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i never studied for the akt; honestly it was a hard test to study for and not like the ITE
Just pay attention and do your assigned reading in whatever textbook you have. Before the start of residency, I read the pharmacology chapters in Morgan & Mikhail, and did quite well on the initial AKT.
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You could search the forum, but I'll post what I always do when the 'AKT studying' posts come up.
Look at the subject list: http://metricsinc.org/ihsgae.htm
The AKT-6 can be gamed. 1st order questions, no subspecialty topics. Don't neglect the boring stuff like physics, machines, electrical safety, circuits, etc.
The relevant chapters in Big Blue and Hall are great for that test.
Some people may post that it's ******ed to actually study for this stupid test, but I know there are programs out there that demand you to demonstrate excellence on even the AKTs and will ride you if you don't put out.
None.
Learn anesthesia and the tests will fall into place.
Not to be mean, but if you bought or are attending big blue, something went very wrong with your studying during training. (Oral boards are a different animal. There is a game and a method to them).
Whereas the ITEs had some questions that seemed esoteric, such as history of anesthesia, the AKTs were more of a test of practical knowledge. However, I still used the same strategy for both the AKT and ITE, which was to study on topics that I felt would help me to be a better anesthesiologist.
Great Advice.
All of the staple books will accomplish this (M + M, Baby Miller, Faust, Hall, etc). Jensen seems like a nice enough guy, so this isn't personal, but if you follow the most basic study plan, then spending roughly $1500 dollars on a review course (with plane, hotel, etc) or a $600 overpriced review book should be completely unnecessary .
My program looked hard at AKT test scores. Those that killed it were early favorites to be chief, and slackers were ridden hard for 2 more years.
Kill it. Chief resident is a nice feather in your cap at job search time. It's one of the only things that separates you from the other 1000 new grads.
Kill it. Chief resident is a nice feather in your cap at job search time. It's one of the only things that separates you from the other 1000 new grads.
