Why Take the Tutorial?

ABIM strongly urges you to take the online tutorial before exam day. Becoming familiar with the exam will greatly improve your efficiency on exam day. The tutorial takes about 30 minutes, and gives you the opportunity to practice:

Prepare for the Exam: Take the Tutorial

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Exam Tutorials

Certification and MOC Exam Tutorials for Cardiovascular Disease Windows Users Mac Users

Cardiovascular Disease Certification

Answer Key

Download Tutorial*

(Vista downloading instructions)

If you cannot install the tutorial program on your computer, use the Non-Interactive Tutorial.pdf.

Tutorial.pdf

Cardiovascular Disease MOC

Answer Key

Download Tutorial*

(Vista downloading instructions)

If you cannot install the tutorial program on your computer, use the Non-Interactive Tutorial.pdf.

Tutorial.pdf
Certification and MOC Exam Tutorials for All Other Subspecialties Windows Users Mac Users
  • Critical Care
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Medical Oncology
  • Nephrology
  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Transplant Hepatology
Answer Key

Download Tutorial

Use this tutorial to prepare for either the Certification or MOC exam

Download Tutorial

Use this one tutorial to prepare for either the Certification or MOC exam

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine
Answer Key

Download Tutorial*

(Vista downloading instructions)

Use this tutorial to prepare for either the Certification or MOC exam

If you cannot install the tutorial program on your computer, use the Non-Interactive Tutorial.pdf.

Tutorial.pdf

Use this tutorial to prepare for either the Certification and MOC exam

* NOTICE: These tutorials have been updated for 2009. Downloading one of these Window tutorials will place a shortcut (like the logo to the left) on your desktop and in your Start menu. You may need administrator rights to install the tutorial. In that case, contact your institution's IT staff because local security controls may be restricting your access to the tutorial.

See the Caliper Tool used in the Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology exams (PC with Windows XP operating system required) CaliperPearsonVue.exe

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Requirements for Windows

  • Pentium III PC or compatible, 1 GHz (Pentium 4, 2 GHz recommended). Macintosh computers are not supported
  • 512 MB of RAM
  • 60 MB of empty hard disk space
  • Microsoft Windows XP or 2000 (home or professional version), English edition. The content appears only in English
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or higher
  • Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor (1024 x 768 recommended), with high color (16 bit)
  • Microsoft compatible mouse or pointing device
  • Internet access is not required when viewing the tutorial or demonstration tests
  • Note: You might need power user or administrator rights to install the tutorial
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Requirements for Macintosh

  • As indicated in the above table, some exams do not have a tutorial for Macs (we are working to resolve this issue) but you will have the chance to view the tutorial for 30 minutes on exam day.
  • Note: Caliper Tool does not work with the Macintosh operating system.
  • This version of the ABIM Flash demo requires a PowerPC-based Macintosh computer, OS 8.6 or higher, at least 64 MB RAM, and at least 10 MB available hard disk space. The monitor size should be set to at least 800 x 600 pixels.
  1. Click on the tutorial link to download the ABIM Flash Demo.
  2. The file may automatically begin downloading to your desktop OR a dialog box will appear asking you to save the demo. If you see a dialog box, click on the Save button and then save the file to your desktop. Wait for the file to download completely.
  3. Once the file has downloaded, it will automatically "unstuff" and a folder labeled "ABIM Flash Demo" will appear on your desktop. If the file does not automatically unstuff, you may need to download the FREE Stuffit Expander, from the Smith Micro Web page.
  4. Double click on this folder to open it. Then double click on the file called "ABIMFlashDemo" to launch the demo application.

If you experience technical difficulties using the tutorial, you may contact ABIM at the Contact Us page.

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Adolescent Medicine Exam Tutorial

There is no tutorial for the Adolescent Medicine Certification paper-and-pencil exam.

For the Adolescent Medicine Maintenance of Certification computer-based exam:

The American Board of Pediatrics website offers online exam demonstrations that will familiarize you with the computer environment (NOT the content of your examination) that you will experience at Thompson Prometric, which administers the exam for the ABP. You will be given an opportunity to view the tutorial again on exam day prior to the beginning of your exam.

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Sports Medicine Exam Tutorial

The American Board of Family Medicine website offers online exam demonstrations that will familiarize you with the computer environment that you will experience at Thompson Prometric (NOT the content of your examination), which administers the exam for the American Board of Family Medicine. You will be given an opportunity to view the tutorial again on exam day prior to the beginning of your exam.

See the exam tutorial on the American Board of Family Medicine website.

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Answers to the Exam Tutorials

For Cardiovascular Disease Certification

Session 1
Question Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Answer A C A D
Session 2
Question Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Answer 19, 43 29, 30, 35, 36, 43 8, 10, 26 2, 13, 14, 20, 24,32

For Critical Care, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Geriatric Medicine, Hematology, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Pulmonary Disease, Rheumatology, Sleep Medicine and Transplant Hepatology

Question Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12
Answer D A D A C E C A C E A D

For Cardiovascular Disease MOC, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine

Session 1
Question Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6
Answer D A D A C E
Session 2
Question Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6
Answer C A C E E D