Recent content by alternatego

Almost 2 months AFTER completing my 500 reads. During my downtime during endovascular fellowship To nuc? Took them too long ago to effectively compare, sorry dude

For all the folks planning on taking the RPVI boards, here is my advice. I took them yesterday and passed them so I thought to share a couple strategies here since there is nothing up-to-date regarding RPVI prep in these forums for the past several years. First of all, don't underestimate the...

I am wondering what the consensus is in the cardiology fellowship/academic cardiology world regarding the ABIM CV Board (and the debacle that happened in 2023) and the prospect of the new Cardiovascular Medicine Board. The latter is supported by every cardiology society under the sun. Should...

I know DiBiase personally. Great guy. He does make his fellows work their collective asses off during fellowship (clinically and academically, he expects a lot of publications out of you), but they end up being very well trained and many of them end up in very good positions after they complete...

I took my nuc boards a couple of years ago, but I would advise on doing BoardVitals. It's not too expensive and some questions were very similar to the ones I saw in the actual board exam. Jaber is a must (although I didn't use it because I hated having to go back and forth with the questions...

They are, in essence, the same thing. You'll rotate through the same sites and will earn the same diploma at the end of your 3 years.

some aren't (I read about a PD who explicitly stated that their inhouse IC program is used as an enticement to recruit general fellows, because they always give their spots internally), but most programs are joining

Has anyone had any experience with BoardVitals? I failed this POS exam a couple years ago, giving it a shot again now

A Match is so overdue in IC. But I also think programs should be 2-year long instead of a single year.

If you value your quality of life, go for EP dude. I regret choosing IC, all hospitals want are overworked donkeys that can take their STEMI calls.

I failed day 2 of this damn exam. I used O'Keefe but crammed it all on the last 30 days prior to the exam so that was a mistake.

Wouldn't be surprising to me

Anyone knows the approximate date when the ABIM released the scores of candidates who took the test on 2021?

One patient - one PCI, regardless of number of vessels stented in one procedure. I must say I am kind of disappointed at the small difference in salary between clinical and interventional cardiology, especially given that STEMI call is so disruptive.

Might not be a direct answer to your question, but this was the passing score for the 2021 examination: Total score: 200-800 Passing score for MCQ day: 320 Passing score for EKG/Imaging section: 352 Hope that helps a little bit. Gotta say I'm feeling anxious about this exam folks.