Internal Medicine Board Review Syllabus 2012: Core Review for the ABIM Certification & Recertification Exams
INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR:In a recent INTERVIEW with the author, also FRONTRUNNERS®founder & CEO, Dr Mittman was asked about his philosophies on board review and how he feels FRONTRUNNERS®has changed the field of medical board review for the ABIM Certification & ABIM Recertification exams, also known as the internal medicine boards. He listed his philosophies this way: "Our slogan "FRONTRUNNERS When all you wanna know is what you GOTTA know! really tells it all."  He went on to say, "Frontrunners is all about respect respect for the physician s time and intelligence." Gone are the days of the 800 pound gorilla, better known as "the 800 page gorilla"", he quipped, meant to signify "books that are just so big and cumbersome that they need review books FOR their review books!"  Larger books have fallen by the wayside, but continue to serve their purpose well as support legs for drafting tables and heavy weights for dumbbells...pardon the pun".Dr Mittman went on to say that the"ivory tower reviews have definitely fallen out of favor with physicians", referring to the usual "so-called board reviews, largely internal medicine "updates" thatdoubleormasqueradeas  "board reviews" since it's an easy subtitle to append to their update brochures, you know the ones that feature 20-40 lecturers,allof whom are SO far removed from the boards that they couldn't tell the ABIM from their a**, which can, admittedly, be a difficult distinction for all of us," he chuckled, "andnoneof whom EVER really know what they're actually doing there except "they that were told to lecture on their specialty for 1 hour" for a $500 honorarium, thanks to Pfizer, Merck etc who don't give a heck what the topic is, as long as you pick up some samples on the way out." Naturally, the "course" administrators turn a blind eye. So it's a total cluster @#$% and pretty amusing to watch.""Today's student is seeking a more MODERN, stream-lined approach to board review. And s/he certainly doesn t want her intelligence insulted. We ve found that if you treat a doctor like a monkey, he regresses to a monkey. If you treat him like a genius, he will become the genius and his board scores will reflect accordingly."<p align="justify">Dr Mittman went on to say that, in the end, students just want to know what theygottaknow. "They don t just want an "internal medicine update". There are luxury courses for that".  Dr Mittman went on to say, "We ve created all of our board review products with the following criteria in mind: "What wouldwewant in a board review product? The answer is inevitably whateverybusy physician seeks: 1) something CONCISE! ; 2) something that reflects what you can expect to see on your exam; 3) something that is thorough, where you don t have to juggle 3 different board reviews at once; 4) something that does not insult his intelligence; 5) something that offers tips & tricks for the exam; and 6) something with exquisite Slideshows.  This recipe has proven highly successful for FRONTRUNNERS®, and, of course, has afforded its clients unparalleled pass rates."--iADDITIONAL HELPFUL HINTS FROM THE PUBLISHER:1.To view a healthy-sized and CLEAR set ofSAMPLE PAGESfor this book, simply go now to gofrontrunners dot com and navigate to the Product Vault. There you'll find crisp, high quality and generous-sized samples for this book and ALL of our other tremendous board review resources you'll really want to take advantage of, including our 2014 Practice Q&A; for the Boards, our Slide Slides for the Internal Medicine Boards, and the Audio Syllabus. Check it out now!2.HELPFUL TIP from FRONTRUNNERS® BOARD REVIEW: Our Internal Medicine Q&A; Review was designed as theQ&A; Companion to this Syllabus.Syllabus Core Review and Q&A; books have been completely updated, fully revised and reflect the latest on the medicine. As the Publisher,we also offer deep discounts thru packages that incorporate these booksalong with other critical study aids and the Audio CD Syllabus and Slide Shows,straight out of our Weekend Marathon Review™.3.If you can't make it out, think about having the course shipped out to you.Call toll-free 866-MDBOARDS or 866-IMREVIEW and ask about our AV packages, latest promotions, and how you can save.These materials are designed expressly for you to pass the boards. They are not meant to be all-encompassing reviews of medicine. They are only for you to pass your ABIM. 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