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What are the 2024 Emergency Medicine Board Pass Rates?
The 2024 ABEM Emergency Medicine Pass Rate has not yet been released. We will update this page when the rate becomes available.
The ABEM 2023 Emergency Medicine Pass Rate for the Qualifying exam is 88%.
The ABEM 2023 Emergency Medicine Pass Rate for the Oral Certification exam is 95%.
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What do I do if I fail the EM boards?
The first thing you should do is just take it easy, sleep on it. Give yourself a few days, a week or two to come to terms with what has happened. Your next exam is six months to a year away. Dr. Jack has more advice in this video, What Do You Do If You Fail Your Medical Board Exam?
Emergency Medicine Qualifying Exam Scoring & Format
The Emergency Medicine Qualifying Exam contains approximately 305 single-best-answer, multiple choice questions. The exam is divided into two separately timed sections, each lasting 3 hours and 10 minutes, separated by a one-hour, scheduled break. The entire exam appointment takes approximately 8 hours to complete with 6 hours and 20 minutes of total testing time. The passing score for the Qualifying Exam was last examined in 2019 and was determined to be a score of 77 out of 100. ABEM sends physician’s the results of their examination in writing within 90 days of the date of the exam. Results are also posted on the physician’s ABEM Portal.
Example of a single-best-answer multiple-choice question format:A 20-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department due to lightheadedness during her exam. The patient was very anxious before the start of the exam. On examination, her heart rate is 110 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 35 per minute. Arterial blood gases (ABGs) of the patient are performed, which reveals a pH of 7.5, pCO2 of 28 mmHg, and HCO3 of 10.5 mEq/L. Glucose levels are normal. Which of the following acid-base abnormality is most likely to be present in this patient?
◯ A. Respiratory acidosis ◯ B. Compensated respiratory acidosis ◯ C. Respiratory alkalosis ◯ D. Metabolic acidosis ◯ E. Metabolic alkalosis
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