APPLIED
The third staged exam, the APPLIED, has two components:
- Standardized Oral Examination (SOE) (Sample Questions)
- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) (Overview Video, Content Outline, and Examples)
Study Resources
Successful Candidate Behavior and Improper Candidate Behavior videos from the ABA.
Mock exams from Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC):
- Episode 34: Oral Board Prep with Drs. Tran and Beaudry
- Episode 71: Oral Board Prep 2, Part 1 (Stem and Questions)
- Episode 72: Oral Board Prep 2, Part 2
- Episode 75: OB Oral Board Stem with Drs. Galvan and Hofkamp (Stem and Questions)
- Episode 221: Oral Board Prep with Anna Gitterman
Free tips to master the oral boards from Smarter Anesthesia.
Oral board review books.
Amanda Xi: How I *actually* studied for the ABA Applied Exam & practical advice (2021).
Discussion of APPLIED Exam Prep from Residents in a Room.
John Doyle's Hints for Mastering the Orals (2005).
The Things I Do For the Residents (2008) by Jessica Lovich-Sapola.
Outlining-Attacking the Stem Question: The Knockout Blow (1999) by Niels Jensen.
Advice from The Anesthesia Consultant, Richard Novak.
Paid Resources
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