Tools & Discounts to Help You Pass the American Board of Pediatrics Certification and Recertification Exams
One of the keys to passing the pediatric initial certification exam comes down to doing a large number of practice questions, reviewing your test-taking strategy, and honing your test-taking strategy skills until going through questions feels robotic. This page is a curated set of the most-used pediatrics board prep question tools, plus the best discounts we can share.
If you want “board-style” questions that track closely with pediatrics exam topics, start with AAP PREP®. If you want a larger question bank with performance analytics and timed practice, BoardVitals is a popular choice, and you can use code PBR15 for a discount. If you want an additional question source to expand your reps, Exam Master Pediatrics is another option. BoardVitals and Exam Master are affiliate partners who have long supported PBR members, and reviews have been positive.
American Academy of Pediatrics Prep Questions
Pediatricians regard PREP as the “gold standard” of questions. Be careful how you use them or they can HURT you!
The American Academy of Pediatrics PREP® series of questions are high quality, but they should NOT be used for detailed studying. They should be used to practice your test-taking technique along with a VARIETY of other inexpensive question banks offered through other companies.
Read the articles below to see how to use prep questions:
How do I buy AAP PREP® questions?
Sorry, unlike BoardVitals and Exam Master, the AAP has NOT provided PBR with any discount or promo codes.
BoardVitals Pediatrics – Questions & an Exclusive
15% Discount
The exclusive discount code you can use on the BoardVitals site is PBR15. You’ll get >1250 BoardVitals pediatric board review questions and plenty of time to practice your test-taking techniques, like the ones I share in this complementary training video.
To use the code:
Exam Master Pediatrics – Questions & an Exclusive “Double Your Subscription” Link
Through Exam Master, you can get access to over 1,000 questions. For that question bank, if you sign up through the PBR affiliate link below, your subscription time is DOUBLED. Alternatively, you can also get their 350 best questions (spread out in 7 blocks of 50 questions) that you can take in timed or study modes. It’s SUPER CHEAP! We’ve been using these in our live Test-Taking Strategies & Coaching Webinars. Here’s the link you can go through to have your subscription length doubled.
How do I start my Pediatric Board Review?
The following article is a good “tool” because it summarizes much of the structure around the board exams: “ABP Exam Overview”
Instant video training on test-taking techniques
The PBR Test-Taking Strategies & Coaching Course is an EXCELLENT way to learn and apply test-taking techniques to the pediatric board review questions you get from PREP, BoardVitals and Exam Master.
Mock Exam Tools to prepare for exam day
When you are practicing your test-taking strategy on 5-15 questions per day, or when you are doing blocks of timed questions (called “mock exams”), you’ll want to do everything possible to simulate the live test environment. For our Live Test-Taking Strategies & Deep Study Course members, we provide them with a bundle of resources. But, you can get these from Amazon for VERY little money.
2-10 Avery Self-Adhesive Laminating Sheets
for 12 Months of Access
Get DRY ERASE sheets so that you can practice writing out your notes, crossing out your answers, or practicing the PBR “ACNI” strategy of processing all vignette-based questions (called VBQs).
EXPO Dry Erase Markers, Fine Point,
Black, 4-Count
for 12 Months of Access
Get DRY ERASE sheets so that you can practice writing out your notes, crossing out your answers, or practicing the PBR “ACNI” strategy of processing all vignette-based questions (called VBQs).
Composition Notebook
for about
for 12 Months of Access
Get DRY ERASE sheets so that you can practice writing out your notes, crossing out your answers, or practicing the PBR “ACNI” strategy of processing all vignette-based questions (called VBQs).
Dermatology Atlases
Slow to load, but great pictures.
Good images. Some descriptions are in another language. It may also be slow to load.
Microbiology
Stuck on a bug? Feel you just “have to know” more information about a particular organism? This site has great information that can really help move past your stumbling blocks. I DO NOT recommend that you spend much time here. The resource is only included for those who need more information once they have gone through all of the PBR resources at least a few times. It also includes parasite images for the boards. They’re not very appetizing, but a great resource.
Genetics
Fairly helpful common genetic disorders. Easy to understand. Presents a description, inheritance patterns, incidence, etc.
Mnemonic Creation
GREAT tool for creating mnemonics. Come up with a set of letters which help you remember a particular disease and plug them in here. This will create multiple anagrams from those letters. Pick the one that works best for you.
If you can start getting a little creative with your memory aids, the pediatrics exam can really be easy. This site allows you to find words that rhyme a word of your choosing. The link should take you to an example for “rash.”
If you can start getting a little creative with your memory aids, the pediatrics exam can really be easy. This site allows you to find words that rhyme a word of your choosing. The link should take you to an example for “rash.”
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