Hi guys I'm really nervous... just took the exam today. Please let me know if with these mistakes I'm going to pass or not:
1. did not do a neuro exam when i was suppose to on two cases.
2. called a patient another name by accident but corrected it.
3. did not check the thyroid when i was supposed to.
4. stuttered my way through the very first case... the sp looked a bit annoyed. but i think with my end review and counsel he began to be ok with me.
5. forgot to counsel a patient on drug use.
6. made up i think 3 3rd differentials... they were weak but they were sort of backed up by history findings.
7. 3-4 times a patient had to repeat things to me.
8. forgot some basic work-ups but had usually 4-5 work-ups that all made sense
things i did good (i think):
1. was empathetic with the patients as best as i could
2. tried to establish rapport with all the patients in every way; made a lot of them smile and some even laugh
3. every physical maneuver that i did was spot on, im sure
4. my HPI i think were all complete (on average i used 900 characters)
5. i would say 90% of my differentials were solid
6. always introduced myself properly
7. always summarized my findings and exited the meeting warmly
8. always answered their questions with the best of my ability
i can't share my location and i can't share my cases, but i can tell you the sp's were very nice and very responsive with me... do you think if i built a strong rapport some of my mistakes can be discarded? i'm scared my physical exam won't be on par with the new grading scheme... i did spot on tests regarding my diagnosis strictly a lot times (can't say more than that) rather than a full system exam.
im worried guys please give me some feedback
1. did not do a neuro exam when i was suppose to on two cases.
2. called a patient another name by accident but corrected it.
3. did not check the thyroid when i was supposed to.
4. stuttered my way through the very first case... the sp looked a bit annoyed. but i think with my end review and counsel he began to be ok with me.
5. forgot to counsel a patient on drug use.
6. made up i think 3 3rd differentials... they were weak but they were sort of backed up by history findings.
7. 3-4 times a patient had to repeat things to me.
8. forgot some basic work-ups but had usually 4-5 work-ups that all made sense
things i did good (i think):
1. was empathetic with the patients as best as i could
2. tried to establish rapport with all the patients in every way; made a lot of them smile and some even laugh
3. every physical maneuver that i did was spot on, im sure
4. my HPI i think were all complete (on average i used 900 characters)
5. i would say 90% of my differentials were solid
6. always introduced myself properly
7. always summarized my findings and exited the meeting warmly
8. always answered their questions with the best of my ability
i can't share my location and i can't share my cases, but i can tell you the sp's were very nice and very responsive with me... do you think if i built a strong rapport some of my mistakes can be discarded? i'm scared my physical exam won't be on par with the new grading scheme... i did spot on tests regarding my diagnosis strictly a lot times (can't say more than that) rather than a full system exam.
im worried guys please give me some feedback