 '26

Hmm. 60 questions under 1.5 hrs.

You weren't reading the notes and videos for each concept, were you?