You can’t predict which specific questions will appear on the Emergency Medicine Qualifying Examination, but the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) provides a content outline, or blueprint, of information you can expect to be covered on the exam.
AMBOSS Knowledge+ Emergency Medicine Board Review content is designed to reflect the ABEM exam blueprint. Because our system adapts to you, Knowledge+ will help you focus on the blueprint areas where you need the most review, providing efficient, effective preparation for the ABEM exam.
Exam questions in the content areas above may also include topics in Critical Care Medicine, Prevention, Clinical Epidemiology, Ethics, Nutrition, Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Adolescent Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Patient Safety and Substance Abuse.
The ABEM Qualifying Exam is based on the Emergency Medicine Model of Clinical Practice. According to the ABEM Qualifying Exam Build, the following information will be tested:
Acuity Frames: Target (± 5%)
Physician Tasks
For this dimension, the Board has assigned the following specific percentage weights to the Modifying Factor of age:
For more information, visit the ABEM website.
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