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Meet the BoardVitals Medical Team: Q & A with Dr. Karen Shackelford, MD
At BoardVitals, we work hard to bring our users high quality and relevant board review practice questions and we can't do it without our medic ...
Becoming a Military Doctor: Weighing Your Options
Military doctors are some of the bravest men and women in the world. Pursuing a medical profession in the military comes with sacrifice, but it ca ...
USMLE Step 2CK Question Banks: UWorld vs. Kaplan vs. BoardVitals
If your USMLE Step 2CK exam is coming up, you've come to the right place to figure out exactly how to review. To start, let's make sure we kno ...
3 Ways Online Board Review Protects You Like Sunscreen
This summer you'll need to be protecting yourself from the sun by loading up on your SPF. In a lot of ways, protecting yourself with SPF is the sa ...
25 Items Doctors Typically Pack for Vacation
When you pack for a vacation you probably load up on SPF 15 (or higher), hand sanitizer (pocket bac, floating pac), tissues, and ibuprofen. That’s a g ...
4 AGPCNP Free Practice Questions for the ANCC Exam
Just started studying for your Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Exam? Whether you've been reviewing for mont ...
BoardVitals Partners with ZDoggMD to Honor Nurses with ‘Nurse Virginia’ Video
As part of National Nurses Week, BoardVitals Partnered with ZDoggMD with this "Nurse Virginia" video, which is a parody on the song, "Meet Virgini ...
USMLE Step 1 Question Banks: UWorld vs Kaplan vs BoardVitals
Are you getting ready to take your USMLE Step 1 exam? We get asked all the time about how the BoardVitals Step 1 Question Bank compares to UWorld ...
BoardVitals Updates NCLEX® Question Banks to Help Combat Test Anxiety
Have you heard? The BoardVitals NCLEX RN® and NCLEX PN® banks have been updated with new features to help you learn better, gain relevant practice ...
The Many Faces Behind the #GiveVax Initiative
Beginning in April 2016, BoardVitals partnered with Vaccine Ambassadors to kick off our first philanthropic initiative: #GiveVax, to supply one va ...
Dose Response Curve for Radiation Question Video Explanation
If you're sitting for the ARRT Radiography Exam in the near future, you may want to make sure you understand dose-response curves. It's a topic th ...
The Best Match Day Songs Feat. The Who, Rebecca Black, Linkin Park
So you made it through med school. Between the endless studying, countless tests, and sleepless nights, your stress levels have been through the r ...
Resident Match: What if You Don’t Match?
If everyone is running around celebrating and you got news that you didn't match to any resident programs you applied to, it is not the end of the ...
Try to Ace This OBGYN MOC Practice Quiz
Are you expecting your OBGYN MOC exam soon? Well, you better start refreshing your test-taking skills! The best way to get in the mindset is by ta ...
How to Pass the Gastroenterology Board Exam
The GI exam does have a fairly high pass rate (usually over 90%). But there are still people that fail. It’s important to look at factor ...
Women Physicians Day: Recognizing BoardVitals’ Female Medical Editors
On February 3rd this year, we celebrate the third annual National Women Physicians Day, which is the birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first wo ...
Can You Answer These ENT MOC Practice Questions Correctly?
Are you preparing for the ABOto ENT MOC Exam? If you are, you'll want to make a habit of taking practice questions to refresh your brain on the fo ...
Can You Answer these 5 Pathology MOC Exam Practice Questions?
Gearing up for the Pathology MOC Exam? Refresh your skills by taking Pathology MOC exam practice questions that mimic the actual exam. Here are fi ...
Long Shift Survival: Staying Healthy On Rotations
If you think that you can’t stay healthy while working 12-, 14-, or 16-hour rotations then you may be headed for weight gain and possibly depressi ...
How To Detox: Getting It Back After Big Indulgences
‘Tis the season for great food and snacking on things you rarely eat the rest of the year. The problem is that once you eat handfuls of holiday co ...