Synopsis
Volume I assesses the candidates’ knowledge in cardiology, pulmonology, renal medicine (as well as acid-base balance, electrolytes disturbances, and urology), gastrointestinal medicine and hepatology, and finally neurology (as well as stroke medicine, medical ophthalmology, and psychiatry). Medicine is an ever-changing branch. The COVID-19 global crisis has reformatted our concepts and perspectives on the understanding of novel diseases and their treatment, including vaccinations. During the last decade, there has been a robust revolution in smartphones and the internet access industry, and accordingly, both have been reflected in the ways in which postgraduate trainees get their information and study. My previous books, “Get Through MRCP Part I; BOFs” (published by the Royal Society of Medicine Press in London, 2008), “Mock Papers for MRCPI part I, 2nd Edition” (published by Lulu Press, Inc., USA, 2016), and “Self-Assessment: 650 BOFs for MRCP(UK) and MRCP(I) Part I” (published by Lulu Press, Inc., USA, 2017) have already covered most of the classical examination scenarios and themes. Combined, they create a question bank of approximately 1600 questions. In writing this book, I have tried to focus on the most important updates in medicine that have been emerging during the past decade; novel diseases, novel investigations, and newly approved medications. Needless to say, COVID-19 and its SARS-CoV-2 will be encountered in each chapter, in addition to occupying a unique position in the chapter on infectious diseases. The other aspect that I think is very crucial to tackle is women’s health and pregnancy. Once again, such a topic has been addressed in each and every chapter. There are no separate chapters for geriatrics, clinical sciences, and pharmacology (including therapeutics and toxicology); their questions have been distributed throughout the book’s chapters. Each answer is followed by an explanation and a reference (source) and/or additional (further) reading. In this way, you can go there; skim the whole subject if you are interested to get more information. Good luck with your career and exams!
About the Author
Osama graduated from Baghdad University, College of Medicine and he was the valedictorian student in internal medicine. He got membership diplomas from the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Ireland and the UK and then became Board-certified in neurology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCP Glasg), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP Edin), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (FRCPI), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP Lond), and Fellow of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (FAHA). In recognition of his work, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in London. He is the Director of the Kurdistan Board of Neurology Sulaymaniyah training center. Formerly, he was a clinical associate professor at the School of Medicine, International Medical University, Malaysia. He published 67 articles in international peer-reviewed neurology journals and 5 self-assessment books for the membership diploma of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom and Ireland as well as more than 20,000 archaeological illustrations and 40 articles in archaeology/history. He was an associate editor, guest editor, and reviewer in several international peer-reviewed internal medicine and neurology journals, as well as former Editor-in-Chief. He is very interested in Mesopotamian history and always tries to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world. He is a contributor/team member of "Medical MasterClass," the MRCP(UK)'s educational arm of the Royal College of Physicians of London, UK. Osama was an international juror (representing the Pan-Arab World, Africa, and Iran) for Wiki Science Competition 2017 and 2019. As a photographer, Osama's archaeology exclusive images contributed quite a lot to the Mesopotamian aspect of Wikipedia/WikiCommons.
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