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Study on the StairMaster

I knew years in advance that I had to take the internal medicine boards in 2015. Since my husband works in football, I knew I better not schedule the test for the fall. So, April 2015 was it. My study plan? I had a vague idea that I’d buy the standard board review books and maybe take an internal medicine board review course. I’ve been in practice all this time, right? The material would be really familiar to me by now, right?

Six Months from the Internal Medicine Boards (Not Enough Study Time)

November 2014 rolled around. In my little bits and pieces of free time, I researched board review books. It took me a month to be able to make a decision. When I did, I got on the computer and ordered the MKSAP books with the online interactive modules. I spent a TON of money, and a cement-block sized box arrived on my doorstep a few days later. One night in December when the kids were asleep, I opened the box and eagerly flipped through the pretty books, gla