Pain Board Failure??

[ExamsRtough]

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Hey everyone,

Did everyone take the exam at 8am (whatever time zone)? I am in EST and took it at 8am and figured everyone did but I know people who took it at 2pm EST. How is that fair given that I was done at 12:30 EST?

How is this a standardized exam?!

ABA should not let Pearson do this...

 

[flydoc1]

agree with Pearson not doing a good job!

 

[flydoc1]

sorry wrong thread again

 

[NJPAIN]

Took exam this morning. Didn't have time to answer last two questions. I can't remember ever not finishing an exam. I was reading questions as quickly as I could read. I'd really like to know what the Board thinks that they accomplish by structuring the exam like this? I wrote questions for the exam in the late 1990s. Nothing like this. Pointless if you ask me.

 

[Yo GabbaPentin]

So how long does it take to find out that I failed this thing? At least then I can answer my own original post!

 

[Ducttape]

So how long does it take to find out that I failed this thing? At least then I can answer my own original post!

I got results I believe first week december

 

[flydoc1]

I have gotten results in past before Thanksgiving for pain boards, the official site says within 6 weeks of examination, however board does whatever they want!

 

[painfan]

ABPMR told me to expect results mid nov.

 

[flydoc1]

Took exam this morning. Didn't have time to answer last two questions. I can't remember ever not finishing an exam. I was reading questions as quickly as I could read. I'd really like to know what the Board thinks that they accomplish by structuring the exam like this? I wrote questions for the exam in the late 1990s. Nothing like this. Pointless if you ask me.

Agree with you, found exam wordy and ridiculously difficult, took pedi anesthesia exam which was a piece of cake in comparison to pain boards!

 

[freddydpt]

What books did the current pain fellows use to prepare for the in-training exam and the board exam? If you had $250 to spend on pain books before starting fellowship, what would you buy?

 

[flydoc1]

What books did the current pain fellows use to prepare for the in-training exam and the board exam? If you had $250 to spend on pain books before starting fellowship, what would you buy?

Benzon , excellent central source to help you pass, abdi question book and painexam.com ? may help getting used to reading through pain questions although may have directly helped with perhaps 5-10 questions, a psych residency, and PMNR residency wouldn't hurt 🙂

 

[Pug addiction]

Hello, I'm refreshing this thread. Am taking aba pain board recertification exam. I've read here that Benzon, Danemiller, and painexam.com are good to study from. Abdi is good for topics but wrong answers. What about ASIPP materials? I'd like questions to study from as I learn best that way. Thank you in advance

 

[Yo GabbaPentin]

Don't stress about it. I regret spending 2 hrs per day for the month. Felt that I guessed on 80%. Somehow managed to guess my way well above the mean.

Used dannemiller and painexam.com. If I could go back and do it again, I'd go through dannemiller once... And that would be it.