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What is the pediatrics shelf exam?

The pediatrics shelf exam encompasses medical care for infants, childrens, and adolescents. It is designed to cover knowledge acquired during a third year pediatrics clerkship. It is generally considered one of the more difficult shelf exams. That being said, there are certain high yield topics that are tested again and again. If you are able to recognize certain common childhood rashes and how they present, those questions will be easy points on the exam. Your tutor can go over helpful mnemonics and memory aids to help with that. It is always worthwhile to review developmental milestones, vaccines, cystic fibrosis, diabetes insipidus, SIADH, sickle cell anemia, heme, renal, RSV bronchiolitis, croup, seizures, ADHD, and pharyngitis. Keep in mind that buzzwords are no longer as common as they once were (and this goes for all shelf exams!): so know what the buzzwords actually mean in terms of patient presentation.

How is the pediatrics shelf exam scored?

The pediatrics shelf exam has 110 multiple-choice questions. The score is based off a scaled score and is not just a strict percentage correct. Different schools may implement a different passing score required based off the raw scaled score.

How is the pediatrics shelf exam test administered?

The pediatrics shelf exam is usually administered through the NBME portal at either your school or at a Prometric center. There is usually 2 hours and 45 minutes given to complete the exam.

How much tutoring is needed?

If your rotation is roughly 4 weeks, we recommend meeting two times per week until the exam.

How much does tutoring for the pediatrics shelf exam cost?

It depends how many hours you decide to go with to get the tutoring cost. We have different packages with different number of hours, and each higher package gives a cheaper per hour rate.

What does pediatrics shelf exam tutoring include?

Every student will get a customized schedule to follow for the pediatrics shelf exam. The schedule will be based off your specific progress, performance, and weaknesses in terms of what to work on. The schedule will be revised over time based off the progress over time. Students will meet with their tutor 1-on-1 over video call and go over questions in terms of how to analyze, approach, and answer the questions correctly. This will help for the pediatrics shelf exam as well as the USMLE Step 2.

Who is the pediatrics shelf exam tutoring for?

The pediatrics shelf tutoring is for many students. Some examples include:

Students with a low USMLE Step 1 score
Students with a failure on the USMLE Step 1
Students with previous low shelf exam scores
Students with any failures on previous shelf exams
Students who feel overwhelmed with the amount of information needed to absorb and apply during questions
Students who feel lost in how to prepare for the pediatrics shelf exam
Students with low NBME shelf practice exam scores
Students with anxiety or test taking issues
Students who want to aim high on the shelf exam for those wanting to go into a more competitive residency program or specialty choice

What makes our pediatrics shelf exam tutoring different?

We are the only tutoring company that creates customized study schedules based off the specific progress of our students for the pediatrics shelf exam. We are also the only tutoring company that adjusts the schedule for preparing for the pediatrics shelf exam. You meet with a tutor that you will stay with until your pediatrics shelf exam as well, which sets us apart from the rest.

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