Does IM require oral boards?

[Birdstrike]

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

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[jdh71]

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

no

 

[gutonc]

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Seriously. C'mon Bird...this was a 4 second Google search.

 

[Crayola227]

apples and oranges

oral boards seems more appropriate for EM than for IM, imho

 

[Birdstrike]

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Seriously. C'mon Bird...this was a 4 second Google search.

I want a list of all of the primary specialties and which require oral boards and which don't. Go ahead and try it. See if you can get that will a google search, on all the specialties. You say you can do it in 4 seconds. I'll give you one hour and 4 seconds. You can't do it.

 

[GastriqueGraffin]

apples and oranges

oral boards seems more appropriate for EM than for IM, imho

Oral boards make no sense except as another way to make money. Nothing you can ask that you can’t write to ask.

 

[Crayola227]

eh, I've heard it said there's a "thinking on your feet" quality to them that writing doesn't address

I say this as someone that does very well on written tests, and sucks at oral (well, you know what I mean).

So for me at least, it's a difference that does actually make a difference. Not that I've ever taken an oral board. Just that I would fear to.

As to whether or not the difference matters to practice,

 

[gutonc]

I want a list of all of the primary specialties and which require oral boards and which don't. Go ahead and try it. See if you can get that will a google search, on all the specialties. You say you can do it in 4 seconds. I'll give you one hour and 4 seconds. You can't do it.

Your question was about IM. That took 4 seconds. Don't change the question now that it's been answered.

Also, please don't cross post this in every forum. Please.

 

[gutonc]

...too late.