An ESEGH revision plan needs room for gastroenterology, hepatology, question practice and the topics your current job rarely exposes you to. The eight-week framework below is a suggested study structure. It assumes some existing specialty knowledge and should be extended if your first review reveals substantial gaps.
Plan from the blueprint, then your rota
Download the current ESEGH blueprint from the Federation before allocating sessions. The exam draws from across the curricula; preparation should include textbooks, guidelines and wider reading. Do not let one recent placement determine your entire revision balance.
Count realistic study sessions rather than ideal study hours. For example, four shorter sessions and one longer session may fit your rota better than a daily target. Keep one flexible slot for missed work. If the timetable regularly overruns, reduce the workload or lengthen the plan.
Weeks one and two: map your starting point
Use mixed questions to identify weak areas, then assign each blueprint topic a simple status: not reviewed, reviewed, or tested again. Record whether mistakes arise from missing knowledge, interpreting investigations, or choosing between plausible management options.
Allocate focused sessions to major topic groups, including luminal disease and hepatology, while keeping some mixed practice. Do not count a chapter as complete merely because you have read it. Finish each session by explaining a decision without referring to the text.
Weeks three and four: connect topics to decisions
Work through the remaining blueprint areas and revisit the gaps from your first fortnight. For each topic, ask three questions: what information distinguishes the diagnosis, what changes the next step, and which exceptions matter?
Use a brief guideline note with the source, publication or update date, relevant patient group and recommendation you need to understand. Avoid collecting isolated thresholds without their context. Where an answer explanation and a newer guideline appear to disagree, resolve the difference before memorising either.
Weeks five and six: increase mixed practice
Mix topics so you must recognise the problem rather than infer it from the chapter title. Review incorrect and uncertain answers, and practise explaining why the nearest competing option is less appropriate. Retain time for weak areas outside your usual clinical work.
Keep a short list of unresolved questions. A list of five specific uncertainties is more actionable than a folder containing dozens of saved documents you have not read.
Week seven: rehearse timing and stamina
The Federation currently describes two papers, each containing 100 best-of-five questions over three hours. Practise sustained timed work using the current official format, and review the results afterwards. A mock score should guide revision priorities; it cannot guarantee an examination outcome.
Week eight: consolidate and check arrangements
Return to recurring errors, important distinctions and unresolved guideline questions. Keep your notes concise and confirm the current official examination instructions, identification requirements and travel arrangements. Avoid making the final days depend on completing a large new resource.
Choose resources that serve the plan
The License Medical gastroenterology question bank can support the practice component. Combine question review with the Federation's official ESEGH blueprint, format and reading resources. Check the official page for your sitting rather than relying on an old timetable.