Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) Syllabus

Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) covers 7 subjects: Basic and Applied Sciences for Reproductive Health (Part 1 Foundations), Clinical Skills, Evidence, Governance and Professional Practice, Antenatal Care and Maternal Medicine, Intrapartum Care and Obstetric Emergencies, Gynaecology: Benign, Menstrual and Reproductive Disorders, Subfertility, Contraception and Sexual Health and Urogynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology. Together they contain 35 chapters and 159 named topics.

The full Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) outline breaks down into 35 chapters, 159 topics and 91 sub-topics. Basic and Applied Sciences for Reproductive Health (Part 1 Foundations) is the largest single subject with 27 topics across 6 chapters.

Roughly 135 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 6 weeks.

Yes — 410 question-and-answer flashcards across 7 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.

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