Similar to other "Failed Oral Boards" threads, I'm of course taken aback. I did all of Okuda (which contains a fair amount of out of date material), had a fair amount of oral boards prep in residency and practiced a lot before with others, had a strategy going in, etc. It appears it just wasn't my day. Passed the written exam fine. I'll likely do AAEMs course.
However, ABEM said another seat could be up to 2 years away...
For anyone that failed in the March 2021 group, have you received a seat assignment yet? Or any communication from ABEM, for that matter? Having this delayed to due COVID and now hanging over my head for up to another two years is honestly the worst part.
Having absolutely no feedback is also pretty terrible. Did I fail the new Structured Interview? Was I terrible at Data Acquisition? Did I miss a Critical Action? Who knows.
However, ABEM said another seat could be up to 2 years away...
For anyone that failed in the March 2021 group, have you received a seat assignment yet? Or any communication from ABEM, for that matter? Having this delayed to due COVID and now hanging over my head for up to another two years is honestly the worst part.
Having absolutely no feedback is also pretty terrible. Did I fail the new Structured Interview? Was I terrible at Data Acquisition? Did I miss a Critical Action? Who knows.