Category: Medical Specialties
The Origins of Common Medical Terminology and Acronyms
Healthcare is full of acronyms and terminology, from STAT and b.i.d, to “attending” physicians and coccyx. The words roll off our collective tongu [...]
5 FREE Infectious Disease Board Review Questions
Are you ready for the ABIM Infectious Disease Certification Exam? Test your knowledge with five highly rated Infectious Disease board review quest [...]
6 FREE Hospice and Palliative Medicine Board Exam Questions
Are you ready for the ABIM or AOA Hospice & Palliative Medicine Certification Exam? Test your knowledge with six Hospice & Palli [...]
Try These FREE Rheumatology Board Review Questions
After years of tackling medical school, USMLE exams, residency, and maybe even fellowship, you’ve almost reached your goal of becoming a board-cer [...]
Traveling with Medication: How to Avoid Possible Jail Time
You pack for a long anticipated vacation. Your toiletry bag contains your toothbrush, comb, shaving gear, makeup, Vicks for your chest congestion, [...]
How the Role of the Health Science Librarian Has Changed
The role of Health Science Librarian is now a combination of up to date content management, overall procurement, and technical infrastructure mana [...]
Free Hospital Medicine MOC Board Review Questions
Are you ready for your Hospital Medicine MOC Board Exam? We’re sure you are, but we wanted to offer a little extra help as you spend your time pre [...]
Football, The Superbowl, & Concussions: What You Need to Know
Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta is nearly here. While the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams are preparing for the biggest game of the year, you [...]
Pharmacists: Do You Know Your Rights to Refuse?
This past summer, two incidents shined a harsh light on pharmacists who refused to fill prescriptions on moral grounds. Although they had very dif [...]
ABIM Knowledge Check-In Explained
It’s meant to make life easier for physicians but is still very complicated. The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is offering a two-year ass [...]
The Rising Rate of STDs: A Public Health Crisis?
As a physician, of course you know about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However, did you know that the rate of STDs in the US is climbing s [...]
Free Otolaryngology Board Review Questions
Preparing for the 2019 ABOto ENT Qualifying Exam is no easy feat. But not to worry - any Otolaryngologist will tell you the key to passing is to b [...]
Psychiatry Board Review Practice Questions
The Psychiatry Board Exam is on the difficult side, with a pass rate dipping as low as 75%. It’s important to train on different types of questions to [...]
General Info: ABPN Psychiatry Board Certification Exam
For Initial Psychiatry Board Certification
Psychiatry Boards Application is available on ABPN’s website
ABPN Psychiatry Board Exam Format
500 [...]
Andrea Paul, MD: What I Wish I’d Known Before Starting Medical School
If you’re staring down a path to becoming a doctor, there are many, probably too many, things to consider. I finished medical school and became a [...]
The Financially Toxic Cost of Fighting Cancer
A cancer diagnosis is the worst thing a patient can hear - until they start fighting it. Now a well-publicized study in the American Journal of Me [...]
Why Patient Education & Health Literacy Is Important
There is a fine difference between health education and health literacy but it can make all the difference in the health of your patients and thei [...]
First They Were Dead, Then They Weren’t
They say nothing is certain but death and taxes. But as you may have experienced, is death certain? Some patients die and then come back again. Wh [...]
What You May Not Know About Breast Cancer Patients
Although you may be familiar with the rates of breast cancer detection and survival, there may be three things you don’t know about breast cancer [...]
Can You Answer These 4 Child Neurology MOC Practice Questions?
Is your Child Neurology MOC exam around the corner? It's time to start preparing! The best way to sharpen old skills is through practice. You know [...]