Tips for Testing

This section comprises quick teaching tips for standardized test examinations in internal medicine. It is vital for those preparing for examinations to use a “road map,” such as this, to review topics that can be exhaustive in nature and to be familiar with the design and format of the standardized tests they will encounter. For example, a few strategies focus on the importance of a solid comprehension of pharmacological therapeutics that may be referred to in the examination by the drug itself or the pharmacological family to which it belongs. Other strategies emphasize the “big picture” of cross-content material, such as dermatology or epidemiology. The testing tips offered are meant to help form a blueprint for the learners to create similar parallels that address their weaknesses.