INTRODUCTION
The Certifying Examination in General Pediatrics is given once a year in the fall at Prometric, Inc. testing centers located throughout the US, Canada, and abroad. The computer-based examination will consist of 4 sections with optional scheduled breaks between each section. The examination is 7 hours of actual testing time (a ~9-hour day).
GENERAL PEDIATRICS REGISTRATION AND EXAM DATES
Each candidate will take his or her exam on 1 of the 3 days. The exam is very expensive - $2,265 (plus an additional $345 if you register late)!
| 2021 GENERAL PEDIATRICS CERTIFYING EXAMINATION Dates not yet published - Likely October 12-14, 2021 |
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| Regular Registration | Not yet published, 2020 dates were January 15, 2020 – March 31, 2020 |
| Late Registration | Not yet published, 2020 dates were April 1, 2020 - May 15, 2020 |
RESIDENT BOARD REVIEW
- Takes place weekly from November through May from 5pm - 7pm.
- Takes place virtually via Zoom or Teams
- Rules for virtual attendance:
- Camera must be on for the entirety of board review
- Should not be driving while tuning into board review – need to access Google form to complete quiz and must be able to 100% concentrate on both quiz and discussion
- Must actively participate in quiz review and discussion
- Each resident must use a separate device in order to complete the quiz
- We understand space is an issue – inpatient residents are encouraged to use consult rooms, call rooms, lounge under Panera, HSC classrooms, etc. for logging in (multiple residents could log into the discussion portion together socially distanced)
- Must attend:
- Ward Senior
- Night Senior
- Heme/Onc Senior
- NICU Day
- NICU Night
- PICU Non-24
- RCP
- Elective
- Adolescent
- BU (provided not called in for a shift on the list of not expected to attend)
- AdvBU2 (provided not called in for a shift on the list of not expected to attend)
- Attendance welcome as clinical schedule permits:
- PICU 24
- ED (not 9P-9A shift)
- Medicine
- Not expected to attend (welcome to attend if wish):
- ED 9P-9A
- Post-call from PICU 24
- Day off
- Vacation
- If there are two third or fourth year ward seniors and the night senior is a second year, both may attend, taking turns to go back to the floor for sign-out starting at 6pm
- If the night senior is a third year, sign-out will start at 7pm
PRIOR TO THE SESSION
- We will email you a worksheet based on the content areas. This worksheet must be completed prior to the week's session.
SESSION BREAKDOWN
- 5:00pm - 5:30pm: 20-25 questions (done individually).
- 5:30pm - 7:00pm: Quiz Review, worksheet/content review and test-taking strategies.
SCHEDULE
- Wednesday, November 4 – Orientation and Heme/Onc
- Monday, November 9 – Growth/Development
- Tuesday, November 17 – Genetics/Dysmorphology & Metabolic Disease
- Monday, November 23 – Emergency Medicine & Toxicology
- Tuesday, December 1 – ID #1
- Monday, December 7 – Respiratory #1
- Tuesday, December 15 – Adolescent/Gynecology
- Tuesday, December 22 – Endocrine #1
- Monday, January 4 – Renal #1 + Fluids & Electrolytes
- Tuesday, January 12 – HEENT #1
- Wednesday, January 20 – Nutrition/GI #1
- Thursday, January 28 – Cardiovascular
- Monday, February 1 – Preventative Peds, Fetus and Newborn
- Tuesday, February 9 – MSK & Sports Medicine
- Wednesday, February 17 – Neurology
- Thursday, February 25 – ID #2
- Monday, March 1 – Renal #2 + GU
- Tuesday, March 9 – GI #2
- Thursday, March 18 – Collagen, Vascular, and Skin
- Monday, March 22 – ID #3
- Tuesday, March 30 – Critical Care, Pharmacology, and Substance Abuse
- Wednesday, April 7 – Disorders of Cognition, Language and Learning & Behavior
- Thursday, April 15 – Allergy & Immunology
- Monday, April 19 – Endocrine #2
- Tuesday, April 27 – Respiratory #2
- Wednesday, May 5 – HEENT #2
- Thursday, May 13 – Make-Up if needed
- Monday, May 17 – Make-Up if needed
