The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) was initially founded in 1936 to answer a public call to establish more uniform standards for physicians. It is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors to achieve high standards of care. It certifies 1 out of 4 physicians in the United States. There are more than 200,000 ABIM board-certified physicians across internal medicine and its 20 subspecialties. It is one of the 24 medical specialty boards that make up the… Click to Read More
Treatments in Specific Patient Populations for Cardiology
The majority of the questions on cardiology medical board exams are focused on treatment since the reason patients see a cardiologist is to obtain appropriate treatment. The aspects of treatment tested by the specialty board exams include:
Details of particular treatment options
Treatment interventions by disease variant and in specific patient populations
Treatment algorithms
This post aims to understand how to choose the correct treatment for a specific patient population or disease form. The writer of the cardiovascular disease board… Click to Read More
Recognizing Zebras in Cardiology Board Exam Clinical Vignettes
Every multiple-choice exam question is presented to you on the cardiology board exam only after being vetted to be clinically relevant and fair. (Note that there are a certain percentage – maybe 10-15% – of MCQs included in exams that are under assessment and not counted in results until they pass muster. This does lead exam candidates to sometimes scratch their heads when reading poorly written questions. These questions will likely be revised or retired.)
Simply put, the boards are… Click to Read More



