ABEM WRITTEN CERTIFICATION EXAM SCORING !!!

[gingermyswag]

Hi,

Recently took the good old ABEM written certification exam. It was quite interesting to say the least and esoteric. I have counted at least 40 wrong questions, 35 of which I know for sure is wrong and 5 which I am not sure.

My question to those who have taken it and passed. What percent correct do you guys believe you need to get to pass the exam ? How many questions can you get wrong and still pass ?

There is not much information about this online.

Any info will help thanks !!!

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[RustedFox]

None of them.
Or all of them.
Or some of them.

 

[HemeOncHopeful19]

82.533823%

 

[Rekt]

Impossible to know. You have no idea what goes on behind the scenes. I counted like 25 wrong and thought I failed and gave up worrying about it. Then I got like 92% on the real deal. Just go in with life until the score comes back.

 

[gutonc]

Impossible to know. You have no idea what goes on behind the scenes. I counted like 25 wrong and thought I failed and gave up worrying about it. Then I got like 92% on the real deal. Just go in with life until the score comes back.

This is universally good life advice. But especially in medicine, where we've all been taking these high stakes exams for a decade or 4. Once I walk out of the room, I forget about it until the result comes back. Nothing to be done once you "turn it in" and I've got much more important (and interesting) things to use my psychic energy on.

 

[gingermyswag]

I am at 39 missed for certain. There are others of which I am unsure. I am using 60-65 question wrong as a passing score; I chose a range because some questions may be experimental and there is a curve. Hope that helps!

It does. It’s just annoying that they don’t explain explicitly how they come up with the final grade. I have heard other people say that each questions are weighted differently based on “what's a reasonable question a EM doc should know” and then the final score is compilated that way

 

[gingermyswag]

That is annoying! I definitely missed some that are basic EM that I got wrong in the stress of the exam including some of the ultrasounds. Annoyed at the exam and myself.

That is annoying! I definitely missed some that are basic EM that I got wrong in the stress of the exam including some of the ultrasounds. Annoyed at the exam and myself.

Those US smh…could barely see what was going on in all of them, one I thought the presentation was cardiogenic shock but the US was not clear, could have been a PE or whatever !!!!

 

[emergentmd]

This is universally good life advice. But especially in medicine, where we've all been taking these high stakes exams for a decade or 4. Once I walk out of the room, I forget about it until the result comes back. Nothing to be done once you "turn it in" and I've got much more important (and interesting) things to use my psychic energy on.

Yup, I live by this. Nothing but my health, family, religion takes space in my head.

If I have an issue I can fix, I go fix it.
If I have an issue I have no control over, I move on and do the best on the new path.

I have always done this and my stress level is always close to 0. I remember in college when they posted test scores/grades after class was dismissed. There would be a big crowd around the peg board (yes I am dating myself) listed by you SS#. Prob took 30 minutes to find your scores. I just went home and came back the next time I had class in the area. Knowing doesn't change my life one bit.

Helps me sleep well all the time because my mind is not always trying to solve things. Do your best and let the chips fall. Never Monday morning QB. Your decision was right when you made it, it still is right no matter the result.

Like playing poker. You can never have the correct result. What matters is the correct decision with what you know and in the long run, you will be successful.