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How to prepare for MDS Entrance Exams?

How to prepare for MDS Entrance Exams?

General guidelines for preparing for MDS Entrance Exam

A large number of candidates all over India apply for these tests to get an admission in to the MDS course. So competition for this exam is also very high. The candidates have to prepare well to be successful in the exam. The candidates have to identify the pattern and syllabus of exam. It helps them to develop a study plan. Previous question papers should be collected from the website and it will be helpful for understanding the nature of the exam. The systematic planning of study helps the students to successfully clear the exam.

MDS Entrance Exam Pattern

The MDS Common Entrance Test is generally an exam comprising of 200 questions. The duration of the test will be two hours. Each question consists of four options and the students have to select the correct answer for each question. Students have to attend all the 200 questions in the test. The questions will cover the following topics

• Oral Medicine
• Radiology
• Oral surgery
• Generic Medicine

Set up a full proof study Plan

The students have to prepare an effective study plan for attaining success in the exam. The study plan should be practical and should match with the daily needs and time schedule of the students. The students must study according to the study plan and it will help them to achieve their goals. The candidates should have knowledge of the exam pattern and syllabus of the exam.  The study plan should be made in such a way that it decreases the strain and motivates the students.

Ladders in preparing for the Exam

The students should plan their time wisely. Candidates should plan their topics of study according to the time schedule. Candidates have to identify the areas of difficulty and give more time for preparing for that. They should collect the previous year’s question papers from the website and solve the same. It will help them to get an idea about the questions and helps to know about the time need to attempt the questions. This help to cover all the topics and reduce the exam fear of the candidates.  Students must improve their knowledge by reading various text books as part of preparation for the exam.

Candidates should revise the topics of study at regular intervals of time. Mock tests should be undertaken to identify the weak sections and they should give more time for preparing for that.

How to study PH.D in Health Service Management abroad

Health Service industry is one of the most dynamic industries worldwide. Health services have more consumer demand and more students are selecting the Health Service Management courses around the world. There are many foreign Universities offering the courses in Health Service Management. U.S, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand are some of the foreign countries offering PhD in Health Services Management. Some foreign Universities offer online courses in Health Service Management. In every country there are public institutions and private institutions. The fee structure of the course depends upon the nature of the institutions.

Application Procedures for MDS Entrance Exams

Candidates who want to join for the Health Service Management course have to send a request to the selected institute18 months before the admission date. The application form should be requested through email or through Airmail from the University website. Majority of Foreign universities provide an opportunity for the online submission of the application form. The students can use this facility. The request letter send by the candidates should include all details like educational qualification, educational objectives, financial background, TOEFL or IELTS test score, research areas and topics for study. The candidates can download the application form directly from the University website and send it to the University office.

Eligibility Criteria for MDS Entrance Exams

The candidates’ basic requirement for applying for the PhD in Health Services Management from a Foreign University is that they should have a post graduation degree in Health Services Management or any equivalent qualification from a reputed University with the marks prescribed by the particular institute.

General Criteria for for MDS Entrance Exams

The general criteria required for applying to the PhD course in Hospital Services Man

agement in any Foreign Universities is to have a Masters Degree in Hospital Services Management from a reputed institute with good marks. The candidates should also have a TOEFL score of at least 570 and should have a computer score of 230. For the candidates who pass the IELTS test should have a score of more than 6.5. For the GRE test, the candidates should attain at least 400 marks for the verbal test and above 4.0 for the analytical test. The cut off marks would be different for different Universities.

Application Requirements for for MDS Entrance Exams

The certificates for proving the candidates’ educational qualification is the most important requirement for getting admission in a Foreign University. The candidates who have good academic records at the post graduate level are eligible for applying for the Doctoral programme. Every University will have their own set of admission process. The students have to submit the original mark lists of their degree course provided by the concerned University.

Major University for PH.D in Health Service Management

• Emory University, USA
• University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, USA
• Purdue University, USA
• Swansea University, UK
• University of Abertay Dundee, UK
• University of Oxford, UK
• University of Winchester, UK
• University of Brighton, UK
• King’s College London, University of London, UK
• Anglia Ruskin University, UK
• University of Dundee, UK
• University of New England (UNE), Australia
• Tufts University, USA
• University of New England (UNE), Australia
• Case Western Reserve University, USA
• University of Leeds, UK
• University of Gloucestershire, UK
• University of Worcester, UK
• University of San Francisco, USA
• Glyndwr University, UK
• University of Bolton, UK
• Brandeis University, USA
• University of Portsmouth, UK
• University of Pittsburgh, USA
• University of Arizona, USA
• London Metropolitan University, UK
• University of Bedfordshire, UK
• Bristol, University of the West of England, UK
• University of Hertfordshire, UK
• University of Bolton, UK
• Brandeis University, USA
• University of Portsmouth, UK
• University of Pittsburgh, USA
• University of Arizona, USA
• London Metropolitan University, UK
• University of Bedfordshire, UK
• Bristol, University of the West of England, UK
• University of Hertfordshire, UK

Those candidates who want to do the Doctoral programme in Health Services Management from any Foreign University also need to possess good writing and reading skills in English language.

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OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION 2013 PROTOCOL

The National Dental Examining Board of Canada

Le Bureau National d’Examen Dentaire du Canada

OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION

2013

PROTOCOL

The National Dental Examining Board of Canada

Le Bureau National d’Examen Dentaire du Canada

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

CONTENT AND FORMAT ............................................................................................................1

SCHEDULE .....................................................................................................................................1

VALIDATION OF REGISTRATION.............................................................................................2

INSTRUCTIONS .............................................................................................................................2

SAMPLE QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................................5

SCORING ........................................................................................................................................9

REFERENCE TEXTS ...................................................................................................................11

EXAMINATION REGULATIONS ..............................................................................................11

PASSING STANDARD ................................................................................................................13

RESULTS ......................................................................................................................................13

REPEATS ......................................................................................................................................13

Page 1

OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION (OSCE)

2013

I CONTENT AND FORMAT

The OSCE is a station type examination comprised of a morning session and an afternoon

session on the same day.

The majority of the stations will have 2 questions and will require the candidate to review the

information supplied (e.g. case history, dental charts, photographs, radiographs, casts, models)

and answer extended match type questions. Each extended match type question will have up to

15 answer options and one or more correct answers. All answers for these questions must be

recorded on the answer score sheet provided.

A few stations may require the candidate to review the information supplied and write an

acceptable prescription for a medication commonly prescribed by general dentists in Canada.

Any required prescription must be legibly written on the supplied form and submitted as

directed. The candidate’s NDEB Identification Number must be correctly recorded on the

prescription form.

Candidates will have 5 minutes at each station to answer the questions. After 5 minutes the

candidate will move to the next station. The Question and Answer Framework for the

examination is available at http://www.ndeb.ca/accredited/osce-examination

The list of competencies from which examination items are developed is available at

http://www.ndeb.ca/accredited/competencies

II SCHEDULE

Validation of Registration 8:30 am

Morning Examination Session 9:00 am to 11:30 am

Afternoon Examination Session 1:30 pm to 4:15 pm Page 2

III VALIDATION OF REGISTRATION

During the validation of registration candidates will be issued an Identification (ID) card. To

receive the ID card, candidates will be required to show current government photo identification,

(i.e. a current passport or driver’s licence), for comparison to the ID card. Candidates who do

not provide government photo identification will not be admitted.

Candidates must have the ID card visible at all times and must return the card to the Test

Administrator at the end of each session of the examination. The back of the ID card may be

used for calculation or rough notes. Candidates must take the ID card with them from station to

station during the examination and submit it at the end of each session. Removing any paper

with copied test items or notes from the examination location is prohibited and will be

considered as compromising the integrity of the examination. The consequences of such actions

are delineated in NDEB By-law 20.01. The NDEB will verify that all ID cards are returned.

Candidates who fail to return the ID card may receive a zero (“0”) score for the examination.

IV   INSTRUCTIONS

1. Enter your NAME and your assigned ID number in the indicated areas on the answer score

sheet.

2. Each question is followed by a choice of answers. Record your answer(s) on the answer

score sheet using a standard (wood) lead pencil (No. 2 or HB) only. No other writing

devices (e.g. mechanical pencils; pens or felt-type markers) are allowed in the examination

area. When entering answers make heavy black marks that completely fill the appropriate

circle(s).

3. If you change your answer, make sure that the original mark is thoroughly erased. Use a

standard block eraser. Mechanical erasers are not allowed.

4. Make no stray marks on the answer score sheet.

5. Ensure that you record your answer(s) in the correct place opposite the correct question

number.

 

6. Any candidate writing on, or marking examination material, other than the score sheet and

the ID card will be dismissed from the examination and will be given a zero (“0”) score for

the examination.

7. Candidates may use magnification aids such as magnifying glasses or loupes.

8. Note that when viewing prints of the radiographs, you are facing the patient.

9. The transfer of answers to the computer score sheet MUST be completed within the session

time. Additional time will not be allowed.

10. The answer score sheet and ID card must be returned at the end of the session. If all or part

of any of these is not returned, a zero (0) score will be given.number 

11. The FDI two-digit tooth numbering system (below) is used in all examinations.

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