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EM question banks other than Rosh, PreTest, SAEM?

Welp, it's happened. I've finally exhausted the three main EM question banks, and I'm on my last EM rotation. Are there any other question banks/question books out there, or is EM Secrets and EM Case Files just about all that's left? I've read through the CDEM curriculum.

(Yeah, I know, probably don't need more at this point, but this rotation has a really high cut-off for the SAEM test... Must get over 91 to get Honors. I took a custom paper version of the SAEM test a couple months ago and didn't quite hit that mark.)

Thanks, friends! Hope everyone's having a great time in their rotations!

Posted Aug 3, 2017, 9:38 AM UTC · edited

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RescueRandyMDM-4•

Try Pretest. Doing that + casefiles and digging it. All my best shelfs were when i used pre test

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timeproofOPM-4•

Haha, reread my title - I've done pretest. Thanks, though!

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RescueRandyMDM-4•

This is what happens after working overnight shifts

Haha sorry, but honestly you did alot. I think you'll be fine and maybe repeat or review some or questions you got wrong.

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MaximsDecimsMeridius•

Shit. In a similar note, what can I get through in a 4wk rot for honors?

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timeproofOPM-4•

Depends. Are you a third or fourth year? If third, what rotations have you done? If fourth, have you done Step 2 CK? What test are you taking, SAEM or NBME or something else?

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MaximsDecimsMeridius•

Third. IM, FM, GS. 8wks each. NBME.

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timeproofOPM-4•

That's a great set of clerkships to already have under your belt! Do Rosh Review and maaaaybe add in some obgyn from uworld if you feel inclined. If you get through all of that, add pretest. I just did Rosh during my third year EM clerkship (before IM, OB, Peds) and got one standard deviation above the mean, which qualified me for Honors. Be aware that Rosh is pretty dissimilar from the style of questions on the NBME... But I haven't found a better resource, so that's all I can recommend.

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MaximsDecimsMeridius•

thanks! any books youd recommend or should i just stick to Q banks? something else like casefiles or EM secrets or FA for EM clerkship

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