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Ok I was wondering if anyone had any adivice for the oral boards. I am taking them in october. When should i start studying? What should i study?What courses should i take. thanks
pedseye said:Ok I was wondering if anyone had any adivice for the oral boards. I am taking them in october. When should i start studying? What should i study?What courses should i take. thanks
EyeFormation said:I just passed my orals this June. I second the previous poster in that I used CLinical Retina by Quillen and Blodi to look at Retina. It had good pictures, a brief section of written information for each entity, and it seemed to have the things that would be expected on the boards. I also just looked at Wills and tried to look at a chapter title and go through the presenting signs, DDx, exam, tests, treatment. I did not do an Osler course. It was interesting to me to see the difference in examiners. Some just looked at you as you talked and gave no indication whatsoever whether you were answering correctly or just hanging yourself. Others prompted you more for specific bits of information. The differential is key. I think that I was asked that on every question. Remember, don't kill the patient (i.e., an esotropia could be the presenting sign of a retinoblastoma). If you don't know, simply move on. I went back to one question after I answered another question after something popped in my head. It really is the quickest 3 hours in your life. If anyone has any specific questions (short of what was on it ), I would be happy to answer.
any last minute recommendations from anyone for the boards coming in a week and a half, that earthquake we had here put a cramp in my studying
Good luck! Did you read this article?
http://www.medrounds.org/ophthalmology-pearls/2006/06/oral-board-examination-pearls.html
Finally board certified, including travel expenses and a review course about 5 grand and a piece of paper so I can accept vsp insurance. seems very anti-climatic
I'd echo the above post regarding the San Antonio course in March. It is VERY well done. It is an exceedingly dense week of lecture that is actually valuable clinically, and again, at $200 you will be hard pressed to find a better deal.
Osler is over kill. You can prepare with just the Osler CD-ROMs.
Good luck!