Beware though that some are pretty obvious, such as this one: “An 18-year-old high school basketball player is evaluated after he collapsed during practice and was resuscitated.
What was a bit surprising given these bits of encouraging data was that no more than 75% would recommend it to a colleague. Paauw cites “84% of surveyed Board Basics 2 users (said) that Board Basics 2 effectively helped them prepare for the Certification or MOC exams.” A whopping 97% found it to be user-friendly. There’s a lot to like with this book, as we’ll discuss below.Īn Immensely Popular ABIM Internal Medicine Board Review Resource On the other hand, although I never tried it during residency, Board Basics may serve as a nice prep tool for the In-Training Exam if you choose to study for that annual assessment. You’re better off first doing an ABIM question bank like Knowmedge or MKSAP before cracking open this book or downloading the Board Basics mobile app.
Now in its third iteration, Board Basics is designed to be “Your Last Stop before the Boards.” Indeed, I would not attempt to use this reference without completing your primary ABIM preparation.
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The ABIM board review summary, selling currently for $125 on Amazon ( ) or $99 on ACP’s website ( ) condenses the highest-yield principles from the 11- book MKSAP 16 series into 342 easy-to-digest pages. The American College of Physicians (ACP) calls its Board Basics publication “An enhancement to MKSAP” and they are spot on. In our ongoing review of commonly used ABIM Internal Medicine Board Review resources, we follow up our look at the Medical Knowmedge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) with analysis of Board Basics 3.
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