education and training

I couldn't make it out to Frontrunners' Weekend Marathon Review course, so got the syllabus instead. It was really outstanding. The syllabus went through all the key stuff you have to know for your I.M. cert boards and things that were all over the exam. The cherry on top was that, like the other reviewers, I got my Q&A book free when I called Frontrunners for my syllabus.

Here's what I liked most about the syllabus. This syllabus is completely outlined, so I was able to cover alot more ground in alot less time. I used the extra time to go through the frontrunner's internal medicine q&a, which was an extremely useful companion alongside the syllabus (I got my q&a book for free when I ordered my syllabus through Frontrunners 866-mdboards number. Also, there were alot of excellent mnemonics that helped me swallow the material and then keep it down! Plus the book is very well presented and the formatting makes it crystal clear what you BETTER know (through the use of starred items, boxed-in points, etc)--basically the material that's asked over and over each year. My friends and I attended one of the Weekend Marathon Reviews in New York. The review is pretty amazing, covering everything in the syllabus and all the key slides (derm, heme/onc, optho, xrays, EKGs, etc) in 2 long days, but it was well worth the 18 hours of lecture. We did the review in August, but they have different weekends to choose from. All of us scored really high, so I'm recommending these review materials for sure.

I truly felt this was a superb review for the medicine boards, and my scores agree. I went thru everything once, then hit all the boxed-in points and starred items the 2nd and 3rd times. The starred items are all the key stuff that you gotta know and that were EVERYWHERE on my exam. Superb resource for the ABIM /internal medicine certification exam. My partner used it for her I.M. recert and also did extremely well. She had also attended the Frontrunners' Weekend Marathon Review and loved it.