Category: Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine Board Review News and Information
After sampling our questions reflecting the structure of the Internal Medicine Board Certification Exams (ABIM and ABOIM), become even more prepared to take your Internal Medicine Boards by subscribing to the Board Vitals study guide and, browsing our blog for test prep guidance. Core Internal Medicine topics covered in our available test prep resources include:- Infectious diseases
- Oncology
- Chronic conditions (diabetes, heart disease, etc.)
- Women's health
- Geriatrics
New ABIM MOC Requirements (Spring 2017) – Are they more realistic?
Some things do change for the better and we are here to report it. Back in October 2015 we reported on the tens of thousands of specialists who we [...]
HIV Testing: How to Calculate Infected Blood Risk, Video Explanation
Are you preparing for your Pathology or Internal Medicine Certifying Exam? If you are, you have likely run across some different practice questions re [...]
More Convenient Options Coming Soon for MOC/CME?
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) just announced that beginning in 2018, physicians certified in Internal Medicine can choose to take [...]
Simple Ways to Prepare for the Boards
Medical specialty board exams are vigorous tests of your subject knowledge. Without a clear plan and study schedule, you’re likely to wind up feeling [...]
10 Public Health Concerns Every Doctor Encounters
As a newly practicing physician, you are going to see the adverse impacts of public health issues walk in your door every day. Sometimes you notice th [...]
Recognize and Diagnose Zika with These 4 Sample Questions
Zika has captivated the medical community's attention. Whether or not the threat posed is equal to that of the media's obsession has yet to be det [...]
The Zebra Files: Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma During Pregnancy
Each week we present to you a rare medical case that defies common diagnosis and procedure.
Welcome to The Zebra Files.
Adult T- [...]
Oncology Practice Questions for the ABIM Oncology Certification Exam
BoardVitals is excited to announce our new Medical Oncology questions bank targeted to the ABIM Oncology Certification Exam. Over the past year, w [...]
Internal Medicine MOC FAQs
The Internal Medicine MOC exam is one of the harder recertification exams. The first time MOC pass rate is usually around 85%. The eventual pass r [...]
Big News for IM Subspecialists. No more Certification Maintenance!
Internal medicine physicians will no longer need to maintain underlying certifications for nine subspecialties, according to the American Board of I [...]
How to Pass the 2015 Internal Medicine Shelf Exam
The Internal Medicine Shelf Exam is definitely one of the more difficult ones. The concepts are not particularly tricky – there aren’t m [...]
Top Categories to Study on the Internal Medicine Board Exam
The Internal Medicine board exam is getting tougher. There is more and more information, and there are breakthroughs in internal medicine, t [...]