How to Choose The Best MRCOG Coaching: Ready Checklist

  “Course by individual mentor vs. Institutions with a team of mentors”

This blog is for you if you want to choose the best coaching for you, particularly if you need clarification on the choice of course offered by individual mentors or institutions with a team of mentors. In the next 5 minutes, this blog will provide a checklist to choose the perfect coaching for your fastest path to success.

Choosing the right coaching is not just about avoiding multiple exam failures but accelerating your progress toward your goals and saving you valuable time and money. It's about the promise of success and the confidence that comes with it.

Over the years, we've empowered hundreds of students to pass in one go, and time and again, they've credited their success to six critical criteria. View success stories here, to assist you in making the best decision, we've compiled a comprehensive checklist based on insights gathered from student surveys:

1. Comprehensive Material: Ensure the course provides thorough coverage of not only all guidelines summaries but also TOG article summaries, Recalls, and question banks with RCOG pattern SBA & EMQ'S: Everything required to pass in the most concise form with algorithms, charts & easy mnemonics. It helps to retain a vast syllabus and thus prepare for exams in less study time. Many courses can give you all the material in one place, but only some spend time & money working hard at the backend to make life easier by making it concise to save your study time. Be very upfront to check on this point  & take a free trial.
2. Prompt Doubt Solving: Look for coaching that offers immediate and personalized doubt resolution, fostering a supportive learning environment. The easy approachability of a mentor relieves you of anxiety & saves time. Being naive to this vast syllabus creates lots of doubts in my mind. With individual mentor-run courses, students benefit from immediate and personalized doubt resolution in study groups or communities where students can interact directly with mentors and peer groups. In coaching with multiple mentors, doubt resolution may be delayed or less personalized due to the involvement of more guides, hindering students' ability to clarify concepts effectively. Remember a well-known phrase: Too many cooks spoil the broth.
3. Live Interactive sessions with Practice Questions: Seek courses with ample practice questions to reinforce understanding and enhance exam readiness. Reading & understanding guidelines are only 30-40% of exam preparation, the most important being the ability to brainstorm & learn tricks to come to the correct answer, which is critical to success. Live session discussions must allow you to brainstorm enough to build confidence in attempting to answer questions in the exam. Usually, this feature will be present in individual mentor-run courses, while in a group of mentors, not all mentors standardize study material to give you benefits. Group coaching may offer practice questions, but the quantity and quality may vary according to the mentor dealing with a particular module, impacting students' preparation consistency.
4. Recalls Solving Live sessions: Opt for coaching that facilitates recall sessions to solve past papers, the most essential question bank for exam preparation. Recall questions are usually incomplete, so students generally find them difficult to solve. Live sessions, if done with a mentor, will help you understand the rules behind questions & take maximum benefit. Most of the courses, particularly with many mentors involved, include them in the question bank, which doesn't cover all questions. Going to the exam and leaving the questions from the most important sources can be hazardous.
5. Personal Feedback: Choose coaching that offers individualized feedback to address specific strengths and areas for improvement. Here again, individual mentor-led courses take the lead as the mentor takes charge and is in touch with students throughout the course, giving wholesome feedback. Group mentors addressing different portions will have a partial bird's eye view of the situation. In tune with this, continuing with the same mentor for MRCOG Part 1, MRCOG Part 2, and MRCOG Part 3 offers an added advantage: familiarity with the mentor's teaching style and understanding of your studying approach.
6. Motivational Support: Select coaching that provides consistent motivation to keep you inspired and focused throughout your MRCOG journey. This prestigious degree needs consistency and constant workouts throughout a period while you go through three parts. At this point, with a lot of work & family commitments, many students need to catch up. It's important to note that group coaching may not offer the same level of personalized attention and motivation as one-on-one coaching with an individual mentor. As a result, students' commitment and perseverance towards their goals may be negatively affected. Therefore, it's crucial to consider the benefits of individual mentoring when deciding on the most effective coaching approach.

The consistent guidance, personalized attention, and individualized support offered by individual mentors ensure an optimal learning experience, ultimately leading to tremendous success in the MRCOG exam. But here comes a red flag: not all individual mentors provide all the checklist features, and we keep investing in systems to bring your dream course to you. I wish to give it a try. Part 1 and Part 2

MRCOG COURSES by Bhawna Khera is an individual mentor-led coaching program that meets all the criteria listed in the blog. It is also cost-effective and provides access until the student passes the exam.