wanderso17 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I was just wondering if anyone took the pediatrics CAQ exam yesterday, 9/15? I took it myself. It was interesting. I felt like the exam didn't really reflect the layout (percentages) listed on the blue print. The questions, primarily the answer choices available, seemed to be quiet interesting. Anyhow, just wanted to see if anyone else took the exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsters Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I took it. I feel like I prepared adequately. I didn't "ace" it by any means but feel like I passed. Now to wait about three months for confirmation! Hope you did well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderso17 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Woodsters, glad you felt good about the exam. I didn't feel absolutely terrible about it. Although, myself, and a colleague of mine, took the exam; we are both inpatient hospitalist step down ICU/pulmonary practitioners in a major Children's hospital. We both studied the medstudy books, the books that pediatric residents study for their boards. We also spent a lot of time on the blue print in regards to development, and our personal bread and butter cardiopulmonary. I agree with you, hopefully I passed. I do hate the waiting game though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsters Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 When I say I felt good about it I am not by any means saying it was easy. With the foreknowledge that one is not intended to "ace" an exam of this nature, I feel that I was adequately prepared. I did the PREP curriculum, Rudolph's and Lange's (both test question books). I "study" best by taking practice exams and probably answered 3000 sample questions over the past few months - like you, at the level of the MD's studying for Peds boards. I am an outpatient family practice PA but I see all of the kids who come in my clinic. My biggest "problem" with the exam was that I felt I needed more time. One minute per question at that level of difficulty just seemed to fly by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderso17 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 I totally agree with you. I definitely felt rushed throughout the exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsters Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I received my score report today - PASSED! Hope you did well also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sehou2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Congratulations to woodsters! I'm a new PA student and interested in pediatrics. Can I know what is this exam for? What is the benefit to pass this exam and do you take this exam after you pass the PANCE as a plus? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsters Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 The NCCPA (the same people who certify PA's through the PANCE and monitoring of CMEs) offer several specialty exams. A few have been around for years (Emergency Medicine is quite popular). Others, like the Pediatric exam, are new. These exams are not intended for new graduates and do NOT replace your PANCE/PANRE. I had to have 150 hours of pediatric CME, 4000 hours (two years) of direct pediatric patient care, physician attestation of my skill set, etc. In my case, carrying this additional "certificate of added qualifications" will likely do nothing for my pay, etc. It will likely, however, provide additional credibility as a pediatric provider in my rural community. For me, the process of becoming eligible for the exam (CME conferences, studying, etc) was the biggest benefit as my knowledge base grew significantly. Some who have taken other CAQ exams report an increase in pay, bonuses, better job offers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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