Board exam prep is challenging, especially in the days or weeks leading up to an ABPN® exam. It’s likely that exam candidates will feel a sense of urgency, question whether they’re adequately prepared, and feel the stress of having too little time to do what’s needed. But that’s not all: it’s also common for that stress to lead to prep paralysis. It’s easy then to procrastinate, make half-hearted efforts, or give up way too soon – just when effective and… Click to Read More

Beat the Boards! courses, as is explicit in their name, are designed for ABPN® board preparation and are judged by their effectiveness in getting exam candidates to pass their exams. By this standard, Beat The Boards! Courses are extremely successful, racking up very high pass rates among users and maintaining their #1 sales position in psychiatric board prep for over two decades. Given their board focus, it is not self-evident that Beat The Boards! courses are also effective general psychiatry… Click to Read More

  This is a time of year when many medical boards are coming up in the next one to three months. So, for many exam candidates, their remaining study time is growing short. Indeed, some exam candidates have a mere one to three weeks left to go. This blog post is for anyone who feels they’re behind in their board prep and is beginning to panic. Let this post serve as an antidote to that counterproductive, panicky feeling. Let it… Click to Read More

It’s not merely how long you study but what knowledge and exam-taking skills you achieve. Today, I share with you three ways exam candidates waste their precious study time. Gauging Study Success By Hours Spent ‘Studying’ One way exam candidates waste time is by tracking their study hours without reference to how effective that study was. For example, if you can barely keep your eyes open or you’re reading material over and over because you’re not paying any attention to… Click to Read More