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Anyone try this question bank for ITE/Basic? Looks like decent prices, how is the content and explanations?
My program has used it for the past 3 years for ITE (and will start using it for Basic this year). I thought it was a really good question bank. On par with the actual test. Explanations are good, and it gives the sources if you want to read further.
ThisTrue Learn is IMHO the best of the question banks. Use it and supplement with Open Anesthesia and some ACE questions and you'll be money.
- ex 61N
My program has used it for the past 3 years for ITE (and will start using it for Basic this year). I thought it was a really good question bank. On par with the actual test. Explanations are good, and it gives the sources if you want to read further.
Couldn't agree moreTrue Learn is IMHO the best of the question banks. Use it and supplement with Open Anesthesia and some ACE questions and you'll be money.
- ex 61N
For the basic/ITE there were questions almost verbatim from true learn.i don't like TrueLearn, questions were too basic. I would recommend anesthesiaqbank.com. Lowest prices it seems, $79 for a month or $99/6 months. over 1000 questions..can't be beat for the price! just my 2 cents
CA1 here, any thoughts about m5boardreview.com vs truelearn vs openanesthesia vs anesthesiaqbank.com? Trying to decide what to get in prep for ITE
I'm currently using TrueLearn. I like it. (As you know, per standard SDN BS assumptions, anyone who has anything positive to say about a study product is a shill for that company.) I think it is probably a little on the easy side, but I think there are good concepts there.
I also did about 2/3 of OA, which I really don't like. Bad explanations, bad esoteric questions, i.e. What is the maximum square area you can wipe with a chlorhex swap? Bad distribution of concepts, too much rehashing of the same question, bad interface, no real feedback. TL has a good amount of feedback so you know where you stand in relation to the rest of the people who used their qbank, and there is an explanation for every correct and incorrect answer. I feel there's enough difficult questions to keep you on your toes (at least for me).
Also, if you are looking for a tough, but good source, you might think about the Kai Matthes book, I call it "The Humbler".
Anyone try the paperback qbank called Anesthesiology: A comprehensive board review... It's a light blue covered book with 1000 questions. I got through most of it for this ItE and personally hate it. Won't recommend it to anyone. I had a lot of success with M5 and will use true learn for the advanced in July.
I would give the Qbank 2.5/5 grade. It is good in a sense that is reminds you of what is important to know on the ITE and if you follow their questions content with a slightly more in-depth read of the material on your own, you will do well on the exam (I have scored over 90th percentile consistently and have used it). But the question quality per se is very poor. They change the whole content of their question bank every 6 month which should be very difficult to do. To do so, they hire people like me and you who are willing to write questions for 15$ a pop. Some Ca-1s are writing questions and some times I wonder if even interns or medical students are not writing these questions. It can get pretty irritating at times. To summarize, if you do the whole Qbank, follow the content and do your separate reading or videos (kentuky anesthesia review is great), you will do well. But do not take their questions too seriously. (Hall and ACE questions are a lot better quality!)Anyone try this question bank for ITE/Basic? Looks like decent prices, how is the content and explanations?
They change the whole content of their question bank every 6 month which should be very difficult to do.