Category: Medical Specialties
How I Passed My PNP Certification Exam: My Study Plan and Tools
If you’re a current/aspiring healthcare professional, chances are high that you’ve taken lots of exams. I am currently a PNP-PC (Pediatric Nurse Pract [...]
6 Geriatric Medicine Board Review Questions to Try
Think you’re ready for the Geriatric Medicine Certification Exam? Try your hand at six Geriatric Medicine board review questions from the BoardVit [...]
Epileptic Seizure Neurology Board Question Video Explanation
Are you preparing for your Neurology Board Exam or the USMLE® Step 1 or Step 2 exams? If so, you might want to familiarize yourself with the conce [...]
5 Free INBDE Sample Questions to Brush Up Your Dental Knowledge
If you're preparing for your INBDE exam, you might find yourself stressing over memorizing every detail from your INBDE study material. After all, [...]
4 Anesthesiology MOCA Sample Questions for You to Try
Working on completing your Anesthesiology MOCA Minute® questions? Breeze through those MOCA Minute® questions every calendar quarter by taking MOC [...]
Medical Training in the Time of Coronavirus
The world has changed. COVID-19 has disrupted every aspect of normalcy worldwide. Medical training during coronavirus has not been spared either. [...]
ABEM Qualifying Exam Test-Taking Strategies
If you're pursuing a career in Emergency Medicine, you are already no stranger to the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the many exa [...]
Prescribing Food as Medicine to Treat Patients
We all know that eating nutritious foods is one important part of living a healthy life. While “let food be thy medicine” is a quote often misattr [...]
CME Requirements for MDs, PAs, and NPs
There is no doubt that maintaining certification can be complicated and different practitioners must meet different CME requirements. Whether you [...]
Scope of Practice: Physicians and Advanced Level Practitioners
The standing definition of “scope of practice” is “the activities that an individual healthcare practitioner is permitted to perform within a spec [...]
What is Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome)?
Because it’s the month that houses Valentine's Day, it is obviously the most appropriate month to share information about takotsubo cardiomyopathy [...]
6 Free ABFAS Foot Surgery Questions
The American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) Part 1 and Part 2 Foot Surgery exams are fast approaching. Time is running out to make sure [...]
Think You Can Answer These 6 Psychiatry Board Exam Questions?
Beginning in 2016, the only pathway to board certification through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) is the computer-administe [...]
Earning CME Requirements: Different Types of CME Credits
The American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) assigns CME credit in different categories as highlighted be [...]
What is a Physician Assistant’s Scope of Practice?
As the United States population continues to increase and Baby Boomers continue to age, a growing need has developed in healthcare. With fewer phy [...]
What Healthcare Providers Should Know About the Opioid Epidemic
From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 people have died from a drug overdose. Around 68% of those deaths in 2017 involved an opioid like heroin or i [...]
Why Are Scrubs Usually Green or Blue?
Have you ever wondered why green or blue scrubs are usually worn in the operating room? While this may seem insignificant, this practice can actua [...]
5 Tips to Aid Your Internal Medicine Board Review
The Internal Medicine Board Exam can be fairly difficult for first-time test takers. In 2018, the First-Time Taker Pass Rate for the ABIM Internal Med [...]
Why Do We Need Opioid CME Courses?
It’s no secret that the opioid epidemic has been growing exponentially in America since the drug’s introduction during World War I. Between an initial [...]
How Physicians Can Help Stop the Opioid Epidemic
In the US, 130 people die every day from opioids alone. Since 1999, the country has seen three separate waves of opioid overdose deaths that have kill [...]