Does FM require oral boards??

[Birdstrike]

Debating whether EM should abandon their oral boards, over on the EM forum. Does FM require oral boards?

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[VA Hopeful Dr]

We do not

 

[deleted87716]

We do not

Thank God.

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

Thank God.

No kidding. Even ignoring the fairly high cost, they just sound awful.

 

[smq123]

Which specialties require oral boards? I know that radiology and rad onc do. EM, obviously. I think that surgery, psych, neurology, and anesthesiology do as well. Anyone have an official list?

 

[hallowmann]

Which specialties require oral boards? I know that radiology and rad onc do. EM, obviously. I think that surgery, psych, neurology, and anesthesiology do as well. Anyone have an official list?

Psych has abandoned oral boards for "CSE" requirements, where basically programs have formal evaluations with patients unknown to the resident, while being monitored by an attending psychiatrist. They then have to present the patient along with formulation and a proposed treatment plan. The PD then attests to its completion. The oral boards from what I've heard were horrible, had pass rates in the realm of 60% and sound stupid. Glad its no longer a thing, not that I like doing a bunch of CSEs as a resident, but I imagine its better than taking oral boards.

 

[giantswing]

Ortho does.

 

[qwerty89]

Which specialties require oral boards? I know that radiology and rad onc do. EM, obviously. I think that surgery, psych, neurology, and anesthesiology do as well. Anyone have an official list?

Radiology does not anymore.

Residents now take the CORE exam at the end of PGY-4 and then a certifying exam 15 months after residency (3 months after fellowship).

 

[smq123]

Radiology does not anymore.

Residents now take the CORE exam at the end of PGY-4 and then a certifying exam 15 months after residency (3 months after fellowship).

Thanks for the correction.

Interesting that radiology doesn’t have to, but rad onc still does, considering both are overseen by the ABR.

 

[SLC]

Oral boards are mainly a surgical field thing I think. Defend the procedures you did, the decisions you made etc.

 

[MedicineMan99]

I took both the Osteopathic and Allopathic Family Medicine boards. The MD Family Medicine exam is just written. The DO Family Medicine exam has a written portion as well as a practical session for OMT where you do have verbal interaction with an attending conducting that portion of the exam. However, the oral portion is just related to OMT.