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New Child Psychiatry Recording

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

I have completed a recording of questions and answers for child psychiatry.  The format is the same as prior question/answer recordings;  questions that are found on the written board exam and on PRITE exams read slowly, followed by multiple-choice answers.  After a pause for the listenter to answer, the answer is provided.  As with all of the recordings, the child psychiatry recordings are intended to be used during one’s commute by car.  The recordings are 75 minutes long, and can be purchased on audio CD, or by instant download in MP3 format.  The MP3 can then be burned onto a CD, or transferred to your i-pod or other MP3 player.

I was asked recently about ways to reduce the size of the MP3 files;  I recommend using an ‘audio splitter’ downloaded from from cnet.com.  There are several to choose from.

Thank you for your interest, and as always, good luck on the boards!

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New Recordings, New Specials

Saturday, 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.

Psychiatry and Psychology Board Preparation

Wednesday, 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.