Is the psychiatry shelf hard?
After long hours on the wards in rotations like medicine and surgery, being on the psych service tends to bring somewhat more regular hours and less stress. Along with this, the Psychiatry Shelf Exam is known for being one of the less challenging of the Shelf Exams.
How many questions is the psychiatry shelf exam?
Taking the Psychiatry Shelf Exam The Psychiatry Shelf exam is formatted as an online test consisting of 110 questions which must be answered in 165 minutes.
How long is the medicine shelf exam?
2 hours and 45 minutes
The exam is a web-based test consisting of 110 questions, the majority of which are single-best answer multiple choice questions, administered over 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Is Uworld enough for psychiatry shelf?
UWORLD is almost always great for all your rotations. The same is true for your psychiatry shelf exam. There are about 160-170 questions on the Psych section of UWORLD which is honestly more than enough. Honestly, you should be able to get a great score on your shelf exam by going through UWORLD 2X.
What happens if fail shelf exam?
For the basic science (non-clinical) NBME Shelf exams, a failing grade may result in failure of a lecture or laboratory course. This is because initial Shelf scores can be completely expunged and replaced with the retake score if the retake occurs within 90 days after the original exam.
How hard is the IM shelf?
The NBME Internal Medicine Shelf Exam is challenging especially from the standpoint that it occurs during your internal medicine clerkship – a period that you are likely spending a lot of time at the hospital. This means whatever precious time you have, it needs to be focused on high-yield exam preparation.
Is UWorld harder than shelf exam?
The shelf was a touch easier than UWorld but still challenging. My UWorld was slightly below the average (only did about ~1300/1400 questions; did not do incorrects).
Do shelf exams matter?
Whatever the case may be for you, shelf exam scores matter for a percentage of your grade, and not only that! The knowledge you muster through studying for shelf exams also translates well into other aspects that feed into your overall grade, e.g. OSCE exams, preceptor evaluations, etc.
How many shelf exams do you take?
There are 26 known NBME Subject Exams for Shelf Exams.
Are there breaks during shelf exams?
You have 2.5 hours to complete the exam. If you want a bathroom break, you can take it but there is nothing set aside for it. So whatever time you use to go to the bathroom is time taken away from the shelf.
What’s the purpose of the psychiatry shelf exam?
The purpose of the psychiatry shelf exam is to evaluate students on the knowledge they learn during their psychiatry clerkship. In reality much of the information on the exam will not be covered during a typical psychiatry rotation, and requires dedicated/directed studying ( source) When does one take the exam?
How long is the psychiatry shelf in NBME?
The psychiatry shelf is 110 questions long (all vignette based multiple choice, with varying numbers of answer choices), and students are given 2 hours and 45 minutes to complete each exam. Looking at the official NBME document here this information can be found under the “Clinical Science Disciplines Section”.
Is the uWorld good for a psychiatry shelf exam?
UWORLD is almost always great for all your rotations. The same is true for your psychiatry shelf exam. There are about 160-170 questions on the Psych section of UWORLD which is honestly more than enough.
What kind of Medicine is tested on the shelf exam?
Pharmacology ( Psychiatric Medications ): pharmacology is tested fairly extensively on this shelf exam. As a result it is worth exploring the section of this website that is dedicated to covering the drugs that are most relevant to the field of psychiatry.