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From the original EM Gurus library

IMM

Introduction to Computer & Internet

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Eligibility

Workshops

  • Basic Life Support (BLS)

  • Communication Skills

  • Primary Surgical Skills

  • Introduction to Computer & Internet

  • Research Methodology, Biostatistics & Dissertation Writing


Research - Synopsis submission

  • 1 for dissertation OR

  • 2 for articles

  • At least 6 months before exam (recommended in 1st 6 months of training)


Experience – 2 years 

  • Emergency Medicine - 6 months

  • Mandatory Rotations - 18 months 


CPSP eLogbook Entries - minimum 150

  • Emergency Medicine - minimum 100 

  • Rotations - minimum 50

Application

Step 1 - Form completion

  • Fill “Examination Forms for IMM” - CPSP Examination Forms

  • Print the filled form received in email

  • Get it signed by Supervisor, Head of Institute and yourself

  • Submit Challan / Pay Order / Demand Draft -  15,050 Rupees


Step 2 - Documents upload (PDF format)

  • Signed Step 1 form

  • Scanned Challan / Pay Order / Demand Draft

  • Photograph - 300 dpi, front attested

  • CNIC - both front and back

  • FCPS-I pass / exemption letter

  • RTMC certificate

  • MBBS degree

  • PMC certificate

  • Workshops certificates (BLS and 4 mandatory CPSP workshops)

  • Synopsis submission acknowledgement letter

  • Experience certificate - mentioning all rotations

  • Rotational certificates

  • Appointment letter joining report


Note - Admit card arrive 1 week before exam

Structure

Theory:

  • Paper 1 - 100 MCQs - 2.5 hours

  • Paper 2 - 100 MCQs - 2.5 hours


OSCE:

  • TOACs - 12 stations (+ 2 resting stations) - 7 minutes each

Tips

  • No specific topic quota; questions can be repeated in both papers.

  • Tailor your preparation for MCQs. Dedicate the last week to focused MCQ practice.

  • Tintinalli textbook is extensive and best used as a reference, not for the exam. 

    • For basics, the manual edition of Tintinalli is sufficient.

    • Read 1 chapter and solve MCQs from 2-3 different books on the same topic.

    • Jot down important points from the manual and MCQ explanations.

    • Re-read tables, especially in toxicology and pediatrics.

    • Less important sections in Tintinalli: Prehospital care, Disasters management, Resuscitative procedures, Abuse assault, Special situations.

    • Focus on systemic emergencies, resuscitation, trauma, ACLS/PALS algorithms, important clinical decision scores and guidelines.

    • After covering theory, review your notes and charts.

  • Test yourself with practice exams in the '1200 MCQs in EM' book.

  • Recommended mandatory MCQ books: Tintinalli MCQs, Pretest Emergency Med, Pearls of Wisdom Emergency Med, 1200 MCQs in EM (for self-testing).

    • Additional recommended books: Peers Review, AliEm, EM MCQs by Waruna, Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Medicine.


Reference

Contributors

Najmus Sahar, Resident Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi