In-training Exam Prep Week 1

No required review material or quizzes this week.

Procedure Lab is scheduled for Monday, Feb 13th. Groups can be found here.

The In-training Exam is a comprehensive examination covering the breadth of Emergency Medicine. The exam contains 225 multiple choice questions and takes about 4.5 hours to complete.    

Remember high yield subjects: Ranked in order from ABEM website

• Cardio: 10%
• Signs/Symptoms/Presentations: 10%
• Trauma: 9%
• Procedures and Skills: 8%
• Pediatrics: 8%
• Thoracic/Respiratory: 7%
• GI/Abdomen: 7%
• Systemic Infectious Disorders: 7%
• Neuro: 6%
• Geriatrics: 6%
• Endocrine, Metabolic & Nutritional Disorders: 5%
• HEENT: 4%
• Toxicology: 4%
• GU/Renal: 3%
• MSK (non-traumatic): 3%
• OB/GYN: 3%
• Hematology: 3%
• Dermatology: 3%
• Immunology: 2%
• Psych: 2%
• Environmental: 2%
• Other; bio-stats/epidemiology/etc: 2%

Supplemental ITE REVIEW Content:

Comprehensive Bizz Buzz

Orthopedic Review Material (High Yield Review)

• High Yield Ortho Review:
  • EM Basic Ortho ITE Review

Quick Epidemiology and BioStats Review

• Recommend doing 1-2 days before (gets you easy points – like free throws)
  • Online MedEd: Free Videos -Epidemiology and Biostats
  • Recommend last 5 videos to get easy stat/epi points
  • Review 1-2 days before exam so fresh in your head

Other Resources

• You Tube – The National EM Board Review Videos – system based (pick your system)
• Hippo EM Videos and Questions
• Rosh Review Questions

Last week’s answers: Ortho; Rad; EKG

Article of the Week:Transfusion in children with severe anemia 

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