Pass rate for first-time takers was 85 percent. The remaining twenty-five percent of questions are designed to emphasize the importance of knowledge in other areas. Seventy-five percent of Board questions are based on patient presentations. These settings reflect the reality of the practice, so most take place in outpatient or emergency room settings. The remainder are in inpatient settings ranging from intensive care units to nursing homes.
Few questions require simple recall of medical facts.
The majority of items require integration of information form several sources, prioritization of alternatives and utilization of clinical judgement in reaching a correct conclusion. The American Board of Internal Medicine indicated the following content area in the 2000 certification examination. Buses will be provided from Champaign. Residents will be given time for attendance, but must have approved leave. Conversions to and from Duragesic are notoriously tricky, requiring knowledge of the published conversion data, general opioid pharmacology and a generous dose of common sense.