![]() ![]() I cover the presentation, diagnostic testing/imaging needed, treatment, and “misc notes” which is typically epidemiology and occasionally pathophysiology. I always suggest podcasts for passive studying (car rides, cleaning, taking a walk) and outlines or flashcards for active studying. In my opinion, the best way to do this is to cover the details of each item on the topic list in whatever method works for you. Using this information to your advantage, you know that by studying GI for surg, you’re ready for half the exam. One notable exception is surgery which focuses 50% on gastrointestinal. ![]() For most of these exams, that means cardiology, pulmonology, and orthopedics (which mimics the physician assistant national certification exam (PANCE) as well). Your primary focus should be to study the most high-yield information. ![]() With these tools, there is some strategy when it comes to studying for these exams. The topic list is self-explanatory it’s the topics covered on the exam – an outline of every disorder/disease covered. cardiology, gastrointestinal) and what percentage of the exam that topic takes up. A blueprint is the exam breakdown – it tells you the subtopics (e.g. The blueprints and topic lists can be found here. The core end of rotation (EOR) exams are still the same: emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry & behavioral health, and women’s health. Now most importantly, there have been updates to PAEA’s exam content. So read the above and then we’ll catch up together! That means there are roughly two years worth of updates to share with you here. Now you’re probably wondering, “Okay Jamie, you’re just going to send us to Paul’s blog? Why do I even need you? I can Google that.” That’s fair, but my man Paul’s blog was last updated August 2016. OBGYN - STD abx, pre-eclampsia, abx contraindicated in pregnancy, pap smear screening recommendations, breast abscess/fibroadenoma/fibrocystic dz/mastitis, fundal height 20wks is at umbilicus, APGAR, stages of labor, perineal tears, prenatal care/screenings, placenta abruption vs.Hello all, it’s so nice to have you all reading my words again!įirst and foremost: if you haven’t already visited Dose of PA’s blog about clinical rotations and end of rotation (EOR) exams, I suggest you start there.Peds - viral exanthems, ASTHMA, RSV, vaccine schedule.SmartyPance - I like this resource because it follows the EOR topic lists & covers the big things about each 1yr access is $80ish I think? So not unreasonable.I personally can't do podcasts because I'm too ADHD & my mind wanders & then suddenly I realize I've missed 20 minutes of the podcast planning how I'd escape if I were kidnapped (because you never know, right?). For all you podcast people - Brian Wallace's Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast is probably the best one.I have never & will never learn every pediatric developmental milestone for each age group because it is 1 out of 9 topics in Neuro/Developmental that as a whole only make up 6% of the EOR) Don't get too caught up on the small things - some of the topic lists are offensively long (ahem, family med), so dedicate most of your time to high-yield topics that account for a greater percentage of the EOR.That being said, I feel it's best to stick to one or two sources that best suit your preferred learning style so you can go through topics more than once to commit things to memory. Stick to a limited number of sources - there's a lot of information to cover, & personally, I have to review something more than once for it to stick to memory.*Disclaimer: PAEA puts a disclaimer at the end of each topic list stating that the topic lists are not a comprehensive list of all material that may be on the EOR, so don't be surprised if you get a question on something you've literally never heard about in your life. Note: I've only studied my study guides for the 3 EORs I've already taken, & have passed each with no issue Review for Certification/Recertification for PAs (7th ed), lecture material from didactic Sources used: PANCE prep pearls, ROSH, SmartyPance, OnlineMedEd, UpToDate, Comp. Here is a link to all my EOR study guides made based off of PAEA topic lists/blueprints: EOR guides ![]()
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