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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.

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.  –Socrates Welcome back to RoshCast for Episode 42! With the in-training exam around the corner, go back and power through old episodes during commutes to pick up as many points as possible. Good luck! read more…

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?

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.  –Aristotle Welcome back to RoshCast for Episode 41! As we get closer and closer to the in-training, now would be a great time to go back and listen to old episodes to brush up on some of the core EM knowledge read more…

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.

Reviewed January 2024 Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn Sample question: A 3,500 g male infant is born via scheduled cesarean delivery at 41 weeks of gestation to a G2P2 mother with a past medical history of asthma. He develops mild respiratory distress shortly after birth. Vital signs include T 37.2°C, P 140 bpm, R 75/minute, and SpO2 read more…

Dreams and dedication are a powerful combination. -William Longgood Welcome back to Roshcast for Episode 40! After a quick detour last week to talk with Dr. Rosh, we are back at it with our regular routine. But before we get going, if you have any thoughts or feedback on last week’s episode, or even if you have read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Septic Arthritis Sample Question: A 23-year-old man with a history of intravenous heroin use presents to the emergency department with a painful left hip that is preventing him from walking. He denies injury. Physical exam reveals a swollen and erythematous left hip that is tender to palpation. His temperature is 102.2°F. What read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Rotator Cuff Impingement and Tear Sample question: Which muscle is most commonly involved with rotator cuff injuries?

Reviewed February 2024 Macrocytic Anemia Sample question: An 84-year-old woman presents to the clinic with fatigue and weight loss for several months. She reports eating very little in her daily meals. A CBC shows a hemoglobin of 9.2 g/dL and mean corpuscular volume of 124 fL. Which one of the following findings would be expected read more…

As we mentioned at the end of episode 38, this won’t be a regular old RoshCast. Instead of our regularly scheduled content, we put together an interview with Dr. Adam Rosh – the namesake of the Rosh Review, former program director, and most importantly an emergency physician who has dedicated the last 20 years of his life to education. This episode provides a gold mine of actionable information, tools, strategies, and tactics that you can use not only for your upcoming Shelf exam, In-Training exam, or ABEM Certification exam, but any high stakes endeavor. 

The Rosh Review “One Step Further” Award is awarded to a resident who exemplifies the ideals of continuous education and self-improvement and who goes “one step further” to improve a weakness or accelerate a strength. The winner is awarded a plaque by EMRA and a $1,000 check from Rosh Review. Rosh Review will also make a $1,000 donation on behalf of the winner to DonorsChoose.com, a nonprofit organization that allows individuals to make direct donations to public school classroom projects. So those students can also go “One Step Further” in their education. 

Coarctation of the Aorta Sample question: A 5-year-old girl with Turner syndrome is found to have systolic hypertension. Further examination reveals diminished femoral pulses. Which of the following is the best initial test for establishing the most likely diagnosis?

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. -Theodore Roosevelt Welcome back to Roshcast episode 38, the last episode of 2018! Before we jump into this week’s episode, we have a few people to recognize. First, congrats to Zain who won the trauma ring tone challenge last episode and will be receiving a Rosh Review subscription. Special read more…

For convenience, we organized all of our episodes into a single location for you. Here it is. Each episode is hyperlinked to bring you directly to the audio file and list of questions reviewed in the corresponding episode. And for your ears only…we are releasing in the coming weeks, a Roshcast tab in your Emergency Medicine Qbank subscription. This will allow you to work on the questions discussed in each episode of Roshcast. Also, let us know if you are interested in hosting your own Roshcast for one of our specialties. Now on to the good stuff.