cc56 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I am going in cold to see what I know. I did not pre-study, but I do try to listen to EMrap/look stuff up at work often. So I am kinda studying all the time. As far as the test, somethings I just don't remember but I have it down to "A or C" and can look up quickly to confirm. There are questions I know the answer before reading the choices. I have done 16 or 25 so far, I did the 16 in one sitting. I will finish probably this weekend. I am continually putting down "low confidence" in my answers after the question. If I fail then I have 1 year to study for the PANRE. Then I will take the renewal course and get out the books. I will not cheat and will not discuss questions.... But I wonder if we are all getting the same questions or if they are randomly assigning an order to each person? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted February 22, 2019 Administrator Share Posted February 22, 2019 I just did 20 questions tonight. Some were *ridiculously* simple--almost to "The patient states his name is John. What is the patient's name?" level. Others were things that, in clinic, I would take far more than 5 minutes to look up, especially the peds stuff that I don't see all that commonly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenspac Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 3:42 PM, kang1208 said: Out of curiosity, how are you guys studying/preparing for this PANRE pilot? Although they mentioned it is "walk around knowledge", I suspect it may be more difficult than the conventional PANRE due to the fact that it is like a "take-home" exam? Thoughts? I have a book from CME for life which is a bullet point reference... but I havent needed it and I've been in a sub specialty for years. One question I got wrong I believe was written incorrectly and the other one I read incorrectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmiller3 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I did all 25 yesterday. I missed 3; two I thought could have gone either way and one I just did not know, even after looking for it for almost 5 minutes. Most of the questions are very much "walking around information", but some were tricky. Overall, after just one set of questions, I would prefer this to the regular PANRE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiovolffemtp Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I did my 25 questions today, missed 2. Has 3 minutes per question. That's not enough to really research something you don't know - 5 minutes would be much better. In clinical practice I have at least that much to look up something. Most of the questions seemed to be fairly close to "walking around" knowledge, 2-3 were very niche. However, I do EM, so that helps with broad knowledge. From what I saw, think anyone in a specialty could have a hard time, because very few of the questions would be relevant to someone in derm, ortho, cardiology, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kang1208 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 While some questions were straight forward, I personally think that some questions were just not "walking around knowledge every PA should know regardless of specialty". Guess I should know which diarrhea-causing organism would present like working in Cardiology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicadea Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Greetings Alternative PANRE experimental rats, I am 18 years plus in ORTHO only (I know nothing from which I don’t practice ), passed my prior 2 PANREs easily and decided to try this exam format from the comfort of my own home office over two years. I kinda reviewed/studied Pulm and Cardio, since it was the highest percentage and nothing else really. Figured, might as well let NCCPA see what “walking around knowledge” is for an ortho surgical specialist. Well, took it tonight, got 5 min per question, answered most well under 3 min (2 min limit might be much harder), had to do some googling using the MERK and missed only 3. PHEW! I think this is do’able, much better than cramming. And it does inspire me to listen to podcasts about general medicine. I am assuming the things I missed, others might miss too and they might take those questions out at the end of the trial. Good luck all, don’t stress, enjoy the process and its 10 years after this, next stop retirement!!!! Peace out! D. Nastansky Ortho Spine PA-C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickgregory Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Soooo. Has anyone done the 2nd set of questions? Are they more difficult? 1st set seemed reasonable to almost all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKPAC Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Only getting 2 mins now, not 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovineplane Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Same 2 minutes. Difficulty didn't seem much different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KpsPac Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Haven’t done it yet. I have such anxiety about tests.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBanner Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I thought the second set was a bit more difficult. I got a couple wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkertdm Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I missed a couple too, but I was watching reruns of "Highlander" at the time. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickgregory Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Both of you are bragging! I get nervous...I always think....If I fail this BS test...I'll get fired and can't pay my mortgage or work! That's Sucks...But it's true! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkertdm Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, rickgregory said: Both of you are bragging! I get nervous...I always think....If I fail this BS test...I'll get fired and can't pay my mortgage or work! That's Sucks...But it's true! If you fail it, you get a year to take the panre. It's experimental. They dont kill Guinea pigs if they...fail...oh crap... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KpsPac Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, thinkertdm said: If you fail it, you get a year to take the panre. It's experimental. They dont kill Guinea pigs if they...fail...oh crap... A test is a test. Doesn’t matter that it is a pilot, it is a TEST. Anxiety is real... I would like to make sure I don’t fail.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I think that is a pretty universal feeling. I can take written exams for years but even the simplest hands on test gives me the willies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBanner Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 1:58 PM, rickgregory said: Both of you are bragging! I get nervous...I always think....If I fail this BS test...I'll get fired and can't pay my mortgage or work! That's Sucks...But it's true! Well look at it this way; it's better than a high-stakes, 4 hour, proctored exam!! And we have a safety net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmac79 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) I feel as though we were mislead in the initial video put out for the pilot exam. If I recall correctly, there was supposed no study or prep time needed. For those of us not in primary care, trying to answer a question outside of your specialty in 2 minutes is unrealistic in my opinion, especially when I've been in a specialty for 12 years. I just spent $100 on a study guide for the pilot, but not sure how much this is going to help. fingers crossed Edited August 19, 2019 by kmac79 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmac79 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 1:45 PM, kang1208 said: While some questions were straight forward, I personally think that some questions were just not "walking around knowledge every PA should know regardless of specialty". Guess I should know which diarrhea-causing organism would present like working in Cardiology Agreed. I honestly think it's ridiculous. I've been in Cardiology for 12 years and was going based on the initial video stating there was no prep or study time needed, which I now know is not the case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cideous Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 At least they do give the safety net if we fail this beta. It would suck though. Hopefully the bar to pass this is pretty low LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Cideous said: At least they do give the safety net if we fail this beta. It would suck though. Hopefully the bar to pass this is pretty low LOL When they rolled it out they still hadn't decided what passing and failing would be. That scared me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KpsPac Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I practiced general med, mostly internal. Some of the stuff is not even common. They don’t even have zebras on the test. I really thought it would help but all I have done was get anxious four times a year instead of one time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiovolffemtp Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Without giving any specifics, I feel that 1 question I had in the 2nd batch had a definitely wrong answer considered correct, also 1 on the 3rd batch. I had 5 min per question on the 1st batch, 5 on the 2nd, and 3 on the 3rd. In each batch, 3-5 questions were pretty oddball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cideous Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I bet some of the questions are beta tester questions which will prob be thrown out at the end. Guess we will find out in ...oh 1.25 years? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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