Poor planning for Boards-best course of action?

[phoenx]

Reviewed 2016 and 2017 ITEs.

Doing ABFM questions and NEJM as well. If you had <1 week and had questions left on both NEJM qbank and ABFM app, which would you focus on? Thanks.

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Reviewed 2016 and 2017 ITEs.

Doing ABFM questions and NEJM as well. If you had <1 week and had questions left on both NEJM qbank and ABFM app, which would you focus on? Thanks.

The high percentage categories——Cards, Pulm, MSK

 

[Marz98]

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The high percentage categories——Cards, Pulm, MSK

I heard Endo and psych was also asked heavily.

 

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I heard Endo and psych was also asked heavily.

I forget the percentages other than those three being the highest at 11% of the test. You could probably find the breakdown somewhere on the abfm sight though.

 

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I forget the percentages other than those three being the highest at 11% of the test. You could probably find the breakdown somewhere on the abfm sight though.

And indeed you can: https://www.theabfm.org/cert/primaryexamoutline.pdf

 

[septoplasty]

Reviewed 2016 and 2017 ITEs.

Doing ABFM questions and NEJM as well. If you had <1 week and had questions left on both NEJM qbank and ABFM app, which would you focus on? Thanks.

Wait, why NEJM? I've never heard anyone doing that? Are they geared towards ABFM style questions or more ABIM? I would think the latter.

You basically need to do the questions, I would review the USPSTF stuff at the very least.

The boards are easier for ya'll...

 

[phoenx]

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The high percentage categories——Cards, Pulm, MSK

I heard Endo and psych was also asked heavily.

Thank you

Wait, why NEJM? I've never heard anyone doing that? Are they geared towards ABFM style questions or more ABIM? I would think the latter.

You basically need to do the questions, I would review the USPSTF stuff at the very least.

The boards are easier for ya'll...

Just trying to do as many questions as possible. Their qbank offers module type questions in the same modules (at least in title) as the test. Has no one else used it? I'd be all for just narrowing it to the ABFM app if that's what most people use.

 

[Marz98]

Any good concise resource for USPTF ?

Thank you

Just trying to do as many questions as possible. Their qbank offers module type questions in the same modules (at least in title) as the test. Has no one else used it? I'd be all for just narrowing it to the ABFM app if that's what most people use.

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[phoenx]

Thanks all. I passed.

 

[Marz98]

Thanks all. I passed.

Congrats!
I m planning to take in November. Any suggestions what are good questions to practice? and how many weeks of studying??

 

[Marz98]

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The high percentage categories——Cards, Pulm, MSK

I will be taking boards after 10 years and with working full time Any suggestions what study material should I be using??, and how many weeks of studying for board prep? Any good question sources online???

 

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[phoenx]

Congrats!
I m planning to take in November. Any suggestions what are good questions to practice? and how many weeks of studying??

I reviewed the last couple of years of ITEs, did ABFM questions and used NEJM modules. And when I got panicky, posted to SDN for suggestions from others.

I don't feel strongly enough about NEJM to recommend someone purchase it. Others may feel differently.

 

[joliarte]

Question for the OP and anyone who wouldn’t mind answering .. as I’m currently trying to study for the AbFM boards... did you mainly just do questions on the AbFM app and prior in training exams? Or did you supplement with a board review book, reading the AFP journals, doing the SAM modules (I heard those can help), or anything else? Thank you so much!

I reviewed the last couple of years of ITEs, did ABFM questions and used NEJM modules. And when I got panicky, posted to SDN for suggestions from others.

I don't feel strongly enough about NEJM to recommend someone purchase it. Others may feel differently.