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I, along with many of my colleagues, just got the report back on part I of the boards. I count it amongst my blessings that I passed-I've never had problems with standardized tests, but didn't want to start with one that cost nearly $1500.
Along those lines it was the most frustrating test I've ever taken in my life. I won't go into specifics (big brother is always watching), but I now feel confident that I possess the ability to practice physical medicine and rehabilitation..as it was practiced in the 1960s. I could have skipped residency, and studied the most esoteric parts of our specialty's textbooks, and probably done even better. I'm super excited to shell out another $2K+ to spend a lovely May weekend in Rochester, MN, where I will probably be drilled on more esoterica, this time in person! Oh yeah, I'm in fellowship, so yet another exam on outdated topics. And in 10 years, I get to do it all over again. Yay!
Anybody else feeling just a little hoodwinked by all of this?? Maybe it's just my jaded, post residency haze, tired of being strapped for cash and high stake exams. But with the USMLE steps, I at least felt like it was a fair assessment of the minimal amount of knowledge necessary to be a safe physician. I didn't feel that way AT ALL with part I of the boards. Does anyone feel like they've actually gotten their money's worth with board certification??
Along those lines it was the most frustrating test I've ever taken in my life. I won't go into specifics (big brother is always watching), but I now feel confident that I possess the ability to practice physical medicine and rehabilitation..as it was practiced in the 1960s. I could have skipped residency, and studied the most esoteric parts of our specialty's textbooks, and probably done even better. I'm super excited to shell out another $2K+ to spend a lovely May weekend in Rochester, MN, where I will probably be drilled on more esoterica, this time in person! Oh yeah, I'm in fellowship, so yet another exam on outdated topics. And in 10 years, I get to do it all over again. Yay!
Anybody else feeling just a little hoodwinked by all of this?? Maybe it's just my jaded, post residency haze, tired of being strapped for cash and high stake exams. But with the USMLE steps, I at least felt like it was a fair assessment of the minimal amount of knowledge necessary to be a safe physician. I didn't feel that way AT ALL with part I of the boards. Does anyone feel like they've actually gotten their money's worth with board certification??
