BOARD REVIEW I

CHEVON BROOKS, M.D.

October 19, 2009

WHAT IS THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRIC GEN PEDS BOARD EXAM? Basic certification and licensure(competency)

Tasks, thought processes, decisions that are actually part of quality medical practice

Higher order thinking rather than simple factual recall (problem solving, clinical decision making)

Competency based (bread and butter, less attn to cutting edge)

WHERE DO I START?

www.abp.org/

Content specificationRegistration, deadlines, test blueprintPolicies and proceduresYou need a permanent state medical

license which must be submitted in order to sit

GA medical license

Georgia composite medical board- medicalboard.georgia.gov Application- online or paperCost: $400USMLE transcript-contact FSMB (online or

paper)-$50Need to pass Step 3 prior to applicationUS grads- need 1 year of residency completed Intl grads- need 3 years of residency completed

2010 General Pediatrics Registration and Examination Dates Date of Administration: October 18, 2010

Written examination held in various cities throughout the United States

Registration Type Registration Dates

New Applicant - Regular

December 1, 2009 - February 25, 2010 (3:00 pm EST)

New Applicant - Late(late fee required)

February 26, 2010 - May 6, 2010 (3:00 pm EDT)

Re-Registrant - Regular

February 16, 2010 - May 6, 2010 (3:00 pm EDT)

Re-Registrant - Late(late fee required)

May 7, 2010 - May 27, 2010 (3:00 pm EDT)

2010 General Pediatrics Registration and Examination Dates Date of Administration: October 18, 2010

Written examination held in various cities throughout the United States

General Pediatrics Fees General Pediatrics fees are charged to your credit card (Visa/MasterCard) at the time you submit your online application. The fees, which include the non-refundable processing fee are listed below:

Registration Type 2010 Calendar Year Fees

Regular Registration $2,030.00

Late Registration $2,335.00

Late Fee $305.00

What is the test format?

Once per year- October Multiple choice, single best answer- 5 responses Majority case scenarios 5-10% include graphics or illustrations 2 sessions, 3.5 hrs/each separated by lunch 1-1.5 min/question Minimum pass 72% +/- 1.0- 1.5% each year

WHERE DO I START?

Learning style Nelson’s PREP Pediatrics in Review Zitelli’s Atlas of pediatric physical diagnosis Content specifications Medstudy Cleveland Clinic Live board review courses or taped Laughing your Way through the Pediatric boards

WHEN SHOULD I START PREPARING? YESTERDAY!

Don’t panic, you should start now.

WHEN SHOULD I PREPARE?

EVERY DAY!Start a study plan where you have dedicated

time every day.Remember, your patients help you study

On call- review the pathologies you admit and on other teams.

Read around your cases!

OK, BREATHE…

Anxiety reducingPositive affirmationPositive visionsBreathingMeditationExercisePreparation- started my board prep Sept 2007

THIS IS A MARATHON, NOT A RACE!

My refrigerator- be specific!

Study techniques

Learning style Do what works for you

www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp preferences which are a part of the Myers-Briggs

Personality Type Indicator structured specifically to improve learning and

teaching; our preferences for taking information into the brain and communicating them "outside".

Preferences are not strengths

PRE- READING STRATEGIES

Strategies to activate your prior knowledge:

http://www.studygs.net/preread.htm

Brainstorming: Examine the title of the selection you are about to read

List all the information that comes to mind about this title

Use these pieces of information to recall and understand the material

Use this knowledge to reframe or reorder what you know, or to note what you disagree with, for further research

Group discussions: 

group discussions in and out of class will help you to discover what you bring to your reading, what your fellow students bring, as well as shared experiencesIf you find they have new background information, ask for more information from them

Concept or mind mapping: type of brainstorming where you place the title/subject as the main idea,

then develop a "mind map" around it.

•Pre-questions:•Often chapters in texts provide organizing questions.  •write out a series of questions you expect to be answered when reading:

•Definition What is....?Where does ... fit?What group does ... belong to? Characteristics How would I describe...? What does ... look like? What are its parts? Examples What is a good example of ...?What are similar examples that share attributes but differ in some way? ExperienceWhat experience have I had with ....?What can I imagine about ...?

Visual Aids Pictures and other visual material can activate your prior

knowledge. Use the Internet to search for pictures related to your title/topic

to give you visual images of what you are about to read.

Advance Organizers Relate new reading material to something you already know, to

your background or experiences.

Study techniques

SQ3R- survey, question, read, recite, reviewhttp://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm

KWL:  This strategy consists of three steps for students to use with expository text:

What do I Know? What do I Want to learn? What did I Learn? A good strategy for group discussions Develop a three column poster with each

question in a column and list out responses.

Board review curriculum

Different organ system/ topic area Q1-2 months

1st 10 min- 10 question quiz Resident led topic review with faculty

facilitation and faculty led reviewsSpecific portion of content specificationsMethod of delivery-ANY!

Be creative; this does not have to be a lecture! Games, pictures, mind maps, etc.

Devise a plan and make yourself accountable (obtain help from advisor/attendings)Revise your study plan for on call/post call,

study more when you have weekends off/lighter duty rotations

Use your ITE to make your study plan Read material, then do questions Least knowledgeable subjects 1st

“The journey of one thousand miles begins with one step.” –Lao Tzu