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GBCrzzyy

GBCrzzyy

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With boards fast approaching, I thought it would be nice to start a thread for helpful tips/advice and commiseration.

I'm someone who has been a borderline test-taker. I have never failed one of my board exams but I didn't pass by large margins either. For the peds boards, I have been sticking to a much more structured study schedule and seeing steady progress. I'm cautiously optimistic but I still have a bad day here and there where I just get beat up by my medstudy question block. During the last few months of residency I completed most of TrueLearn (except for about 200 Qs) and am currently doing MedStudy 40Q per day mon-fri and doing PREP on weekends. I have also been using Laughing Your Way for brief review followed by my medstudy books when a more in depth review is needed. I have the flashcards too.

I'm noticing that I'm struggling so much keeping various inborn errors of metabolism straight along with some of the immunodeficiencies and genetic disorders. I feel like I review it and feel good about it and then the next day it just gets evacuated from my brain somehow.

I am also balancing being a new-mom which is a fun add-on to all of this. Would love to hear what others are doing and how they are feeling!
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I feel the same!! Will learn something feel good then literally just leaves my brain.

I did a first time med study pass during 3rd year so this will be my second time thru it.

Ive been doing around 20-40q a day on block. So i started with ID read the laughing thru boards and did only questions on that. Then i went to endo did questions on those with adding ID in and slowly going down the list. Im planning on doing 1d/wk for review. I also have the med atudy flash cards and doing an anki deck.

Still feel like theres so much info
 
50shadesofChristinaYang said:
I feel the same!! Will learn something feel good then literally just leaves my brain.

I did a first time med study pass during 3rd year so this will be my second time thru it.

Ive been doing around 20-40q a day on block. So i started with ID read the laughing thru boards and did only questions on that. Then i went to endo did questions on those with adding ID in and slowly going down the list. Im planning on doing 1d/wk for review. I also have the med atudy flash cards and doing an anki deck.

Still feel like theres so much info
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There is. Would ensure you do PREP and read the full explanations even if you get it right and it’ll give a full picture for other adjacent questions on board. Then hammer medstudy questions as I feel strongly it is the closest to the test. There were about 2500 questions when I was taking it. Def finish it once and then go through the wrong ones again at the minimum.
 
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Anyone know if ABP assessment test important to do? Seems i can't access mine but I did it last time..
 
Yes. I had a few questions from it that were practically gimmes and it gave me last minute topics to revisit
 
DO2015CA said:
Yes. I had a few questions from it that were practically gimmes and it gave me last minute topics to revisit
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It seems my access expired after 18 months🙁 so don't think I can review it now.
 
Good luck to everyone taking and retaking this year. Praying this is my year as I’ve scored 178 twice
 
anyone want to make guesses as to when scores will come back? 🙃
 
GBCrzzyy said:
anyone want to make guesses as to when scores will come back? 🙃
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I'm guessing early in the 2nd week of December, like 12/10 or 11. Last year boards were 2nd week of October and results were released 1st week of December (12/5), this year boards were 3rd week of October, so perhaps results will be a week later. Who knows though, they may surprise us with 1st week of December and be right around fellowship match day 😬.
 
I passed! It still doesn't feel real but I took a screen shot for proof lol
 
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DO2015CA said:
There is not a point in keeping both
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Thanks assuming you took both? Do you just call AOBP to set it inactive? I mean if requirements like CME are the same, not much doing differently, but assuming there are also fees to maintaining AOBP.
 
unsure1 said:
Thanks assuming you took both? Do you just call AOBP to set it inactive? I mean if requirements like CME are the same, not much doing differently, but assuming there are also fees to maintaining AOBP.
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I did. Other fees that go along with keeping it active. It’s just unnecessary money spent that offers nothing. Ehh I didn’t sign up for their version of MOC and then when that ran out I got an email that asked if I wanted to go inactive or play catch up for which I said go inactive
 
DO2015CA said:
I did. Other fees that go along with keeping it active. It’s just unnecessary money spent that offers nothing. Ehh I didn’t sign up for their version of MOC and then when that ran out I got an email that asked if I wanted to go inactive or play catch up for which I said go inactive
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I see so you just left it as is, meaning didn't complete requirements by deadline and they reached out automatically if you want to inactivate? But assuming can't say dual certified if inactive?

Thanks!
 
unsure1 said:
I see so you just left it as is, meaning didn't complete requirements by deadline and they reached out automatically if you want to inactivate? But assuming can't say dual certified if inactive?

Thanks!
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Correct. You are not dual certified if inactive. But also they serve the same purpose so being dual certified means nothing
 
Anyone else find is a bit disconcerting how much less engaged these annual posts are every year? Every year the people posting decreases, before and after the results. This used to be where people post after to celebrate or complain about not passing then people giving advice on how to pass next time. Peds is dead.
 
Hi, I failed the third time. Please can someone help give me advise. Is there a DM function on this forum?
 
starlete said:
Hi, I failed the third time. Please can someone help give me advise. Is there a DM function on this forum?
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If you are not in a subspecialty then my advice is take AOBP so that you are BC. They are equivalent entities legally
 
starlete said:
Congratulations! Could do with some advice. Failed few times now.
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Sorry to hear that friend! I used PBR (pediatric board review), ANKI, and Medstudy. I have a $200 off code for PBR if that is something you're interested in getting! DM me.
 
starlete said:
Hi, I failed the third time. Please can someone help give me advise. Is there a DM function on this forum?
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Sorry to hear that friend! I used PBR (pediatric board review), ANKI, and Medstudy. I have a $200 off code for PBR if that is something you're interested in getting! DM me.
 
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