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The AMBOSS 100 Day Study Plan - Your No1 Study Guide For Final Exams
The AMBOSS 100 Day Study Plan - Your No1 Study Guide For Final Exams
Study Plan
2019
Dear Medical students,
Welcome to AMBOSS!
AMBOSS is the breakthrough learning platform and knowledge library helping medical students
around the world.
The AMBOSS Study Plan will help you prepare for your final medical exams - online or with this printable
version. It lists the chapters to read and the exam questions to test your knowledge on for each day in
your studying journey. Just click the link below the topics to start answering questions for that day.
If you want to study on the way to the library, or to the nearest desk, you can use the AMBOSS knowledge
library and question bank apps on your smartphone or tablet. You can use them on iOS and Android.
Scroll down to learn how to use the AMBOSS Study Plan and find answers to frequently asked questions.
Keep it simple. Take it one day at a time with AMBOSS, and we’re confident you’ll come out on top!
We wish you the best of luck with your studies and exams!
Yours sincerely,
The AMBOSS Team
1. How do I best prepare for my final exams?
AMBOSS is the learning platform that will guide you through the final phase of your studies and prepare
you for all the topics commonly asked in final exams. For optimal preparation, we recommend that you
follow our 100-day AMBOSS Study Plan.
Spend the first half of each study day reading the recommended learning cards. This will give you a
structured, in-depth overview of all the topics that are commonly tested in final exams.
The second part of your day should be used for question sessions. This approach will provide you with the
ideal combination of study and review to ensure you retain what you have learned.
2. Why do question sessions cover more topics than those in the Learning Cards I studied on that
particular day?
The Learning Cards provided by the study plan for each day cover related topics, such as cardiac arrhythmia
and ECG. However, the question sessions have been deliberately designed to test your knowledge in an
entire medical field, such as cardiology, and not just cover the topics treated in the Learning Cards of that
study day. AMBOSS has done this for two reasons:
a. Firstly, you receive an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses. If you were only
tested on a topic you studied earlier the same day, it would be too easy to guess the correct answer. This
would deceive you into believing you are familiar with a topic when, in fact, you are only recalling
information from short-term memory.
b. Secondly, you retain what you have learned through revision. Rather than working through all of
the questions on one topic, such as diabetes mellitus, in a single day, you will be confronted with that topic
multiple times throughout the corresponding study phase, for example, internal medicine. This will
strengthen your long-term memory and train you to recall - and apply - the information when you need
it most
3. What if I have more or less than 100 days to prepare for my exams?
In our years of experience and research, we have determined that 100 days is the ideal time frame to study
for your final exams. However, some students will probably not be able to follow the plan accordingly, but
can instead adjust it to their own time and needs. When planning, remember to consider free weekends,
vacation, a job, children or sick time.
Everyone studies at their own pace and manages their time differently. If you have less than 100 days for
intense review before your exams, we recommend that you start the 100-day AMBOSS Study Plan during
the semester and study a few hours per week to make up for the lack of time. Of course, you can always
condense or stretch the study plan to fit your schedule. We however recommend that you follow the
didactic structure that our team has developed for you – whether you finish the plan in 90 or 110 days is
4. Can I study offline?
Yes! You can download the AMBOSS Knowledge app and the AMBOSS Question bank app (for iOs,
Android, and Kindle Fire) to use the platform offline. Don’t forget to print out your learning plan to get that
super satisfying feeling of crossing something off a to-do list.
You can add notes with information that you find important to each section of every Learning Card. For
example, you might want to note treatment protocols that are specific to your clinic or guidelines in your
country that are different from those in other countries. You can continue using and adding your notes after
your exams, even in your time working as a doctor.
6. What if I think a certain Learning Card should be discussed in another subject, and not as the study
plan suggests?
The Learning Cards generally cover a wide range of topics within a medical field and cannot be assigned to a
single subject. For example, the Learning Card on “thyroid cancer” features information from the subjects of
surgery, endocrinology, epidemiology, and many other subjects. We have structured the study plan in a way
that every relevant topic is treated at least once and in the most learning-efficient way.
Of course! Your AMBOSS account will remain active for as long as you subscribe. None of your personal
analysis statistics or notes will be deleted after your exams. Keep AMBOSS at hand for reference and to test
your knowledge throughout your medical career!
8. Was this study plan designed for the USMLE, IFOM, PLAB, MCCQE or another specific exam or can
everybody use it?
This study plan was designed for medical students in their final phase of study all over the world. The topics
are not specific to a certain country, but instead provide a solid overview of all the most important topics
that every doctor should be familiar with. We believe that medical knowledge is universal. We know that
some topics might be more relevant in some regions than others, such as malaria. This is why we
intentionally left some free time in between chapters for you to study these region-specific topics in
greater depth.
Subject Chapter Done
Day 1-36:
Internal medicine
4 Pericarditis
5 Coxsackie virus infections
6 Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade
Start Cardiology and Angiology questions
4 Sodium disorders
5 Disorders of potassium balance
6 Disorders of calcium balance
Start Nephrology questions
Day 28 & 29: No learning cards today! Use the day to revise whatever topics you had
Revision Internal
trouble with the last few days. We also set up a set of questions for to
Medicine
answer today as revision of the last few days.
Start Internal Medicine questions for revision I
1 Listeriosis
2 Influenza
3 Herpes virus infections
4 Herpes simplex virus infections
5 Cytomegalovirus infection
6 Infectious mononucleosis
Start Infectious Diseases/ Infectiology and hygiene questions
Day 36: Revision That was a tough chapter, right? Take some time to revise all those bugs
Infectiology
that you had trouble memorizing. You can also take this day to have a
closer look at infectious diseases that are especially common
in your specific region.
Start Start Infectious Diseases/ Infectiology and hygiene questions for revision
Subject Chapter Done
Day 37-46:
Pediatrics
Day 45 & 46: Congratulations, you are almost halfway through! Take two days to read
Revision Pediatrics
through any topic from Pediatrics that was difficult for you. Check your
knowledge with our Pediatrics question sets:
Start Start Pediatrics questions for revision I
Day 48-51:
Dermatology
9 Chancroid
Start Dermatology questions
Day 52-54:
Anesthesiology,
emergency medicine
7 Benzodiazepines
8 Malignant hyperthermia
Start Anesthesiology questions
6 Seronegative spondyloarthropathies
7 Osteomyelitis
8 Septic arthritis (Infectious arthritis)
Start Trauma and orthopedic surgery questions
4 Antepartum hemorrhage
5 Childbirth
6 Mechanics of childbirth
7 Postpartum hemorrhage
8 Uterine rupture
9 Pregnancy loss
10 Postpartum period
Start Gynecology and obstetrics questions
Day 70-71: Revision Amazing work! You are getting closer and closer to finally being a doctor!
Gynecology &
Today, take some time to go through the ObGyn topics of the last days
obstetrics
again and don’t forget to do some questions, too.
Start Gynecology and obstetrics questions for revision I
Day 77-78:
Ophthalmology
6 Huntington’s disease
7 Restless legs syndrome
8 Cerebellar syndromes
Start Neurology questions
2 Intracerebral hemorrhage
3 Wallenberg syndrome
4 Cerebral venous thrombosis
5 Dissection of the carotid and the vertebral artery
6 Carotid-cavernous fistula
7 Fibromuscular dysplasia
8 Migraine
9 Tension headaches
10 Cluster headache
11 Trigeminal neuralgia
Start Neurology questions
Day 86: Revision Only two weeks left to go! You’re doing great! Neurology is a really tough
Neurology
subject, so take some time today to address your weaknesses.
Start Neurology questions for revision
Day 90: Psychiatry 1 Emotional and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents
2 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Subject Chapter Done
3 Elimination disorders
4 Sexuality and sexual medicine
5 Suicidality
6 Psychotherapy and defense mechanisms
Start Psychiatry questions
Day 91: Revision It’s completely normal to think you are developing a panic disorder by
Psychiatry
now! Keep going, you can do it! Take a deep breath and revise the most
difficult topics of Psychiatry.
Start Psychiatry questions
Day 92-96:
Pharmacology
Day 100: Nothing! You’ve done it! Congratulations! Today you deserve a day of only the
things you love and that help you keep calm. You are well prepared and
we are sure you will be surprised by your own achievements in your final
exam! Best of luck!