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What do I do if I fail the Gastroenterology board exam?

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?

Gastroenterology Certification Exam Scoring

Overall performance is reported on a standardized score scale ranging from 200 to 800, with a mean of 500. To pass the Gastroenterology board examination, your standardized score must equal or exceed the standardized passing score. Your performance on the entire exam determines your pass-fail decision.

The passing standard for the Gastroenterology exam is set by ABIM committee using standard-setting techniques that follow best practices in assessment. Because the passing standard is based on a specified level of mastery of Gastroenterology content, no predetermined percentage of examinees will pass or fail the exam.

Gastroenterology Certification Exam Format

The Gastroenterology Certification Exam (CERT) board exam is composed of up to 240 single-best-answer multiple-choice questions. Most questions describe patient scenarios and ask about the tasks performed by physicians in the course of practice. (Note that around 40 of these are new questions that do not count in your score.) Example of a single-best-answer multiple-choice question format:

A 45-year-old man presents to the hospital with fever and abdominal pain complaints for the past 3 days. He complains of high-grade fever associated with rigors and chills. He also complains of absolute constipation. He has a history of Crohn’s disease and is on infliximab and azathioprine, but his symptoms are poorly controlled. On examination, the patient appears cachexic and toxic-looking, with a blood pressure of 100/80 mmHg, a pulse of 120 beats per minute, a respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute, and a temperature of 103°F (39.4°C). The abdomen is tense and extremely tender on palpation. Ultrasound abdomen shows a fluid collection in the left iliac fossa suggestive of an intra-abdominal abscess. What would be the most appropriate step in the management of this patient?

◯ A. Surgery ◯ B. Ustekinumab ◯ C. Mesalamine ◯ D. Budesonide ◯ E. Methotrexate