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What are the 2022 Hospice & Palliative Medicine Board Pass Rates?

The ABIM 2022 Hospice & Palliative Medicine Pass Rate for the Certification exam is 85%.

The ABIM 2022 Hospice & Palliative Medicine Pass Rate for the Maintenance of Certification exam is 89%.

Compare to exam takers who prepared with The Pass Machine:

In 2022, The Pass Machine Hospice & Palliative Medicine Board Review clients achieved a 96% pass rate on the Certification exam and a 98% pass rate on the MOC exam!

“Using The Pass Machine in preparing for the hospice boards was the best decision I could have made." - Kristin Griffin, MD, Ozark, MO

“By far the most convenient, goal-oriented, and focused review you can ever encounter. Not a single question on the test felt out of context." - Sergio Vega, MD, FASN, West Palm Beach, FL

“The Pass Machine approached the review material in a totally different way than any other review. I owe a lot of my successful completion of the Palliative Care boards to The Pass Machine.” - Asim K. Jaffer, MD, Peoria, IL

“I enjoyed studying for the Palliative Care Boards with The Pass Machine. I was able to apply what I learned immediately to my daily patient care, and had the side benefit of crushing the boards.” - Anna. Abramson, MD, Mill Vally, CA

“This was an excellent, well-balanced and orchestrated course. One of the best I have attended in 30 years!” - David Munoz, MD, Tacoma, WA

1 in 7 Failed the Hospice Boards

The Hospice and Palliative Medicine boards is a relatively tough ABIM exam. In 2022, 113 out of 754 first-time takers didn’t pass the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Certification exam. Of 10-Year MOC exam takers roughly 1 in 10 missed the mark.

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American Board of Internal Medicine recognizes “Exam Prep” as the primary step toward certification. Their Study of Studying infographic reminds us of the acute benefits of using board exam prep as a review and assessment tool.

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What do I do if I fail the Hospice 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?

Hospice and Palliative Medicine 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 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 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 Hospice and Palliative Medicine 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 Infectious Disease content, no predetermined percentage of examinees will pass or fail the exam.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Exam Format

The Hospice and Palliative Medicine 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:

An 81-year-old man with hypertension and Alzheimer’s disease is admitted to the hospital with fever, dizziness, chills, and rigors. He is a nursing home resident, his history is significant for moderately severe dementia, and he underwent a prostate biopsy 5 days ago for suspected prostate cancer. He developed pneumonia 4 weeks ago, was hospitalized for 10 days, and received cefepime and vancomycin. He is currently taking ciprofloxacin for prophylaxis. Physical examination reveals a temperature of 100°F (37.78°C), a pulse of 78 beats per minute, and blood pressure of 80/60 mm Hg. He is given piperacillin/tazobactam. Reassessment after 36 hours shows no clinical improvement despite a continuous infusion of intravenous fluids and double inotropic support. His blood and urine cultures are awaited. What is the most appropriate next step in management?

◯ A. Add levofloxacin
◯ B. Reassess after 24 hours
◯ C. Add linezolid
◯ D. Change antibiotic to ertapenem
◯ E. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole