The following clinical vignette is a girl with a developmental delay and dysmorphic features. It is a very commonly tested diagnosis on the pediatric boards. Following the clinical vignette and questions we show you how to unpack and breakdown the question for clues to the diagnosis. After you complete the analysis you can test your knowledge to see if you answered it correctly. Even if…
Breastfeeding Jaundice vs. Human Milk Jaundice
Not So Mellow Yellow! While this topic is not that complicated when broken down, the terminology can be confusing. This is especially the case if you do not take that extra moment to “read the questions carefully”. If you are not careful you easily pick the wrong answer, and when the clock hits 12:00 your board certification carriage will turn into a yellow pumpkin. Managing…
May Day: Get Working, Avoid the Stress! Deadline to Register is Tomorrow at 3 PM
If you are planning on taking the 2019 American Board of Family Medicine Exam this November you still have some time to register for the exam! However, this is a good time to get a jump on preparing for the exam that you will be taking this November! Around the World May 1st is “May Day” or International Workers Day. Mayday is also a phrase…
On Your MOC, Get Set, GO! To the Exam!
For those of you who have elected to take Pediatric MOC Part 3 proctored exam at a Prometric Center® instead of the quarterly Pediatric MOCA process, this is for you. The deadline for taking the exam is fast approaching and the margin for error is zero. The technical name for “the exam” is the “Pediatric Cognitive Expertise Exam/Part 3.” I went through this process a couple…
Reset Your Part 3 MOC clock
I am at the point in my MOC cycle where I must complete my next Part 2 and Part 4 cycles by December 2020. Interestingly enough, even though this is 4 years away, I noted that the date is December 17th, 2020. If I leave this all to the last minute, that can be a problem since most of us think in terms of the…
Light a Fire
Light a fire if you’re among the lucky ones who have registered for and are planning on taking the Part 3 Cognitive Expertise Secure Exam before the summer break. You are in the home stretch. It’s down to the wire and it’s time to light a fire to your studying. Earlier this month we pre-released 100 copies of the 5th and newest edition of our…
The QOW Experience
In my previous blog last week, I noted that the ABP QOW was a great way to get MOC Part 2 credit. Each year, the ABP has been releasing 50 questions a year, one week at a time. They have been doing so since December 2013 which means folks like me who are entering their MOC cycle can catch up if they would like. For…
Pediatric MOC QOW and the Slow and Steady/Binge Option
One of the options for obtaining MOC Part 2 credits is the ABP Question of the week or QOW[1] as they like to call it. The ABP releases 1 question per week, with a break for Christmas and New Year. This totals 50 questions per year. Once you sign up up, the QOW is inconveniently sent to your already cluttered email box. You can of course just log into…
New and Improved Pediatric MOC: Part 4 Improvement in Practice
The MOC process continues to be abuzz with change with the ABP keeping an eye on other specialty groups that are part of the American Board of Subspecialties parent group. Due to this, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has already temporarily suspended the Quality in Practice requirement through the end of 2018, while the process is under review. Similarly, the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) is also…
Kill ACGME and MOC Bird with 1 Stone
As of Spring 2015, residents can dip their toes into the MOC pool with the rest of us. If you are currently a resident, you are asking yourself, “why would I want to take on something I can thankfully postpone for 5 more years?”. There are more important thing’s to do like, I don’t know? Passing the Boards in the first place!? That is all…