I'm taking boards next month...I hear we now just do 1 module. What tends to be a good module to choose? Any recent grads care to share their experiences?
ABFM module
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I guess everyone is different.. I think I did Ambulatory (harder than we all expected), and I think Hospital Med.. which was easier.
I guess go with what you're "more interested/good" at.
I.e. if you have good MSK knowledge/exposure, go with Sports..
You folks have it much much easier with less questions and less modules haha.
I guess go with what you're "more interested/good" at.
I.e. if you have good MSK knowledge/exposure, go with Sports..
You folks have it much much easier with less questions and less modules haha.
I've been told by numerous people not to do sports med...I do a lot of MSK medicine being military, and I'm headed to a sports fellowship next year...but again, everyone says don't do it.
I just finished a month of hospital medicine, so all that stuff is fresh. For now...
My PD said it's like a 98% pass rate...and that's expected to go up with the changes this year
I just finished a month of hospital medicine, so all that stuff is fresh. For now...
My PD said it's like a 98% pass rate...and that's expected to go up with the changes this year
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I thought the ambulatory and sports were fairly easy modules.
Was this before fellowship or afterward
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This was before fellowship but I had done a lot of extracurricular sports coverage and electives prior to this.
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I thought ambulatory was tough maybe depends on your year. I believe I was in the high 400's in amb. I did a lot of sports in residency and picked the sports module think I was in the 7 or 800's. After fellowship I was in the high 500's on my CAQ so I would agree on that being harder. Ohh and for you guys starting fellowship on my entrance exam I thought I got spanked with a 52% later found out that was about avg. lol.
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I thought about doing Sports since MSK has always been my highest on my ITEs but my PD is really pushing everyone to do ambulatory. I'm on the fence.
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Doesn't matter...it's Family Medicine, people! There's a reason the pass rate is so high. 
