22 High-yield clinical pearls for ABIM, ABFM, ITE board exams from the 2017 ACP Conference
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This week, Knowmedge chief editor Dr Sunir Kumar (@DrSunir) has been delivering real-time updates from the American College of Physicians’ Internal Medicine conference, taking place in San Diego from March 28 to April 1, 2017. Review these 18 Cardiology pearls to get ready for your board exam!
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The following article regarding the Internal Medicine Board (ABIM) Exam was originally published on boringem.org as a response to the post Why are ABIM Exam Pass Rates Declining? Dumber Doctors? It has been re-posted here with the author Dr. Teresa …
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The following article regarding the Internal Medicine Board (ABIM) Exam was originally published on GlassHospital.com. It has been re-posted here with the author’s permission. Read it and provide your own thoughts below:   An interesting conversation recently took place among …
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The score breakdown arrived in the mail a few weeks later. The breakdown listed the number of questions in each section (cards, heme-onc, etc.) I answered correctly, followed by the percentile compared to other test-takers. Surprisingly, I did the best …
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It’s disconcerting and a little sad when I realize that some of my most memorable moments of the past year involve the ABIM test. But October 4, 2012 was a fateful day for me and internal medicine docs all across …
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I’ve always wondered who actually writes the questions that end up on the ABIM exam. In my mind, I picture a Voldemort-like character leading a group of similarly dark souls, cackling each time they come up with a particularly tricky …
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For full disclosure, I am a decidedly average test taker. My test-taking career peaked on my SATs in high school, and my percentile ranks on subsequent standardized tests have gone down in inverse relation with my ascent in the medical …
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If you are reading this, then congratulations. You have finished, or are about to finish, internal medicine residency.   To get to this point, you have successfully passed the MCAT, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, USMLE Step 2 …
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