The plus is that the UWorld Qbank really makes you notice details and know your content to be able to answer the vaguer questions. Again, this has its pluses but can have a few minuses. For UWorld, on the other hand, some questions are more vague, and you sometimes need to make assumptions and read between the lines to get to the correct answer. On ABIM boards, the information you need is generally given to you in the question, so there isn’t a lot of filling in the blanks like there is in clinical practice. UWorld questions are slightly more difficult than those on the boards, but that’s certainly better than having them be too easy. Now let’s get into UWorld ABIM question difficulty, length, and quality of explanations. UWorld’s questions approximate ABIM percentages for the most part (within 3% of the percentages outlined in the ABIM Blueprint). The exceptions to this are the Hematology/Oncology questions (7% of the total questions on UWorld vs ~12% on ABIM’s Blueprint) and Nervous System questions (~8% on UWorld vs 4% on ABIM’s Blueprint). The UWorld interface also provides the ability to cross out answers, highlight, take notes, and access a calculator, which can be helpful for retaining information while studying.įigure 2: Content Category from ABIM’s Internal Medicine Exam Blueprint Based on this tool, you can feel confident that UWorld has a great user interface that models the ABIM exam. On the ABIM website, you can find a test simulator function to get a good idea of how the real ABIM exam will look.
So, let’s get to it! Likeness to ABIM Exam With different styles of questions and explanations, in this post, we will be going over the UWorld ABIM Internal Medicine boards Qbank. We’ll be taking a close look at the pros and cons of the UWorld Qbank by examining the user interface, question style and format, links to resources, and other features you want to be aware of when making an informed decision on which resource to use. An age-old question comes up every year as thousands of physicians start their journey studying for the ABIM internal medicine boards: Which question bank (Qbank) should I choose? This is a good question because no two Qbanks are exactly alike, no matter which exam you are studying for.
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