There is a FARC Inc educational feature called “pass points”, because it will actually help you “get into the mind” of your oral examiner as you struggle to answer his, or her, questions on the oral portion of your surgical or medical certification examinations. And, the general principles are applicable to most all-podiatric examinations, especially the combined primary care / orthopedics boards in Podiatry, etc.
Briefly, each examiner must follow a mandated set of “points to pass” guidelines. For example, if the Board has determined that an applicant must successfully answer 5 of 7 specific items, for a certain oral question, you must be sure that you answer at least 5 of these “pass points”. Mentioning only 4 points, in this case, will cause you to fail the question. Getting 6, or even all seven, items does not result in additional credit. In testing psychometrics, this is know as a “positive failure”, and is similar to a “false positive” test in medicine. The result is the same however: inaccuracy and failure.
Now, the Board may deny this next statement, but we opine that they also may use a “points to fail” system on the oral portion of the examinations. You might completely fail a question, by giving as little as one wrong response, if it was deemed one of the “points to fail”. This may occur even though you successfully answer 6 of 7 “points to pass”, correctly.
In testing psychometrics, this is known as a “negative failure”. Although, this may sound extremely harsh to you at first blush, it is really the way medicine works in the real clinical world of patient care. And, each board examination test is precisely designed to mimic pragmatic clinical patient scenarios.
So, what is a “point to fail”?
Well, just suppose you are asked to diagnose and treat a complex ankle fracture. Being fully prepared, you know the mechanism of injury, make the correct diagnosis, suggest the correct surgical procedure with exact AO/ASIF technique, and suggest the appropriate follow-up treatment and physical therapy. Yet, you still failed. What happened!
Well, let’s say you gave the patient Keflex for IV pre-operative prophylaxis, and the patient had a severe cross-sensitive allergy to penicillin derivatives, and DIED. Opps!
You forgot to ask about allergies in the preliminary H & P portion of the question? It was a simple mistake, made because of your zeal to answer the surgical question. This is a “point to fail” and is similar to a “false negative” in medicine. Do not, we repeat, do not let this happen to you.
I purchased this program as well as your QAs and illustrarted ankle fracture “suite” with your other products. All I can say is that it was “legend … wait for it … dary.”
I passed my forefoot and rearfoot boards with gratitude using http://www.PodiatryPrep.com software by FARC, Inc.
Now, please place my name on your list of board certified surgeons. And, see you in ten years for re-certification!
“PASS POINTS” – AND – “FAIL POINTS”
A Controversial Op-Ed
There is a FARC Inc educational feature called “pass points”, because it will actually help you “get into the mind” of your oral examiner as you struggle to answer his, or her, questions on the oral portion of your surgical or medical certification examinations. And, the general principles are applicable to most all-podiatric examinations, especially the combined primary care / orthopedics boards in Podiatry, etc.
Briefly, each examiner must follow a mandated set of “points to pass” guidelines. For example, if the Board has determined that an applicant must successfully answer 5 of 7 specific items, for a certain oral question, you must be sure that you answer at least 5 of these “pass points”. Mentioning only 4 points, in this case, will cause you to fail the question. Getting 6, or even all seven, items does not result in additional credit. In testing psychometrics, this is know as a “positive failure”, and is similar to a “false positive” test in medicine. The result is the same however: inaccuracy and failure.
Now, the Board may deny this next statement, but we opine that they also may use a “points to fail” system on the oral portion of the examinations. You might completely fail a question, by giving as little as one wrong response, if it was deemed one of the “points to fail”. This may occur even though you successfully answer 6 of 7 “points to pass”, correctly.
In testing psychometrics, this is known as a “negative failure”. Although, this may sound extremely harsh to you at first blush, it is really the way medicine works in the real clinical world of patient care. And, each board examination test is precisely designed to mimic pragmatic clinical patient scenarios.
So, what is a “point to fail”?
Well, just suppose you are asked to diagnose and treat a complex ankle fracture. Being fully prepared, you know the mechanism of injury, make the correct diagnosis, suggest the correct surgical procedure with exact AO/ASIF technique, and suggest the appropriate follow-up treatment and physical therapy. Yet, you still failed. What happened!
Well, let’s say you gave the patient Keflex for IV pre-operative prophylaxis, and the patient had a severe cross-sensitive allergy to penicillin derivatives, and DIED. Opps!
You forgot to ask about allergies in the preliminary H & P portion of the question? It was a simple mistake, made because of your zeal to answer the surgical question. This is a “point to fail” and is similar to a “false negative” in medicine. Do not, we repeat, do not let this happen to you.
Remember, forewarned is forearmed!
FARC, Inc
http://www.PodiatryPrep.com
Dr. Mark Erdman,
Many thanks for your recent ORALS surgery order.
ANN MILLER; RN, MHA
[Executive Director]
http://www.PodiatryPrep.com
Awesome Program
I purchased this program as well as your QAs and illustrarted ankle fracture “suite” with your other products. All I can say is that it was “legend … wait for it … dary.”
I passed my forefoot and rearfoot boards with gratitude using http://www.PodiatryPrep.com software by FARC, Inc.
Now, please place my name on your list of board certified surgeons. And, see you in ten years for re-certification!
Many thanks.
Dr. Alfredo Rivera Sanchez Diego MB