Case List Construction (including oral technique) (1-Day) Course: This course emphasizes oral exam technique, case list construction and review. It is extremely comprehensive and last the entire day, often extending into the early evening. It is designed to give you the basic tools to construct and review your case list,  prepare for the exam and to focus your study. You are encouraged to attend one of these seminars as early in the year as possible.

Board Review (written and oral ) (4- Day) Course: Our course is exam focused. We bring top speakers drawn from across the nation. Each lecture is dynamic, informative and designed to help you pass your exam. Only 3 days away from office, we reduce study time to a minimum. Optional (free) half hour evening sessions for oral board prep (highly advised even for written board candidates) (This course is 40 hours of CME credits)

Definitive Board Prep (5-Day) Course: This course includes the mock oral course  (which runs from days 3 through 5). This day is dedicated entirely giving the candidate exposure to the mock oral exam environment. This is accomplished by dividing up seminar registrants into groups of a limited, maximum size (to ensure personalized exposure and experience).  In addition every registrant will have an opportunity to be be in the hot seat during a private mock oral session. In order to accommodate everyone's private mock oral session, these sessions may in fact be administered in the evening of the preceding 2 days days (after the days sessions are completed)  We review  how to manage the 'Case of the Day' portion of the exam, as well as provide further insight into mock oral exam technique. (This course is 15 hours of CME credits)

Mock Oral Course (Last 3 days of the 5 day Course): This course caters to those candidates who are looking specifically for mock oral exposure. The course comprises the last 3 days of the 5 day seminar. It provides tremendous exposure in both a public and personalized situation (see above for details). (This course is 6 hours CME credits)

Mock Oral Training (1 day) Course (for Board Certified physicians) : This course caters to board certified OB/GYNs who wish to add an additional income stream by learning how to give mock orals to exam candidates. This course teaches the issues to consider when providing mock oral service and then give practical exposure to the mock oral environment where these techniques can be studied and rehearsed.

Sign up with your colleague and receive a 10% reduction in your registration fee.

That's right! Whether you are both signing up for our Case List Construction course (1-day) or Board Review Course (4-day)  Definitive Board Prep (5-day) course, if you and your friends sign up within 24 hours of each other, we will give you all a 10% reduction in your seminar registration fee.

Day 1

• Logistics and Statistics of the Oral OB/GYN Exam.

• Case list construction and/or review. Part 1.

• Case list construction and/or review. Part 2.

• Predicting your exam questions based on what you have in your case list.

• The art and technique of taking an oral exam.

 Day 2

• The most commonly asked OB questions in the oral exam Parts 1+2

• The most commonly asked GYN questions in the oral exam Parts 1+2

• The most commonly asked Office questions in the oral exam Parts 1+2

 Day 3

This day is devoted to teaching mock oral technique on how to answer particular 'high yield' questions. Such questions include:

• PPH

• Shoulder dystocia

• External version

• Emergency vaginal breech delivery

• Defense of a high CD rate

• Defense of a high induction rate

• Defense of a low age hysterectomy

• Defense of a LAVH

• Defense of a high repeat CD:VBAC ratio

• Defense of a low age or low parity tubal ligation

• Histology for the OB/GYN board exam (Histology is not an important subject, but this quick lecture is designed to cover 95% of what they reasonably can ask you. So you don't waste time on this subject when you get home).

• Many more

 Day 4

This day is mostly devoted to the 'Case of the day' part of the exam and oral exam technique.

• Review of multiple common case of the day scenarios.

• More tips on how to present and answer particular exam situations.

• Live mock oral sessions (with volunteers only) are offered and critiqued to further teach oral exam technique.

Day 5

This day is devoted entirely to public mock oral sessions. Sitting in the 'hot seat' is optional,, non mandatory and provides an excellent opportunity to learn from your colleagues. The course typically ends at approximately 1-2 PM.

Note 1: Registration and each subsequent day typically begins at 7.30 AM

Note 2: Additional optional mock orals requested by candidates, are conducted in the evenings of the first 4 days of the 5 day course.

Note 3: Those purchasing our Mock Oral or Platinum Package will have additional private and public  mock oral exposure incorporated in the cost of their package.