Study strategies

I did not use Rosh Review to help study for the ABIM board exam, but I wish I did. To be honest, the ABIM exam is not especially difficult when compared to the gauntlet of USMLE or COMLEX exams a physician must take. MKSAP and adequate internal medicine training during residency are probably enough for […]

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, campuses are suspending spring semester face-to-face instruction. Psychiatry residencies need to quickly adapt to distance learning in a short time span. Program directors, chief residents, and Designated Institutional Officials (DIOs) are asking similar questions: How do I deliver […]

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, campuses are suspending spring semester face-to-face instruction. Pediatric residencies need to quickly adapt to distance learning in a short time span. Program directors, chief residents, and Designated Institutional Officials (DIOs) are asking similar questions: How do I deliver […]

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, campuses are suspending spring semester face-to-face instruction. OB/GYN residencies need to quickly adapt to distance learning in a short time span. Program directors, chief residents, and Designated Institutional Officials (DIOs) are asking similar questions: How do I deliver […]

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, campuses are suspending spring semester face-to-face instruction. Physician assistant programs need to quickly adapt to distance learning in a short time span. Program directors and faculty are asking similar questions: How do I deliver conferences online? Where do […]

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, campuses are suspending spring semester face-to-face instruction. Emergency medicine residencies need to quickly adapt to distance learning in a short time span. Program directors, chief residents, and Designated Institutional Officials (DIOs) are asking similar questions: How do I […]

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, campuses are suspending spring semester face-to-face instruction. Family medicine residencies need to quickly adapt to distance learning in a short time span. Program directors, chief residents, and Designated Institutional Officials (DIOs) are asking similar questions: How do I […]

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, campuses are suspending spring semester face-to-face instruction. Nurse practitioner programs need to quickly adapt to distance learning in a short time span. Program directors are asking similar questions: How do I deliver conferences online? Where do I find […]

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, campuses are suspending spring semester face-to-face instruction. Internal medicine residencies need to quickly adapt to distance learning in a short time span. Program directors, chief residents, and Designated Institutional Officials (DIOs) are asking similar questions: How do I […]

Crushing the OB/GYN shelf exam is equally about HOW you study as it is WHAT you study. The latter is far easier to communicate, but I hope to convey an overall ethos regarding the best approach to studying medicine. First, a note on how. Have you ever heard the expression “the best diet is the […]

Obstetrics and Gynecology is an exciting, dynamic, and captivating field–especially when you’re hitting the wards for the first time. However, positioning yourself to score a top mark on the OB/GYN shelf exam is challenging because much of the content is specific and unique to this clerkship alone. When I was going through third year, I […]

Historically, PA classes and exams are replete with “buzzwords”—key words or phrases that are associated with particular diagnoses. And the thinking is, if you know the buzzwords, you’ll score higher on your exams. Meanwhile, there is talk that the boards are moving away from including buzzwords in their questions. Whether this is the case or […]