Written by admin on September 5th, 2009
I have added new recordings for Psychiatry Board Preparation; I just added a ‘questions and answers in neurology’ recording. As always, the recordings are designed for efficiency; I take topics that have appeared on written Psychiatry Board Exams and ask the questions, pause, and then provide the answer. The goal is not so much to help you memorize specific glycogen storage diseases as it is to help you get a sense for what areas of neurology you have covered, and what areas you need a bit more focus on. The recordings are almost two hours long– about the amount of neurology that most psychiatry residents can tolerate before needing to walk away for awhile!
I have also posted a ‘combo special’, with significant discounting if you purchase several of the recordings together. As always, I appreciate your patronage, and I appreciate the nice comments that some of you have written back to me about the tapes. I recommend that you continue to use them during you morning and afternoon drives; using that little bit of extra time by popping the CD into the car CD player (or using an I-pod) will put you ahead of the pack, come exam time.
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Written by admin on July 25th, 2009
I have finally put together the new recordings; As I have mentioned in the past I am trying to think of the things that I would have found useful to study for the boards. I was going to go through the mood disorders next, but realized that trying to cover all of the disorders with a ‘shotgun’ approach would be the same old thing that is already out there. I remember purchasing an $800 set of recordings that covered all of the different disorders; 90% of the material was obvious, another 8% was unintelligible from different accents or skipping CDs, and 2% was very helpful– but I had to listen for hours and hours to get to that part!
My hope is that by first covering ‘Q and A’ the preparing student or resident would learn the areas that need the most ‘brushing up’, and then focus on those areas for the other studying programs. These Q and A recordings consist of questions similar to those found on old Board Exams, Prites, studying guides, tests I helped make up for undergraduate studies… and completely consistent with the questions found on the Part I Boards. That does NOT mean that they won’t be helpful for Part II; On the contrary the questions are similar to those asked during the newer portions of the Part II exam, and also provide the facts needed to converse about the differential diagnoses for the patient interview (e.g. how many weeks before bereavement becomes depression?).
The Q and A recordings will be released every two weeks, in a series of different categories. This first category is ‘adult psychopathology’; future categories will include child psychiatry, forensics, emergency psychiatry, neuro, consult-liason. and others. Each edition will contain from 110 to 120 minutes of questions and answers.
As always, the recordings are intended for use during otherwise wasted time, such as a morning or evening commute, or during a jog at the end of the day. I simply ask the question, list the possible answers, pause for you to come up with the correct response, and then provide the correct response. If you miss a question I suggest that you make a mental note of that section, or better yet use the myriad of recorders that are now found on I-phones, cell phones, and other hand-held devices. Or buy a cheap voice recorder at best buy! You will quickly identify the areas that you ahve down cold from those where you need to do a bit of review.
I welcome suggestions that would improve upon the product; if you have nice things to say (and thank you to those of you who have already sent me those!), send them in with your name if you don’t mind. I am realizing that for marketing purposes I should put a few of them on the site.
Thank you for your interest and for your purchase, and good luck, as always, in your studies!
Jeffrey T Junig MD PhD
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Written by admin on March 30th, 2009
Like most Board Certification examinations, the proving ground for psychiatry covers two areas. Part I makes sure that the candidate has the ‘facts’– all of the things that are picked up during residency didactics and personal reading, including the different types of aphasia (ick), the metabolic derangements that affect brain development (ugh), or the specific pharmaco-kinetics of each therapeutic agent (I actually like that stuff!).
If you are reading this after searching for ‘part II preparation’, you have made it– you won’t neeed to really memorize that material for another ten years– for recertification! (sorry).
Part II is different– you need a totally different set of skills. You need to think on your feet. You need to diagnose on the ‘fly’. You need a bit of confidence. You need the basics down cold.
That is why I focus on these recordings so much– they are 90% of what you need! They improve the basics– dramatically. And they provide confidence– Think about it– think about how it would feel to KNOW, for CERTAIN, that the criteria will come to mind no matter how threatening the case?
If you can talk CRITERIA during the exam, and point out how the criteria match up with your patient, you are SET for Part II.
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Written by admin on February 18th, 2009
While preparing for my Oral Examination earlier this year I found a way to prepare that was so useful that it may have made the difference for me. I waited longer than I should have to prepare, and suddenly found myself with less time than I had planned for.
These recordings saved time, using time that was otherwise wasted: my morning and evening commute!
Despite completing a good residency I worried that in the heat of the moment I would forget the specific criteria– the criteria I needed to defend the diagnosis I gave to my Boards patient.
I realized that I needed to focus on the FUNDAMENTALS– the criteria themselves! If the criteria popped into my head during the exam, everything else would be gravy!
I realized that the way to accomplish what I needed was to engrain the material into my memory so completely that I could recall it automatically–
That is what these recordings did for me– and what they will do for you!
Click the purchase links at the right for the 3-CD set of recordings, or choose the instant download option. The instant download option is less expensive, as it does not require me to burn the CDs and run to the Post Office– You can simply burn the CDs yourself, or even easier place the MP3 files on your I-Pod or other MP3 player! If you prefer the CDs I will have them to you within two weeks.
The recordings are efficient– I don’t drone on and on about things you won’t need to know. I recite the criteria– listen to them, then listen again, and again– after two weeks if someone says ‘major depressive disorder’ the criteria and qualifiers will roll off your tongue with ease. In my case that made my confidence take off like a rocket! I walked to my exam room feeling as if I had a ‘secret weapon’ to success!
Try Them– They Work!
After your purchase, come back in January of 2009 for additional recordings. Purchasers of the current recordings will have the opportunity to receive subsequent recordings at a discount.
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