Family Medicine

This article is going to show two very easy ways to help increase your ABFM Certification score by 100 points. We already know that pass rates for the ABFM exam hover around 90% for all test-takers. And we know that superior test-taking skills alone are not sufficient to pass the exam. While there is no magic pill or wand to achieve this, these two techniques are the most useful, easy to implement and only requires a little of your time. This means anyone can take advantage of them. The first tactic is to use a system over a couple of months to identify what you don’t know. Sounds easy, right? The key is to go through a curriculum and identify what you don’t know – not what you are weak at – but what you don’t know. The second strategy is to take advantage of human error. Tests are written by humans, of course, and humans make errors. This article will show you 5 very easy techniques to narrow down an answer choice to either the correct answer or to a 50/50 probability – even without knowing anything about the topic. By combining these two strategies, you’ll be able to increase your ABFM certification score by 100 points – which could be the difference between passing or failing. Let’s get started.

I was inspired and energized at last night’s launch of TIME’S UP Healthcare at the New York Academy of Medicine. I was there as an emergency physician who witnessed gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, as a father who wants my daughter and son to grow up in a world that treats them read more…

That depends. Are you getting exposed to the variety of subjects that are going to be tested on the FMCLA pilot? According to the ABFM, the longitudinal assessment is a test of family medicine knowledge and clinical problem-solving ability relevant to family medicine. Appropriate subject areas of the following disciplines are included: Adult Medicine, Care read more…

With the ABFM Certification Exam around the corner, here are a few useful tips that may come in handy. We also composed a Mock ABFM Certification Exam that is now available in your Dashboard Boost Box (desktop/laptop only). While we believe the 3,500 questions in your Qbank are more than adequate to prepare you for read more…

Reviewed January 2024 Epiglottitis Sample question: A 5-year-old boy presents to the emergency department because of difficulty breathing that began a few hours prior to consult. The caretaker reports that he was apparently well until he developed a fever and sore throat yesterday. He has no cough. On examination he is noted to be flushed, read more…

Introducing the new ABFM Geriatrics Content-Specific Module, available to Family Medicine residents, residency programs, and practicing physicians. This module is best suited for Family Medicine physicians looking for a focused, high-yield Qbank review for ABFMs Content-Specific Modules required during the certification Exam. This content is novel, and not included in Rosh Review’s Main Family Medicine Qbank or mock exams. Family Medicine programs who subscribe to Rosh Review also gain access to the Content-Specific Modules in their PD Dash. 

Introducing the new ABFM Women’s Health Content-Specific Module, available to Family Medicine residents, residency programs, and practicing physicians. This module is best suited for Family Medicine physicians looking for a focused, high-yield Qbank review for ABFMs Content-Specific Modules required during the certification Exam. This content is novel, and not included in Rosh Review’s Main Family Medicine Qbank or mock exams. Family Medicine programs who subscribe to Rosh Review also gain access to the Content-Specific Modules in their PD Dash. 

Introducing the new ABFM Child and Adolescent Care Content-Specific Module, available to Family Medicine residents, residency programs, and practicing physicians. This module is best suited for Family Medicine physicians looking for a focused, high-yield Qbank review for ABFMs Content-Specific Modules required during the certification Exam. This content is novel, and not included in Rosh Review’s Main Family Medicine Qbank or mock exams. Family Medicine programs who subscribe to Rosh Review also gain access to the Content-Specific Modules in their PD Dash. 

Introducing the new ABFM Emergent & Urgent Care Content-Specific Module, available to Family Medicine residents, residency programs, and practicing physicians. This module is best suited for Family Medicine physicians looking for a focused, high-yield Qbank review for ABFMs Content-Specific Modules required during the certification Exam. This content is novel, and not included in Rosh Review’s Main Family Medicine Qbank or mock exams. Family Medicine programs who subscribe to Rosh Review also gain access to the Content-Specific Modules in their PD Dash. 

Introducing the new ABFM Hospital Medicine Content-Specific Module, available to Family Medicine residents, residency programs, and practicing physicians. This module is best suited for Family Medicine physicians looking for a focused, high-yield Qbank review for ABFMs Content-Specific Modules required during the certification Exam. This content is novel, and not included in Rosh Review’s Main Family Medicine Qbank or mock exams. Family Medicine programs who subscribe to Rosh Review also gain access to the Content-Specific Modules in their PD Dash. 

Introducing the new ABFM Sports Medicine Content-Specific Module, available to Family Medicine residents, residency programs, and practicing physicians. This module is best suited for Family Medicine physicians looking for a focused, high-yield Qbank review for ABFMs Content-Specific Modules required during the certification Exam. This content is novel, and not included in Rosh Review’s Main Family Medicine Qbank or mock exams. Family Medicine programs who subscribe to Rosh Review also gain access to the Content-Specific Modules in their PD Dash. 

Introducing the new ABFM Maternity Care Content-Specific Module, available to Family Medicine residents, residency programs, and practicing physicians. This module is best suited for Family Medicine physicians looking for a focused, high-yield Qbank review for ABFMs Content-Specific Modules required during the certification Exam. This content is novel, and not included in Rosh Review’s Main Family Medicine Qbank or mock exams. Family Medicine programs who subscribe to Rosh Review also gain access to the Content-Specific Modules in their PD Dash. 

Announcing the release of a new ABFM Ambulatory Family Medicine Content-Specific Module, available to Family Medicine residents, residency programs, and practicing physicians. This module is best suited for Family Medicine physicians looking for a focused, high-yield Qbank review for ABFMs Content-Specific Modules required during the certification Exam. This content is novel, and not included in Rosh Review’s Main Family Medicine Qbank or mock exams. Family Medicine programs who subscribe to Rosh Review also gain access to the Content-Specific Modules in their PD Dash. 

Announcing the release of the Rosh Review’s ABFM Qbank dedicated to preparing you for the ABFM Modules. The ABFM Certification exam consists of four equal sections of 100 minutes. Each section contains 80 multiple-choice questions. The candidate will choose a content-specific module (we have you covered) at the beginning of the second section of the examination. The first 40 questions of that section will cover the module topic and the following 40 questions will cover the breadth of family medicine. The first, third, and fourth sections of the examination will also cover the entire field of family medicine (this paragraph is modified from the ABFM website).

It’s finally time for your family medicine rotation and you could not be more excited. Although you’re not interested in primary care, you just completed your surgery rotation and are in desperate in need of sleep. A month of outpatient nine to five clinic visits doing well-child visits and reassuring patients that they don’t need antibiotics to treat a viral cold sounds like a piece of cake.

Just as pediatricians need to bring up uncomfortable conversations about sex to keep their patients safe and healthy, isn’t it equally the responsibility of physicians to bring up diet and nutrition?

Reviewed February 2024 Ottawa Foot and Ankle Rules Sample question: A 25-year-old man presents to the ED for evaluation of right ankle pain. He fell and twisted his right ankle while playing basketball 8 hours ago. Immediately after his injury, he experienced difficulty bearing weight on the ankle. He has since experienced increasing pain over read more…

Reviewed January 2024 Boxer Fracture Sample question: A 17-year-old boy presents to the clinic with right-hand pain after punching a wall. Physical examination reveals swelling over the dorsum of the right hand with bony tenderness noted with palpation of the fifth metacarpal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Reviewed February 2024 (Neonatal) Respiratory Distress Syndrome Sample question: A newborn boy born at 32 weeks gestation is admitted to the NICU because of respiratory distress. He was born by cesarean section for breech presentation, premature labor, and rupture of membranes for approximately 2 hours. He weighed 1,845 g and appeared vigorous, with spontaneous respirations. read more…

“Keep your minds open,” the dean announced at M3 orientation, “maybe you’ve always dreamed of becoming an orthopedic surgeon but will fall in love with psychiatry.” As freshly minted third year medical students with wrinkle free and yet to be coffee/pen/bodily fluid stained short white coats we entered clinical rotations much like undifferentiated cells, eager to be shaped and influenced as we transformed into the future physicians we were to become. However, for many students, choosing a specialty is not as easy as dreaming and falling in love. There is a fine line three quarters into M3 year when the reaction to uncertainty about choosing a specialty changes from a response of “you’ve got time” to a reaction that may make you feel like somehow over a few short months you became defective. In the midst of the uncertainty and doubt you then receive an email that it’s time to schedule your fourth year electives and are advised to “choose them wisely” as you are reminded that residency applications will be due just three months into the year. If that story sounds all too familiar of you anticipate that this could happen to you, don’t panic, you’re not alone, let’s get through this together.