Comlex PE panic attack

[Phe0chroma]

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have a beer and do some yoga or something

 

[W19]

Everyone has the same reaction after taking CS/PE... But 95%+ of US students passed, so you should be ok statistically speaking...

However, if your are a OMS3, you will have plenty of time for a retake if you are one of the few students that fail.

I would advise everyone to take that exam early so you have a chance to retake it before rank order list (ROL) submission deadline if you fail it the 1st time. You don't want to be that guy/gal who has gone to 10+ interviews and later find out that you fail that joke of an exam. Many programs require that exam to rank applicants.

 

[W19]

I did take CS as a MD student. I took it the same day with another classmate, and we both were horrified when we got out of the testing center because of so many things we forgot to ask or do, and so many mistakes we made. My notes were bad IMO, but I passed comfortably and she passed as well.

 

[Phe0chroma]

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[W19]

I have plenty of time to retake but does the transcript show you have a prior failure?

Yes it does but I was told many PD don't take that test too seriously... But a few of them have been burned because they rank applicants who ultimately failed. Therefore, GME departments start adopting policies to only rank applicants who have a passing result... I am sure it will hurt someone to some extent who failed the first time, but I was told it's not a deal breaker.

 

[atomheart]

Of course a failure shows up and matters to PDs, probably more than honors. That's why everyone needs to study for PE.

Everyone makes TONS of mistakes during this test. If you think of it that way, it's a race to see who makes the fewest mistakes, including egregious errors such as calling a SP sexy, performing a genitalia exam, or just having the worst English proficiency in the universe so that nobody understands you. I thought my mistakes were pretty bad too: In one case I documented that one patient had lost 90lbs without thinking about it, and in reality had only lost 19lbs. I just misheard. The test puts everyone in a state of tunnel vision where it's difficult to think critically. In any case, I passed.

They cannot fail everyone who takes this test, so there is a different standard than usual: they are judging your ability to BECOME a good doctor not BE a good doctor. So what seems critical to you is ignored in favor of looking at your core functions such as communication, care, and basic physical exam. The people who fail have severe deficits in their core abilities.

 

[W19]

This exam is just a money maker for NBOME/NBME... and it's amazing that we as med students have no power to stop that expensive exam (around $2000) that has ZERO value to our education.