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Nuclear medicine core review series and Mettler

The questions I recommend to all of my students studying for the Core/Certifying/CAQ exams are from the Core Review Series.

Yes I have heard this. The trouble is most people in radiology cannot tolerate it, especially not 100% or close. Breast imagers may argue that's a good thing, since the limited supply allows them to negotiate great terms, like no call, no weekends, etc. Hence the "mammodonna"

I would be happy to help you with mammo. Feel free to PM me.

Generally speaking, "normal" is more common with pediatric questions. That's because of all the physiologic developmental changes growing up. So the peds questions have "normal" or "observation" or "reassurance" as the correct answer more often than other specialty questions. As far as normal...

Not sure what you mean by "current setup." By personalized instruction, I meant a tutor.

While it may seem like this is rare, it is more common than most might expect. I have quite a few students who are radiology residents with a similar educational experience. This puts a lot of strain on preparation for the core exam, which is a very challenging exam if you are not trained in a...

Testimonial from recent student who had 4 attempts on step 3 previously:

It is much more similar to step 2. Having said that, they have increased the number of biostats and basic science questions over time. Despite that, step 3 is still very similar to step 2.

Congratulations to all who just got their scores!

Sounds fine. Do all of the NBMEs, too.

You can see how you are performing in terms of volume and quality of reports compared to your peers. You get a sense of your relative performance during case conference. The in-training exams will give you an objective (but of course imperfect) relative standing. Your rotation evaluations...

Congratulations to all of you!

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Core exam failures are a mixed bag, ranging from one-offs to multiple attempts (including 5 or more attempts). Most of my core exam students actually did well on standardized tests up until the core exam, including all 3 steps. In a way, that's not exactly surprising given average radiology...