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Why Taking a Board Review Course at the Last Minute is a Good Idea

September 6, 2023 by Jack Krasuski MD Leave a Comment Categories: All Posts, How to Prepare For Your Board Exam Tags: board exam, board exam prep, board test prep

I know I’m biased in favor of board review courses to help you prepare for board certification exams. After all, I started the Beat The Boards! courses and continue to present many lectures at several of them. Despite this, I think I can convince you of the wisdom of getting a board prep course, even if it’s last minute. Reason # 1: There Is No Downside to Getting a Board Review Course At least when it comes to the Beat… Click to Read More

What to Do if You Fail Your Board Exam

April 11, 2019 by Jack Krasuski MD 1 Comment Categories: All Posts, Coping Strategies After Failing a Board Exam Tags: beat the boards, board exam failure, board test prep, coping with failing my boards, i failed my board exam, jack krasuski

I’m here to talk about a difficult topic with you today. What do you do if you fail your board exam? I know that this is likely a difficult time for you, but I do not want you to be so hard on yourself. Take some time to come to terms with this and then create an action plan for how you are going to do better next time. There is a silver lining when it comes to failing your board exam because we are more than passing or failing an exam.

How to Study for Board Exams More Effectively

March 25, 2019 by Jack Krasuski MD 1 Comment Categories: All Posts, How to Prepare For Your Board Exam Tags: beat the boards, board exam study tips, board exam tips, board test prep, how to study, jack krasuski, psychiatry board exam prep, psychiatry board tips, studying for board exams, studying for my boards

Today, I focus on how to study more effectively based on the Landscape of Knowledge. I categorize new information we learn into three tiers of understanding: data, information, and knowledge. A exam candidate can fool themselves into believing they understand the material through familiarity with it even when they haven’t converted it into knowledge through active learning. Here are specific examples that illustrate these points.