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Successful Preparation for the Psychiatry Oral Exam
helps oraL exam candidates effectively organize the
introduction, interview, oral presentation, and video exam phases of
the ABPN Part II examination. It provides detailed how-to techniques to
enhance candidates' performance and improve the chance of passing this
rigorous test of their competence.
Successful Preparation offers several unique features. This book:
- focuses on the basic and practical techniques to successfully organize the collection and presentation of data.
- establishes the essential goals to be achieved during the exam.
- highlights solid methodologies to start a winning introduction, obtain adequate history, and apply effective history-taking techniques.
- offers a commonsense approach toward a powerful case formulation, differential diagnosis, and treatment plan.
- introduces several effective organizing strategies, such as the use of templates and cassette and video recording, not commonly taught or espoused by review courses, clinical supervisors, and mock reviewers.
- offers a practical guide to negotiating the video examination hurdle through stop, look, listen, and note-taking techniques.
- recognizes the common causes of disorganization and sugggests ways to effectively deal with them.
- discusses helpful methodologies in dealing with the intricacies associated with the question-and-answer portion of the exam.
- and much more!