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What Is the Testing Effect, and How Does It Affect Learning, Knowledge, and Retention?

By Josette Akresh-Gonzales, Editorial Systems Manager, NEJM Group Education|2023-05-10T12:33:36-04:00May 3rd, 2023|Learning|

What Is the Testing Effect? By testing your memory, you not only assess what you know but also enhance later retention. This is not news. In 1620, Francis Bacon wrote, “If you read a piece of text through twenty times, you will not learn it by heart [...]

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The Ins and Outs of Internal Medicine Board Review Courses

By NEJM Knowledge+ Team|2023-06-08T16:46:41-04:00May 2nd, 2023|Internal Medicine|

A survey of Physician’s First Watch readers we conducted a few years back found that physicians used question banks and textbooks much more frequently than internal medicine board review courses. Now that the pandemic has accelerated the trend away from in-person adult learning, it’s likely that even fewer [...]

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Internal Medicine Certification Exam: Your Residency as a Study Tool

By NEJM Knowledge+ Team|2023-04-16T17:41:41-04:00April 6th, 2023|Internal Medicine, Residency|

As you juggle the demands of Internal Medicine residency, studying for your Internal Medicine Certification exam may drop to the bottom of your to-do list, despite its importance. Many third-year residents wait to study only to find themselves overwhelmed when the high-stakes ABIM exam is looming just [...]

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Internal Medicine Question Banks — Which One is the Best Option for You?

By NEJM Knowledge+ Team|2023-05-11T15:48:22-04:00March 23rd, 2023|Internal Medicine, Your Experiences|

If you’ve got an ABIM certification or recertification looming and you’re searching for the best Internal Medicine question bank, you’re in the right place. Myriad studies have shown that answering questions, a form of memory retrieval practice, is one of the best strategies for successfully preparing for and [...]

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Why Taking an ABIM Practice Exam Will Help You Feel Better About Taking Your Board Exam

By NEJM Knowledge+ Team|2023-04-13T16:18:15-04:00March 16th, 2023|Internal Medicine|

The complex questions on the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) exam pose challenges for every test taker — even ones who are highly experienced. If you're taking the ABIM exam, you’ll face up to 240 case-based questions designed to stretch your clinical knowledge and reasoning skills under [...]

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