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Just took this test today and realized there is a paucity of discussion on this very important test. If we can start a discussion of study resources for future studiers
What I used:
PEER VIII, hippo and AAEM book.
Got through all the questions on hippo but not all the videos
Hippo is pretty solid, the questions are maybe easier than on the real deal
PEER VIII- I was doing this for the second time. First time was in residency. I had actually forgotten most of the questions so still a solid resource and the BEST preparation. I did the practice test for PEER IX and thought it was comparable to the ROSH review questions, answers were more succinct than on PEER VIII. PEER VIII answers are very long but good review. I think this is what distinguishes this resource, you really have to know the material. It was funny that going through PEER VIII this time (as opposed to the first time) there are some errors in this resource...you can message me if you are wondering what the errors were)
Studied over 2.5 months...more time in the end--- like all day for 3 days for the last three days before the test.
Hippo- I think this is solid too. The guys are pretty funny and make studying fun. You do not an additional question resource if this is the primary study resource. Used to do 10 -20 questions in the beginning.
AAEM book- it's the black book- it is actually like First AID just seems more organized and ha 225 questions at the end. This is a good book to start on early. I didn't get all the way through but did get to do the 225 questions and they were pretty solid.
Other resources: You may want to look at other resource for ortho review but I knew this wasn't my strong point so maybe can skip it if you know your stuff
I did some of the 1000 question book in residency and the funny thing is that people really used to look down on this book so I decided not to use this for the boards. I did a board review last September and it was one of the state ones (ICEP) and it was okay, honestly can probably skin a board review. It's expensive and probably still will need to do the same amount of work to actually hammer down on the concepts. Sitting in class all day is not really studying effectively (for me). Know yourself well and if you really need to fly to some other state to study what you already know you need to study.....
The real thing was actually more straightforward...more first order questions than any of the resources with longer question stems. There were difficult-to-see images (nothing you can do about that, lol) and there were questions that seemed to have more than one answer. There was a lot of stuff I studied and there was no questions. However, I would say, the outline of how much each system will be tested i spot on- i.e cardioascylar, GI, peds, and respiratory really the big thing being tested.
The timing on hippo actually is enough. But you probably should do at least one full length.
If others want to add so that we can help future test taker (no posting test material...obviously)
I don't know how I did yet, but I feel like I studied well.
What I used:
PEER VIII, hippo and AAEM book.
Got through all the questions on hippo but not all the videos
Hippo is pretty solid, the questions are maybe easier than on the real deal
PEER VIII- I was doing this for the second time. First time was in residency. I had actually forgotten most of the questions so still a solid resource and the BEST preparation. I did the practice test for PEER IX and thought it was comparable to the ROSH review questions, answers were more succinct than on PEER VIII. PEER VIII answers are very long but good review. I think this is what distinguishes this resource, you really have to know the material. It was funny that going through PEER VIII this time (as opposed to the first time) there are some errors in this resource...you can message me if you are wondering what the errors were)
Studied over 2.5 months...more time in the end--- like all day for 3 days for the last three days before the test.
Hippo- I think this is solid too. The guys are pretty funny and make studying fun. You do not an additional question resource if this is the primary study resource. Used to do 10 -20 questions in the beginning.
AAEM book- it's the black book- it is actually like First AID just seems more organized and ha 225 questions at the end. This is a good book to start on early. I didn't get all the way through but did get to do the 225 questions and they were pretty solid.
Other resources: You may want to look at other resource for ortho review but I knew this wasn't my strong point so maybe can skip it if you know your stuff
I did some of the 1000 question book in residency and the funny thing is that people really used to look down on this book so I decided not to use this for the boards. I did a board review last September and it was one of the state ones (ICEP) and it was okay, honestly can probably skin a board review. It's expensive and probably still will need to do the same amount of work to actually hammer down on the concepts. Sitting in class all day is not really studying effectively (for me). Know yourself well and if you really need to fly to some other state to study what you already know you need to study.....
The real thing was actually more straightforward...more first order questions than any of the resources with longer question stems. There were difficult-to-see images (nothing you can do about that, lol) and there were questions that seemed to have more than one answer. There was a lot of stuff I studied and there was no questions. However, I would say, the outline of how much each system will be tested i spot on- i.e cardioascylar, GI, peds, and respiratory really the big thing being tested.
The timing on hippo actually is enough. But you probably should do at least one full length.
If others want to add so that we can help future test taker (no posting test material...obviously)
I don't know how I did yet, but I feel like I studied well.
