Prepare for the Exam: Take the Tutorial
- The Exam Tutorial
- Preparing to Take the Adolescent Medicine Exam
Procedures for preparing to take the Adolescent Medicine exam differ. - Answers to the Exam Tutorials
The Exam Tutorial
Windows Tutorial
Find your exam in the left column, then click on its tutorial download.
| Title | Tutorial |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Disease* | Download |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology* | Download |
| Critical Care Medicine | Download |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Download |
| Gastroenterology* | Download |
| Geriatric Medicine | Download |
| Hematology | Download |
| Hospice & Palliative Medicine | Download |
| Infectious Disease* | Download |
| Internal Medicine* | Download |
| Interventional Cardiology | Download |
| Medical Oncology | Download |
| Nephrology | Download |
| Pulmonary Disease | Download |
| Rheumatology | Download |
| Sleep Medicine | Download |
| Transplant Hepatology | Download |
* NOTICE: These tutorials have been updated for 2009.
By clicking "Download" a shortcut called "ABIM Tutorial" will be placed 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
TopRequirements 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
Macintosh Tutorial
- Download for tutorials without an asterisk in the table above
- There is no Macintosh tutorial for the exams marked with an asterisk in the tutorial column. You will have the chance to view the tutorial for 30 minutes on exam day.
- Caliper Tool does not work with the Macintosh operating system.
Requirements for Macintosh
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.
- Click on the tutorial link to download the ABIM Flash Demo.
- 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.
- Once the file has downloaded, it will automatically "unstuff" and a folder labeled "ABIM Flash Demo" will appear on your desktop.*
- Double click on this folder to open it. Then double click on the file called "ABIMFlashDemo" to launch the demo application.
* If the file does not automatically unstuff, you may need to download the FREE Stuffit Expander, from the Smith Micro Web page. If you experience technical difficulties using the tutorial, you may contact ABIM at the Contact Us page.
TopPreparing to take the Adolescent Medicine Exam
Begin with the Adolescent Medicine Tutorial. Take time to view the online exam demonstrations on the American Board of Pediatrics website. The demonstrations are intended to familiarize you with the computer environment that you will experience at Thompson Prometric, which administers the exam for the American Board of Pediatrics. You will be given an opportunity to view the tutorial again on examination day prior to the beginning of your exam. The demonstration is ONLY to familiarize you with the computer environment you will experience at the Thompson Prometric testing center and NOT the content of your examination.
To view the tutorial and the exam demonstration:
- Go to the American Board of Pediatrics website.
- In the box for "Recertification PMCP," click on Information About PMCP.
- Click on Examination Demo.
Answers to the Exam Tutorials
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Q1. | D |
| Q2. | A |
| Q3. | D |
| Q4. | A |
| Q5. | C |
| Q6. | E |
| Q7. | C |
| Q8. | A |
| Q9. | C |
| Q10. | E |
| Q11. | A |
| Q12. | D |
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Session 1 | |
| Q1. | A |
| Q2. | C |
| Q3. | A |
| Q4. | D |
| Session 2 | |
| Q1. | 19, 43 |
| Q2. | 29, 30, 35, 36, 43 |
| Q3. | 8, 10, 26 |
| Q4. | 2, 13, 14, 20, 24, 32 |
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Session 1 | |
| Q1. | D |
| Q2. | A |
| Q3. | D |
| Q4. | A |
| Q5. | C |
| Q6. | E |
| Session 2 | |
| Q1. | C |
| Q2. | A |
| Q3. | C |
| Q4. | E |
| Q5. | A |
| Q6. | D |
