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MD/DO
The Rosh Review blog provides study and exam prep tips, podcasts, and more for physicians, NPs, PAs, residents, and students. Below you’ll find a list of the blog posts that highlight MD/DO. Take a look and learn something new.
4 Ways to Practice Lifelong Learning in Medicine
As a follow-up to my last post, How a Commitment to Lifelong Learning Will Make You a Better Physician, here are four ways to put lifelong learning into practice throughout your career as a physician. As you reflect on your career and medical education/training, you may simply view it as a series of exams, interspersed read more…
Everything You Need To Know for the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Certification Exam in 2024
Planning to take the Pediatric Hospital Medicine certification exam in 2024? Here’s what to know, including when to apply for the exam, what’s covered, and how to prepare. When is the exam offered? Every 2 years—the next examination will be offered on November 19–20, 2024. When can I register? Regular: February 5, 2024–April 1, 2024 read more…
The Sterile Cockpit Rule: How Does it Apply to Medicine?
I spend a lot of my life inside the cardiac operating room. It’s a high-stakes arena with up to nine medical staff assuming different roles for the care of the patient: anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist, perfusionist, circulating nurse, scrub technician, first assistant, cardiologist, and device rep, not to mention any medical students in training. As you read more…
5 Best Mobile Apps for Medical Residents
Any resident will tell you that the first six months of your intern year aren’t about learning medicine, but getting organized and learning how to be efficient. Of course, those things can be hard to achieve. Fortunately, there are lots of easy apps and tech that’ll enable you to streamline and automate your day so read more…
I Failed My ABIM Board Exam: Now What?
If you sat for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification exam and received a failing score, the experience can be discouraging and challenging to process. Still, it’s important to remember that setbacks are inevitable parts of everyone’s medical career—you’re not alone! In fact, according to ABIM, 13% of first-time test-takers failed the exam read more…
Diversity in Pediatrics: Understanding Cultural and Socioeconomic Factors in Patient Care
In the field of medicine, diversity isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a critical factor in providing comprehensive and patient-centered care. This blog post aims to shed light on the intricacies of diversity in pediatrics specifically, and discuss strategies to improve representation and inclusivity in the pediatric field, ensuring every child receives the best care possible. The read more…
What Is the Format of the Psychiatry Board Exam? (& Other ABPN Board Exam FAQs)
There’s no such thing as becoming too familiar with the format of the specific American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certification exam you’ll be taking in September. By getting to know the overall format of your exam and the breakdown of each section, you’ll be ahead of the game when it comes to exam read more…
How to Create a Study Plan for the 2024 ABPN Psychiatry Board Exams
So you can see the light at the end of the tunnel and you’re ready to become a general or child & adolescent psychiatrist. All you have to do now is take steps toward the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) initial certification. Although that may sound like a challenging process, thousands of psychiatrists read more…
3 Nonnegotiables for Patient Care in the OR
Production pressure—the “overt or covert pressures and incentives on personnel to place production, not safety, as their primary priority”—is one of the highest threats to your level of patient care. As an anesthesiologist, here are three nonnegotiables I prioritize in the OR, no matter the external pressures. It was one of those lessons early in read more…
Staying Healthy as a Physician: Fitness Tips for 2024
The average working day of a physician isn’t an easy one. Faced with long shifts and myriad clinical responsibilities, it’s all too easy to neglect your own body’s needs in the service of your profession. But that doesn’t have to be the case! With a new year (and a nice dose of motivation) now in read more…
How to Study for the ABIM Certification Exam in 2024
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Certification Exam is offered once per year over a two-week period of time. The assessment evaluates the ability of test takers to diagnose and manage both common and rare conditions under the broad umbrella of internal medicine. As you begin to prepare for the exam, it’s important to read more…
Everything to Know About ABOG Qualifying Exam Prep in 2024
When I first started studying for the ABOG written exam, I felt overwhelmed and nervous. So much of residency is about surviving, learning essential skills, and getting through each week or month while acquiring so much knowledge in the hospital, OR, and clinic. However, this firsthand clinical experience typically isn’t enough to pass or do read more…
How to Pass Your OB/GYN Boards in 2024 (and What I Wish I’d Done for CREOGs)
Deciding to pursue a career in medicine can be challenging—it’s full of so many emotions, ups and downs, long nights, lots of coffee, victories, and failures. But the entire journey becomes worth it when you see that one word: PASSED. Using the right resources (like Rosh Review’s OB/GYN board questions) helped me get to where read more…
How to Select the Best Internal Medicine Board Review Qbank in 2024
Every day, customers ask us the same question in several variations: What is the best internal medicine board exam review? Why is your Qbank the top internal medicine board review? How do Rosh Review’s internal medicine Qbanks compare vs MKSAP, MedStudy, UWorld, NEJM Knowledge+, TrueLearn, BoardVitals…? We understand the importance of the question. Now that read more…
How to Select the Best Psychiatry Board Review Qbank in 2024
Every day, customers ask us the same question in several variations: What is the best psychiatry board review? Why is your Qbank the top psychiatry board review? How do Rosh Review’s psychiatry Qbanks compare vs TrueLearn, BoardVitals…? We understand the importance of the question. Now that the focus has been on self-directed learning due to read more…
How to Select the Best OB/GYN Board Review Qbank in 2024
Every day, customers ask us the same question in several variations: What is the best OB/GYN board review? Why is your Qbank the top OB/GYN board review? How do Rosh Review’s OB/GYN Qbanks compare vs PROLOG, TrueLearn, CoreCases, BoardVitals…? We understand the importance of the question. Now that the focus has been on self-directed learning read more…
How to Select the Best Pediatric Board Review in 2024
Every day, customers ask us the same question in several variations: What is the best pediatric board review? Why is your Qbank the top pediatric board review? How do Rosh Review’s pediatric Qbanks compare vs PREP, Hippo Education, Pediatrics Board Review (PBR), MedStudy, BoardVitals…? We understand the importance of the question. Now that the focus read more…
How to Select the Best Family Medicine Board Review in 2024
Every day, customers ask us the same question in several variations: What is the best family medicine board review? Why is your Qbank the top family medicine board exam review? How do Rosh Review’s family medicine Qbanks compare vs TrueLearn, NEJM Knowledge+, UWorld, BoardVitals…? We understand the importance of the question. Now that the focus read more…
How to Select the Best Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Review in 2024
Every day, customers ask us the same question in several variations: What is the best pediatric emergency medicine board review? Why is your Qbank the top PEM board review? How does Rosh Review’s PEM Qbank compare vs Hippo Education and PREP®? We understand the importance of the question. Now that the focus has been on read more…
How to Select the Best Special Purpose Exam (SPEX) Board Review in 2024
Every day, customers ask us the same question in several variations: What is the best Special Purpose Exam (SPEX) board review? Why is your Qbank the top SPEX board review? How does Rosh Review’s SPEX Qbank compare to Exam Master and BoardVitals? We understand the importance of the question. Now that the focus has been read more…