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[otis86]

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Anybody take these? Recommendations on studying?

 

[Drangue]

Anybody take these? Recommendations on studying?

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[deleted1147063]

Why bother taking them?

I've seen people with decades of neuroICU and neuroanesthesia experience, and neuroCCM certification, being screwed over when the neurosurgeons decided that they only wanted neurologists and neurosurgeons in their neuroICU.

NeuroCCM should not have a separate board certification for board-certified generalist intensivists, just for those coming through the neuroCCM fellowship pathway. Every neuro patient deserves a good neurologist/neurosurgeon and a good intensivist, meaning two specialists. Same in the cardiac units, where I've seen some royal F ups when cardiologists/cardiac surgeons play critical care.

 

[inspirationmd]

Why bother taking them?

I've seen people with decades of neuroICU and neuroanesthesia experience, and neuroCCM certification, being screwed over when the neurosurgeons decided that they only wanted neurologists and neurosurgeons in their neuroICU.

NeuroCCM should not have a separate board certification for board-certified generalist intensivists, just for those coming through the neuroCCM fellowship pathway. Every neuro patient deserves a good neurologist/neurosurgeon and a good intensivist, meaning two specialists. Same in the cardiac units, where I've seen some royal F ups when cardiologists/cardiac surgeons play critical care.

I took them this year because I was eligible and thought that it would help my CV. It actually only serves to be a very expensive ego boost given the $3000 for the test and cost for prepping. I am now reconsidering having done it especially given all the things I had going on while I was prepping and the annoyance of having to wait 10-12 weeks for a result that they could provide much sooner than that in this day and age.

With respect to the OP asking about study materials I would recommend the following since some of the other materials out there are kind of outdated and the UNCS test doesn’t seem like it’s on the same level from the word of mouth. This is with the caveat that I haven’t received confirmation of passing yet so my materials may not have been good.

Chest SEEK questions for critical care especially Neuro section

CHEST SEEK Critical Care Medicine: 30th Edition (2020) | American College of Chest Physicians

<em>CHEST SEEK™ Critical Care Medicine: 30th Edition</em> is a SEEK study product straight from the critical care medicine board subspecialty examination content blueprints.

www.chestnet.org

Neurocritical care Socity question bank

RETIRED: Neurocritical Care Board Exam Question Bank Bundle | NCS

IMPORTANT: This version of the Neurocritical Care Board Review Question Bank was retired in September 2024 and has been replaced with a...

www.pathlms.com

SCCM Neurocritical care video board review

SCCM | Neurocritical Care Review

Maximize your readiness for the subspeciality certification examination in neurocritical care and expand your neurocritical care knowledge.

www.sccm.org

I do wonder if I will take a future cardiac critical care test since I do a lot of that and where the madness/money grab will end.

 

[otis86]

Thanks for the feedback inspirationmd! what about a good textbook for a solid foundation?

 

[inspirationmd]

I used Mayo Clinic review book of critical care and neurocritical care as a reference for some esoteric stuff. Also the textbook for Neurocritical care that Neurocritical care society sells came with the package I bought. Solid review but very dense and harder to read in my opinion. Both were references for things I needed clarification on more so than a primary study tool. Good questions in the Mayo book too.

Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review (Mayo Clinic Scientific Press): 9780190862923: Medicine & Health Science Books @ Amazon.com

Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review (Mayo Clinic Scientific Press): 9780190862923: Medicine & Health Science Books @ Amazon.com

www.google.com

 

[otis86]

Amazon product ASIN 9811333866
how about the above textbook?