What is the best study guide for rapid review and preparation for the clinical and oral Rad Onc Board exams?
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What is the best study guide for rapid review and preparation for the clinical and oral Rad Onc Board exams?
Thank you
For clinical writtens, I think radoncquestions is all you need.Id add RadOncQuestions as a good resource for the clinical written.
mostly because I have absolutely NO idea what is the line between passing and failing.
I heard quality has been steadily decreasing since 1989.Ah yes, this is a common question. I believe the line is determined each year by the overall quality your graduating class.
Interesting. PP chart rounds is the opposite. F off, how dare you question me, I'll give 90 Gy EQD2 to bowel if I want to...Oral boards is prep for academic chart rounds. Just apologize for what you said, accept their advice, and set the dmax at 45 Gy.
So for breast I'd say DCIS, early stage, locally advanced. Then, using a combo of NCCN, Absolute Clinical, and other resources, I'd make a "Top 5-10 most likely cases". Know anatomy, constraints, doses, and what makes one case different from the other.
While I definitely had some weird cases...and weird examiners...I'd say the majority of my exam experience was based on "Top 20 Things Coming Through The Door on Any Given Day".
Hahahaha, this made my night.Interesting. PP chart rounds is the opposite. F off, how dare you question me, I'll give 90 Gy EQD2 to bowel if I want to...
I disagree for breast. Breast is an exercise in torturing you with stuff you never do. Lets start with reading this mammogram and looking at some path slides. Oh you're struggling with that? Interesting, lets spend 10 minutes digging into that and freak you out that you're going to fail because we haven't even got to dose and fractionation on the first case yet. It is a Special section to prepare for, that's for sure.
For clinical writtens, RadOncQuestions is king. I hesitate to say it's "all" you need, mostly because I have absolutely NO idea what is the line between passing and failing. I'm pretty sure it'll get you through though.
Orals...well, far and away the best prep is having a very busy clinical job as a generalist.
Since that's not something you can generalize, I really like Absolute Clinical RadOnc. Just ignore the pages where they summarize study data. Osler was helpful to get a feel for it.
Since everyone has varying levels of access to "inherited" PowerPoints and whatnot, if I had to study from absolute scratch, I would basically make a list of the most common indications for radiation from each disease site.
So for breast I'd say DCIS, early stage, locally advanced. Then, using a combo of NCCN, Absolute Clinical, and other resources, I'd make a "Top 5-10 most likely cases". Know anatomy, constraints, doses, and what makes one case different from the other.
While I definitely had some weird cases...and weird examiners...I'd say the majority of my exam experience was based on "Top 20 Things Coming Through The Door on Any Given Day".
Thanks so much for your advice guys 🙂
What are your best resources for Rad Bio and Rad Physics prep?
mskcc has a tons of old board recalls on their network drive. Much bigger help than any book or study guide.What is the best study guide for rapid review and preparation for the clinical and oral Rad Onc Board exams?
Thank you
Widely accessible to all, no doubt?mskcc has a tons of old board recalls on their network drive. Much bigger help than any book or study guide.
mskcc has a tons of old board recalls on their network drive. Much bigger help than any book or study guide.
Are such recalls "illegal" nowadaysWidely accessible to all, no doubt?
Oh, guess not. How naive of me.
Seriously though would be nice to see
Heard a rumor that a rotating outside resident once downloaded the files off the drive.Are such recalls "illegal" nowadays
Likely, does it still happen? also likely.Are such recalls "illegal" nowadays
Heard a rumor that a rotating outside resident once downloaded the files off the drive.
Are such recalls "illegal" nowadays
You used the osler review for oral boards? Did you find it helpful for the oral section or just written?I used radoncquestions for my clinical boards and did just fine.
For oral boards, joining a study group, making your own topic presentations particularly in weak topics, and doing mock orals with one another.
I did use the Osler Review too. Part of it is getting comfortable with presenting and hearing different ways questions are being asked.
Ah the classic cast-on-arm trick when taking a test.I recall a couple people going thru the course who were prior failures, one wore a cast on their arm.
Used only for orals not written. Thought it was valuable mainly for the confidence boost of mock orals and a better feel for the style of questions. Prior years videos were invaluable.You used the osler review for oral boards? Did you find it helpful for the oral section or just written?
Only for oral boards and it was like literally the week or two prior. As someone mentioned, more of a confidence booster. If you haven't been practicing with a group... could be useful in helping you identify weak areas.You used the osler review for oral boards? Did you find it helpful for the oral section or just written?