Part 1 Orientation

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Format

• One paper with 120-150 multiple-choice questions (single best


answer out of four options).
• 10 unscored items can be added for pretesting purposes.
Passing Score
• The passing score is 65%.
• If the percentage of candidates passing the exam before final
approval is less than 70%, the passing score can be lowered by one
mark at a time aiming at achieving 70% passing rate or a score of 60%
whichever comes first.
Type of Questions
• K1 questions require candidates to recognize, remember, retrieve,
identify, and recall a term.
• K2 type questions require candidates to select the reasons or identify
the most correct explanation for the given question.
Part One Examination 2019
Principles
• The least number of sources possible.
• Use the curriculum, blueprint, and exams as a guide.
• Spend most of the time solving MCQs.
Epidemiology
• Reading
• Lectures
• Vivek Jain, Review of Preventive & Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics),
chapters two, three, and four
• MCQs
• Exams (Common Questions)
• UWorld: Biostatistics Review, covers biostatistics and epidemiology concepts
• PreTest, Preventive Medicine and Public Health PreTest Self-Assessment and
Review
• Vivek Jain, Review of Preventive & Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics)
• Gordis Epidemiology
Biostatistics
• Reading
• Lectures
• Vivek Jain, Review of Preventive & Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics),
chapter sixteen
• MCQs
• Exams (Common Questions)
• UWorld: Biostatistics Review, covers biostatistics and epidemiology concepts
• PreTest, Preventive Medicine and Public Health PreTest Self-Assessment and
Review
• Vivek Jain, Review of Preventive & Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics)
Clinical Preventive Medicine/Non-
communicable Diseases
• Reading
• Lectures
• Vivek Jain, Review of Preventive & Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics),
chapter five
• US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Guide to Clinical Preventive
Services
• Saudi National Guideline for Periodic Health Examination
• MCQs
• Exams (Common Questions)
• PreTest, Preventive Medicine and Public Health PreTest Self-Assessment and
Review
• Vivek Jain, Review of Preventive & Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics)
Communicable Diseases
• Reading
• Lectures
• Vivek Jain, Review of Preventive & Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics),
chapter five
• MCQs
• Exams (Common Questions)
• PreTest, Preventive Medicine and Public Health PreTest Self-Assessment and
Review
• Vivek Jain, Review of Preventive & Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics)
Minor Courses
For the following:
• Occupational and Environmental Health
• Social and Behavioral Health/Health Education & Promotion
• Health Systems/Management
• Reading
• Lectures
• MCQs
• Exams (Common Questions)
Research, Ethics and Professionalism and
Patient Safety
• MCQs
• Ethics questions from other specialties. Current year and previous years.
Rules
• 3 to 7.5 hours maximum
• One day off a week at least
• Three months are enough.
What to do?
1. Put one day for setting your target using the curriculum, blueprint,
and exams as guides.

1. Specify how much time you want to give to a specific course.

1. Read the material and solve MCQs.

1. During the last two weeks focus on MCQs only.


Thank you!

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