Test-taking skills

Although each student is different, the PA education and certification process poses similar challenges for all individuals. As a recent graduate, I can attest that the transition to the graduate program and subsequent preparation for the board examination can be a whirlwind. If you’re struggling to feel confident going into your PA school exams, you’re read more…

The time to take the PANCE has finally arrived! All of the blood, sweat, and tears you have poured into your future career are coming to a head. You may be wondering now what? How do I sign up for the PANCE exam? How much does continuing medical education cost? Where do I take the read more…

Here are a few last-minute tips for your exam… The hardest part of this exam is being able to answer the questions based on the “standard” rather than what you do in “your shop.”  Don’t overthink. Remember, there are no tricks. The woman who steps off a plane from China with unilateral leg swelling, a read more…

Are you ready for a study strategy that will consolidate and organize your studying so you can more easily assess your progress, identify weaknesses, and get the confidence to enter your next exam ready to give the exam writers a real taste of who they’re messing with? By the time you graduate from medical school, read more…

Do you ace standardized tests? Study efficiently for class and still have time to engage in other activities? Remember things you’ve learned longer than other people you know? If you answered YES to any of these questions, keep reading…

We already know the pass rate for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Certification Exam hovers around 85%. This article is going to show two very easy ways to help increase your Pediatric Emergency Medicine Certification Exam score by 10%. If you are not familiar with the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Certification exam, here is a detailed outline of the topics that may appear on your exam. 

While there is no magic pill or wand to significantly increase your exam score, 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 Family Medicine certification score by 100 points – which could be the difference between passing or failing. Let’s get started.