How I studied for the ABA [anesthesia] critical care medicine board exam/certification

I took my anesthesia critical care medicine board examination on October 9, 2021 - a significant delay from my graduation from my fellowship in June 2020 because of pandemic restrictions. It was a different experience studying for this exam because I was working as an attending at that point and this board exam doesn't have as "straightforward" of resources to use [e.g. BASIC/ADVANCED/ITE = TrueLearn + review book]. Also, it feels weird to have to study for yet another exam when you're finally DONE with training.
Anyway, in the video above, I go over the format of the exam [200 questions, 4 hours... same formula as always], one big surprise I noticed about this exam, and the resources I attempted to use to study.
Some important documents directly from the ABA website
▸ Content outline: theaba.org/pdf...
▸ Blueprint: theaba.org/pdf...
▸ Sample questions: theaba.org/pdf...
The resources I used [all question banks, essentially]:
▸ Critical care medicine review 1000 questions and answers: amzn.to/3QCHdbB (~$100)
▸ SCCM review - Self-Assessment Adult Multiprofessional Critical Care (227 questions) ($225-280) www.sccm.org/E...
▸ CHEST SEEK critical care medicine collection (470+ Questions) ($439-699) www.chestnet.o...
In the video, I talk about a Google spreadsheet that I used to keep track of my study progress and to sort of motivate me. The spreadsheet screenshot can be found in the blog entry: blog.amandaxi....
As I alluded to earlier, this felt like a weird exam to study for, but I found some questions and somehow got through it. I'm glad to be done with the board certification process!
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[@tentash2002]

Congrats! Do fellows also have ITEs in February like residents do? Any resources for fellowship itself that you found useful! Thanks

[@AmandaSXiMD]

Yes - there's an ITE for critical care fellowship, too! For fellowship itself, I spent most of my time on learning the clinical care aspect and diving into the primary literature of landmark studies to ensure that I'm up-to-date on the literature for my practice. I didn't really use a textbook. I also would say that this is your opportunity to really utilize your attendings as resources to ask decision-making questions so that you can develop your own style. Hope this helps!

[@gourabsarker9552]

Mam do you earn 600k dollars a year as an anesthesiologist? Plz reply. Thanks a lot.

[@jayjeystic]

First of all, congratulations Dr. Xi! Well done!!!

[@AmandaSXiMD]

Thank you!

[@daoud298]

Hy, I’ve some questions🙂, When you do 24h shifts as an anesthesiologist, what is the kind of emergencies you have to deal with? Is the same emergencies that an emergency doctor can deal while 24h shift? Thanks! (Sorry for my english, I’m from belgium)

[@solosforthesavior]

Study with me?

[@wpdolp]

Congratulations