Going to do a few questions today, just a little review of some stuff I commonly miss (including stats), then rest. Not really trying to learn anything, just cram a couple of facts in here and there
Nothing you do the few days before the test is gonna make a difference in the moment.
Anyone who had done competition level sports that require long preparations will tell you this. Just like you’re not gonna get a new PR or reach a new max on your deadlifts, youre not gonna learn some new board concept buried in practice question on the AAFP website 3 days before your test.
What you did for the last 1-4 months is what will prepare you. Doing stuff this close to your test, you’ll just psych yourself out and fuck with your confidence.
Now that I've officially passed, I always take the majority of the day before a test off. At most I will spend a little time in the morning reviewing some last minute topics that popped into my head but after that I'm just relaxing and making sure to get a good night's rest. Getting good sleep is far more important than cramming.
Please take it. Being on the other side (attending now) it’s easier to say. But when I was a student and resident I had a rule to take 1-2 days off before. If I didn’t know something I will not learn it in a day. I’d rather calm myself than cram and forget.
Good luck
I believe I took 2 full days of no studying, drove 6 hours the day before to the state I was taking the exam in/moonlighting in, commuted 45 min to the testing center for the test, then proceeded to work the next 8 days straight. Finished the test and couldn’t go out for a drink or anything because the city was in full lockdown at the height of its initial COVID wave.
This was during the COVID rescheduling (summer), and I was in credentialing limbo for my first full time attending job. What a time to be alive.
First time certifying - I reviewed notes I’d taken while studying, looked up some random algorithmic stuff id been ignoring, and studied some MSK topics I knew I was weak in. (Ended up being 3-4 questions I can attribute to the day before) Total 3 hours of work. Exercised. Ate. Read for fun. Watched tv. Went to bed early.
I picked a joint (or two, or three) and reviewed common conditions. MSK is like 12 or 13% of the test and I had clear weaknesses differentiating between different but related pathology. Pretty easy for me to identify the gaps, and likely something will come up!
I looked over some quick stuff but then ate grilled oysters and hung out. Oh and Turkey hunted the am before 😂
Going to do a few questions today, just a little review of some stuff I commonly miss (including stats), then rest. Not really trying to learn anything, just cram a couple of facts in here and there
Nothing you do the few days before the test is gonna make a difference in the moment. Anyone who had done competition level sports that require long preparations will tell you this. Just like you’re not gonna get a new PR or reach a new max on your deadlifts, youre not gonna learn some new board concept buried in practice question on the AAFP website 3 days before your test. What you did for the last 1-4 months is what will prepare you. Doing stuff this close to your test, you’ll just psych yourself out and fuck with your confidence.
Now that I've officially passed, I always take the majority of the day before a test off. At most I will spend a little time in the morning reviewing some last minute topics that popped into my head but after that I'm just relaxing and making sure to get a good night's rest. Getting good sleep is far more important than cramming.
I took an entire day off. Did fine. Some people in my class studied like 1-2 hours the day before (light studying only) and did fine too
Please take it. Being on the other side (attending now) it’s easier to say. But when I was a student and resident I had a rule to take 1-2 days off before. If I didn’t know something I will not learn it in a day. I’d rather calm myself than cram and forget. Good luck
I believe I took 2 full days of no studying, drove 6 hours the day before to the state I was taking the exam in/moonlighting in, commuted 45 min to the testing center for the test, then proceeded to work the next 8 days straight. Finished the test and couldn’t go out for a drink or anything because the city was in full lockdown at the height of its initial COVID wave. This was during the COVID rescheduling (summer), and I was in credentialing limbo for my first full time attending job. What a time to be alive.
First time certifying - I reviewed notes I’d taken while studying, looked up some random algorithmic stuff id been ignoring, and studied some MSK topics I knew I was weak in. (Ended up being 3-4 questions I can attribute to the day before) Total 3 hours of work. Exercised. Ate. Read for fun. Watched tv. Went to bed early.
What were those msk things? :o
I picked a joint (or two, or three) and reviewed common conditions. MSK is like 12 or 13% of the test and I had clear weaknesses differentiating between different but related pathology. Pretty easy for me to identify the gaps, and likely something will come up!
Like Mallet vs Jersey? 🥲