If I were to make a list of all the things I would loved to have known well while writing the 400 questions on the NPLEX exams, it would be a pretty long list! I feel like each exam question was written by a specialist from a particular field of study and we were required to take our best stab at it with a generalist's training. Well, I guess who better to write the perfect question anyways than a specialist!
Probably one of the unforeseen challenges for me was on the second day after writing the elective TCM and acupuncture exam. During the first 20 or so questions of the afternoon core clinical exam, what happened was when I would see a case where a patient comes in with poor memory, palpitations...etc., etc., I would think, "that's got to be a heart blood deficiency," or whatever TCM diagnosis corresponded to the symptoms. Then, I'd remember that this part of the exam needed a Western diagnosis.
Well, it sure was a mental marathon and, I'd have to say that it was harder than I thought it would be. But, that is the past and it's on to Board exams this weekend. After this weekend, then we can finally celebrate!
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