UGoLong Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I've got until 2028 and, at the moment, I'm thinking of doing it the old way with a review course first. I'll be 82 by then -- God willing -- so if I do it, it would likely probably be my last time through. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarshallB Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Brother If you’re 82 years of age at your next cycle to recert, and you are working you should get an honorary certificate 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted July 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 7/22/2022 at 10:42 PM, JMarshallB said: Brother If you’re 82 years of age at your next cycle to recert, and you are working you should get an honorary certificate oh god no..... doc i worked with was like 8o something. I took over his panel after medical issue. He should not have been in practice any more 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mile2one Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Ok, so I know there’s not a specific number of questions to get right to pass, but does anyone know what the average passing score is or even the average score is? @rev roninyou said you aimed to stay above the average score each quarter. What was that score on average? I’m just trying to set a goal in my mind for when I do review questions. I’ve been doing ACS, trauma, some surg crit care since graduating so I have some primary care to review… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted December 16, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 16, 2022 I start panre-la next month and got their intro email yesterday. Apparently, when you miss a question they tell you why and often provide the same question again the next quarter. If you get it right the 2nd time , they erase your prior poor score with the better one. Not too worried about this format... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, EMEDPA said: I start panre-la next month and got their intro email yesterday. Apparently, when you miss a question they tell you why and often provide the same question again the next quarter. If you get it right the 2nd time , they erase your prior poor score with the better one. Not too worried about this format... where did you read this? I'm not worried about it but this is news to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted December 16, 2022 Administrator Share Posted December 16, 2022 15 hours ago, mile2one said: Ok, so I know there’s not a specific number of questions to get right to pass, but does anyone know what the average passing score is or even the average score is? @rev roninyou said you aimed to stay above the average score each quarter. What was that score on average? I’m just trying to set a goal in my mind for when I do review questions. I really don't know. I do know that it gave you realtime feedback, and that average was more than passing, so I knew that if I stayed above average in everything, I should be good. And yeah, if I can't pass everything as a Family Med PA, I have a serious issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgriffiths Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, sas5814 said: where did you read this? I'm not worried about it but this is news to me. It was in my email from yesterday as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 guess I should have read the whole thing. I missed the part about getting the same question again later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted December 17, 2022 Administrator Share Posted December 17, 2022 6 hours ago, sas5814 said: guess I should have read the whole thing. I missed the part about getting the same question again later I didn't recall seeing that described in the pilot, but I definitely got some questions again in later quarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted December 17, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2022 Directly from the email: -- FEEDBACK: You will receive immediate feedback on each question you answer, including the correct answer, explanation, and references. These questions are then stored in an “Item History” for you to review prior to beginning a new quarter’s questions, if you choose. To facilitate learning and reinforce your knowledge, you will receive 5 questions each quarter on topics seen in previous quarters. Remember that if you answer a repeat topic question correctly the second time you see it, we will discard your first incorrect response and count the most recent one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 3:59 PM, ventana said: oh god now..... doc i worked with was like 8o something. I took over his panel after medical issue. He should not have been in practice any more It is a situation any of us could fall into. If you really like what you do and want to keep doing it -- and are willing to keep up to date with medical advances -- then it remains a concern that someday you may have done it too long for your patients' benefit. That's something we have to watch for, through our eyes and those of the people around us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted January 4, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 4, 2023 Just did my first batch of questions - about 30 min, looked two up most were straight forward 92% correct bring it on..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 12 hours ago, ventana said: Just did my first batch of questions - about 30 min, looked two up most were straight forward 92% correct bring it on..... you did all 25? Nice! I am waiting until I have some quiet time and 2 screens so I can have my reference material already open and ready to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mile2one Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 @sas5814What resources are you guys using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, mile2one said: @sas5814What resources are you guys using? UpToDate is the only thing I am planning on using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted January 4, 2023 Administrator Share Posted January 4, 2023 2 hours ago, sas5814 said: UpToDate is the only thing I am planning on using Fair warning: it's slower. I tried UpToDate on the pilot, abandoned it for Medscape and Wikipedia. UTD is a great comprehensive platform, but its strength is not 2 minute (because that's how much time you will have left) lookups. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted January 4, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 4, 2023 4 hours ago, sas5814 said: you did all 25? Nice! I am waiting until I have some quiet time and 2 screens so I can have my reference material already open and ready to go About 30 min I don’t treat all ages so those out of my age I looked up (2 questions) if you are a good pcp it is straightforward so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakaHoo Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 18 hours ago, ventana said: Just did my first batch of questions - about 30 min, looked two up most were straight forward 92% correct bring it on..... I got 92% correct as well. It is a little anxiety provoking that we do not know what the "passing score" is. Does that mean we hope our peers perform worse then we did?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 I did the first 5 and got 4 of 5. I think I'm looking too hard for an odd answer or problem. They were pretty strait forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Decided to rip through the first 25. 92%. That seems to be the score of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarshallB Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 How did you prepare for it? I have been doing Rosh test bank questions, timing myself, narrowing down the answers to 1 or 2 and using Goolge to support or reinforce my choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted January 6, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 6, 2023 4 hours ago, JMarshallB said: How did you prepare for it? I have been doing Rosh test bank questions, timing myself, narrowing down the answers to 1 or 2 and using Goolge to support or reinforce my choice Prepare? paid my fee are dinner opened laptop. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltawave Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Gosh, what a complicated and archaic idea. To recert in the first place is asinine. Now to make it last a whole year. Thumbs down. hopefully in 8 more years they can do away with this process and settle for CME. That is unless we are granted FPA, then I can see a somewhat more reasonable reason for repetitive board certification exams. Even then- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 15 hours ago, JMarshallB said: How did you prepare for it? I have been doing Rosh test bank questions, timing myself, narrowing down the answers to 1 or 2 and using Goolge to support or reinforce my choice If you are in primary care you probably don't need much prep. Beyond that I don't really have a suggestion other than have you references ready to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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