RxPG

Infobox Organization
name = RxPGonline


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formation = 26 May 2003
type = Internet forum
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membership = Free
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key_people = Dr Himanshu Tyagi , Dr Ankush Vidyarthi
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website = www.rxpgonline.com

RxPG or rxpgonline.com is an internet website to guide post-graduate medical students. It operates as an internet forum and has been the hot favourite for discussion on various post-graduate entrance exams & other medical exams all over the world. This site has become the most comprehensive resource globally for doctors and medical students who wish to study and work in countries like UK, US, New Zealand and Australia.

Till now RxPG users have posted a total of 5,00,000 forum topics & RxPG has 50,000 registered users.(As per on January 10, 2008) [ [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forums.html] Forum index Retrieved on January 10, 2008 ] RxPG occupies Rank no.7 (out of 67 total) among the most popular sites helping for test preparation in Indian education category of Alexa Internet rankings 2007. [ [http://www.alexa.com/browse/general/?&CategoryID=1362854&mode=general&Start=1&SortBy=Popularity] Alexa Internet Rankings August 13 2008 Retrieved on August 12, 2008]

History

The name & the concept of RxPG was founded in year 2000 with its web presence in various forms ( including meramamc.com ), although the website in current form was started on 26 May 2003. RxPG was started as the current forum by two ex-students of Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, Dr Himanshu Tyagi and Dr Ankush Vidyarthi. [ [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Destination_next_for_Indian_health_pros/articleshow/msid-1635350,curpg-2.cms] Economic Times February 19, 2007, "Destination next for Indian health pros" Retrieved on November 13, 2007 ]

Growth

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*Average per year: 1,10,000 posts
*Average per month: 9100 posts
*Average per day: 303 posts

Popularity

* RxPG occupies Rank no.7 (out of total 67) among the most popular sites helping for test preparation in Indian education category of Alexa Internet rankings 2008. [ [http://www.alexa.com/browse/general/?&CategoryID=1362854&mode=general&Start=1&SortBy=Popularity] Alexa Internet Rankings Retrieved on August 12, 2008 ]

About the word "RxPG"

RxPG is made up of two separate abbreviations Rx and PG. Rx is the abbreviation used in medicine for Prescription and in computer coding lingo to signify the phrase To Receive. PG is the abbreviation used for Post-Graduation With its continuing expansion beyond the medical PG exams and into the medical education and careers, the term RxPG now encompasses a greater meaning as "Prescribing(Rx) Professionals Group".

Users from various nations

Rxpgonline.com users come from these countries:(Alexa internet traffic rankings on March 16 2008) [ [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?amzn_id=momskitche-20&url=http://www.rxpgonline.com] Alexa traffic rankings Retrieved on March 16, 2008 ]

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Zones & Forums in RxPG

= Indian PG MCQ zone =

Nagging questions discussion zone
*Forums in Indian PG MCQ Zone - Indian PG MCQ Zone Contains Nagging Questions forum, Salgunan forum, Biophysics MCQ Bank, Anaesthesia MCQ Bank, Anatomy MCQ Bank, Surgery MCQ Bank, Psychiatry MCQ Bank, Medicine MCQ Bank, PSM MCQ Bank, Ophthalmology MCQ Bank, Gynecology & Obstetrics MCQ Banks, Dermatology MCQ Bank, Orthopedics MCQ Bank, Cardiology MCQ Bank, Radiology MCQ Bank, Neurology MCQ Bank, Biostatistics MCQ Bank, Hematology MCQ Bank, Physiology MCQ Bank, Gastroenterology MCQ Bank, Biochemistry MCQ Bank, Respiratory Medicine MCQ Bank, Pharmacology MCQ Bank, Nephrology MCQ Bank, Forensic MCQ Bank, Endocrinology MCQ Bank, Microbiology MCQ Bank, Rheumatology MCQ Bank, Pathology MCQ Bank, Parasitology MCQ Bank, ENT MCQ Bank, Toxicology MCQ Bank, Paediatrics MCQ Bank, Histology MCQ Bank, Genetics MCQ Bank & Embryology MCQ Bank forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category8.html]

MBBS Zone

MBBS, Internship, House Officers, Pre PG, PG Residents and Post PG Community Zone

*Forums in MBBS zone - MBBS zone contains I MBBS, II MBBS, III MBBS & Internship forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category39.html]

PG entrance exams preparation zone

Indian Medical Post-Graduate (PG) Entrance Exams zone

*Forums in PG Entrance Exams Preparation Zone - PG Entrance Exams Preparation Zone contains PrePG, AIIMS, AIPGE, BHU, JIPMER, MAHE, NIMHANS, PGIMER, SGPGI, CMC Vellore, CMC Ludhiana, CIP Ranchi, AFMC, AMU, AIMECA, Andhra, NorthEast, DPG, Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab, UPPG, Bihar, Jharkhand, MPPG, Karnatka, Kerala, Himachal, Rajasthan, Gujarat, J & K PG, West Bengal, Goa, Orissa, TamilNadu, TNPSC, FMGE, UPSC CMS, DNB, DNB Part 2 forums [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category2.html]

Medical career zone

Post Graduate Students Meeting Place zone

*Medical career zone contains Psychiatry, Radiology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Pharmacology, Anesthesia, Microbiology , Obstetrics & Gynecology, Orthopedics, Pathology, Surgery, Dermatology, DocINDIA, Medicine, Paediatrics, Physiology, Forensic, Anatomy Career forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category64.html]

Alternative career zone

For medicos (IAS, MMST, Biotechnology, MBA, MHA, Bioinformatics, Physics)
*Forums in Alternative Career Community - MMST (IIT Kharagpur), MBA, IAS, Research, Aerospace Medicine forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category43.html]

United Kingdom medical careers zone

PLAB, IELTS, MRCP, MRCPSych, MRCS, MRCOG, GPVTS, MRCGP, MRCPat

*Forums in United Kingdom Medical Careers Zone- PLAB 2, Attachments, CV, OSCE, Interviews, PLAB 1, Post PLAB Community, OSCE Stations - Date Wise List, GPVTS, FY1 - Foundation Year 1 Trainees, FY2 - Foundation Year 2 Trainees, ST - Specialist Training in UK and ST Trainees, DoctorUK, HSMP Visa, IELTS, UK Visa, EMQ, SBA, MRCPsych 1, MRCPsych 2, MRCP 1, MRCP 2, MRCOphth, MRCPath, MRCPCH, MRCS, MRCOG, MRCGP forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category1.html]

USMLE & US careers zone

Exams, Residency and International Medical Graduate (IMG) Community

*Forums in USMLE & US Careers Zone - USMLE 1, USMLE 2 CK, USMLE 2 CS, USMLE 3, After USMLE, GRE, TOEFL, USMLE Visa forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category3.html]

Canadian medical careers zone

Overseas Doctors Community and Exams (MCCEE, MCCQE)
*Forums in Canadian Medical Careers Zone - Canada Visa, MCCEE, Canada, MCCQE 1, MCCQE 2, IMGO, CaRMS forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category22.html]

RxPG Zone

Site specific forums
*Forums in RxPG Zone - Site forum. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category9.html]

Australian medical careers zone

Overseas Doctors Community and AMC Exams
*Forums in Australian Medical Careers Zone- Australia Visa, Australia, AMC, AON, PostAMC forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category50.html]

Global careers zone

Local and Overseas Doctors Community
*Forums in Global Careers Zone- Egypt, Gulf, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Malaysia, China, Serbia, Singapore, Romania, Ireland, NZREX, Russia, Ukraine , Fiji, Germany, Belarus, Belgium, Norway, Bulgaria forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category54.html]

NOS zone

For misc forums

*Forums in NOS Zone - Visa others [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category29.html]

Tech zone

Technology Forums for Medical Students and Doctors
*Forums in Tech Zone - TechCentral, Mobiles, Hardware, Software, PDA, Internet, Cameras, Games, Gadgets, Firefox - Browser forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category63.html]

Offbeat zone

Relaxing, Chit Chat and Social Forums
*Forums in Offbeat zone - Offbeat, Movies & Public forums. [http://www.rxpgonline.com/forum-category17.html]

Revision tools in RxPG

They consist of Eponyms, Facts, Diseases, Syndromes, Pathognomics, Images, Crammer, Vocabulary, PreviousPapers, OSCE Busters and GRE.

Additional features

*Shoutbox
*Scrap book - Almost similar to Orkut scrapbook, but has a new Private Scrapping option.
*Instant Messenger
*Private Messages option
*SpiderNevi - SpiderNevi medical tutorial search engine project is a volunteer project started by a group of doctors from UK and India in 2003. Its main purpose is to provide a free human edited educational tool to medical fraternity by centralising the search process for all the medical textbooks available online. All included links are regularly reviewed and updated by a small volunteer team of doctors and medical students. [http://www.spidernevi.com/]

ee also

* Internet forum
* Comparison of Internet forum software
* Social software

Notes and references

External links

# [http://www.rxpgonline.com RxPG Official Website]
# [http://www.rxpgnews.com/ RxPG News Official Website]
# [http://www.rxbds.com/ RxBDS Official Website]
# [http://www.spidernevi.com/ SpiderNevi medical tutorial search of RxPG]