Do all the results not get released at the same time? Or does it depend on the date you took it?
Last year the scores rolled in over a few days
Do all the results not get released at the same time? Or does it depend on the date you took it?
Results are in. Is it alphabetical? My last name is at the front of the alphabet.
Passed, and really didn't think I was going to.
How are people finding their actual scores? I can't seem to find it anywhere
Passed! Here’s to hoping for good news for those that haven’t heard yet.
FWIW I only did questions MKSAP 17. Did well on ITEs during residency. It’s a tough test that definitely deserves preparation, but not insurmountable
Failed, improved over prior attempts, but still well below the curve (339)
Guess MKSAP and BB are not enough on their own, at least not for me. I knew all of MKSAP 17 questions very well walking into that exam. Maybe it was because I didn't sleep well the night before (probably only got about 4 hours total). Who knows. Doesn't really matter at this point.
I get one more shot at this test next year if I decide to retry because I'm 7 years out of residency and 2019 is the last year I'll be allowed to sit for it. I'm a little too upset at the moment to decide what I want to do, but I'm just not sure I want to waste anymore of my life on this test. Part of me wants to do it just to prove that I can and part of me wants to walk away from medicine completely and never look back. Despite being quite good at my job, I'm left feeling inferior to my peers over this test. And that sucks because many of my board certified peers suck at their job. Not only this, but my job security is completely gone. The hospitalist group I work for no longer staffs any hospitals that don't require boards, so I'm basically unemployed with them. I knew this was coming and I've prepared a back up by getting a job with another company, but that hospital could end up requiring boards too, so I don't feel secure there either. This is where we are as a profession. If you're not board certified, you're unemployed. I don't want to spend the rest of my life always being afraid of a change in medical staff requirements. And I don't know if I want to spend the next 10 months of my life stressing over studying for it again. I have a 3 week old daughter now (my first) and the next 10 months of her life will basically be ignored if I have to study for this again. I just don't know if it's worth it to sacrifice any more of my time on this.
Despite all of these negative thoughts, I also feel like I know I can pass this stupid thing. I still believe it's a random trivia game that I just haven't gotten the hang of yet. There's absolutely no thinking involved. You memorize and spit it back out. I do feel like if I had had enough time to go through a second set of questions other than MKSAP, I could have raised my score enough to pass. I also feel like the flash cards I made in the last week helped, so if I had done more of that sort of thing earlier, maybe it would have stuck. But, god, the thought of going through all of that again is just gut wrenching. I just don't know if I can do it. I spent so much time just sitting on my ass in front of a computer screen this year just wasting my life away. I just don't know if I can do it again.
I've got some soul searching to do over the next few weeks or so.
If anyone is curious, Search Results | ABIM.org seems to have not been updated for anyone who took it this year - even folks who got a passing score already aren't up on that site yet.
That's a first - the last few years the public search was actually updated before the individual score reports came out.
Its updated for me...
Being that close - may give you peace of mind but i don't think it will change anything. They need a certain number of people to fail.Failed for the 2nd time and only by 2 points (score 369). Improvement from previous.
Is there any point in rescoring? is that an option?
Failed for the 2nd time and only by 2 points (score 369). Improvement from previous.
Is there any point in rescoring? is that an option?
If anyone is curious, Search Results | ABIM.org seems to have not been updated for anyone who took it this year - even folks who got a passing score already aren't up on that site yet.
That's a first - the last few years the public search was actually updated before the individual score reports came out.
I hope all goes well with you. I’ve been down that road and FINALLY passed this year. Had I not passed I would have to do another year of residency according to ABIM rules. FYI, I finished residency 2010... Failed twice immediately after. Took a year off to not take test. Tried to take a test following year only to have Mother Nature postpone my plans. Waiting on retaking test a few years and found out I still can’t pass. I had done MKSAP and MEDSTUDY videos at those times. Only took 1-2 weeks off to study prior to test at that time in a busy practice. Historically, I’m not a good test taker. Had to take STEP 1 twice, granted computer froze while I took 1st test. Then had to take STEP 2 twice as someone sat in my chair while I was out on break and ended up missing passing by a few points... Did pass STEP 3 on 1st try. Never scored higher than 20%-tile in ITE exams. This time in addition to MKSAP x2 (8 months) and MEDSTUDY x2 (8 months), I attended an ACP live board review class; and lastly took 1 whole month of “vacation” visits to local cafe to study instead of working. Basically my career and family livelihood laid in my hands with this test so I brought out almost everything including kitchen sink. My employer was gracious enough to continue paying me salary despite not working. I hope you are able to have such good support. Good luck. Also I found prayer to be very helpful. As someone who finally passed despite many failures, it makes the feeling even sweeter than had I not suffered though I’d rather not have but this puts perspective and led to greater appreciation for all the “other things” such as family.
Failed, improved over prior attempts, but still well below the curve (339)
Guess MKSAP and BB are not enough on their own, at least not for me. I knew all of MKSAP 17 questions very well walking into that exam. Maybe it was because I didn't sleep well the night before (probably only got about 4 hours total). Who knows. Doesn't really matter at this point.
I get one more shot at this test next year if I decide to retry because I'm 7 years out of residency and 2019 is the last year I'll be allowed to sit for it. I'm a little too upset at the moment to decide what I want to do, but I'm just not sure I want to waste anymore of my life on this test. Part of me wants to do it just to prove that I can and part of me wants to walk away from medicine completely and never look back. Despite being quite good at my job, I'm left feeling inferior to my peers over this test. And that sucks because many of my board certified peers suck at their job. Not only this, but my job security is completely gone. The hospitalist group I work for no longer staffs any hospitals that don't require boards, so I'm basically unemployed with them. I knew this was coming and I've prepared a back up by getting a job with another company, but that hospital could end up requiring boards too, so I don't feel secure there either. This is where we are as a profession. If you're not board certified, you're unemployed. I don't want to spend the rest of my life always being afraid of a change in medical staff requirements. And I don't know if I want to spend the next 10 months of my life stressing over studying for it again. I have a 3 week old daughter now (my first) and the next 10 months of her life will basically be ignored if I have to study for this again. I just don't know if it's worth it to sacrifice any more of my time on this.
Despite all of these negative thoughts, I also feel like I know I can pass this stupid thing. I still believe it's a random trivia game that I just haven't gotten the hang of yet. There's absolutely no thinking involved. You memorize and spit it back out. I do feel like if I had had enough time to go through a second set of questions other than MKSAP, I could have raised my score enough to pass. I also feel like the flash cards I made in the last week helped, so if I had done more of that sort of thing earlier, maybe it would have stuck. But, god, the thought of going through all of that again is just gut wrenching. I just don't know if I can do it. I spent so much time just sitting on my ass in front of a computer screen this year just wasting my life away. I just don't know if I can do it again.
I've got some soul searching to do over the next few weeks or so.
Semi-humble brag, but honest to goodness just don't know.
I scored extremely well on the ITE in both my intern and 2nd year. How should I study for the ABIM? Uworld only? MKSAP only? Both? Boards and beyond? Help me spend my money appropriately. FWIW, my worst category was still >70th percentile.
Semi-humble brag, but honest to goodness just don't know.
I scored extremely well on the ITE in both my intern and 2nd year. How should I study for the ABIM? Uworld only? MKSAP only? Both? Boards and beyond? Help me spend my money appropriately. FWIW, my worst category was still >70th percentile.
I scored in the 99th percentile all 3 years. Spent a month doing UW before the test - felt like a waste of time. Got 800 (max score) on the Board. The bar is very low. In reality, you don't need to prepare if your knowledge is solid. Do UW for psychological comfort.