april 27th.....a very happy day for me cause i received my CS exam report: I PASS!!!! it was my first attempt and in 2 weeks i'll get my ECFMG certification....

i prepare for about 5-6 weeks(totally were about 2 months but i took off 2 weeks vacantion right after taking CK exam and another week when i found out my CK result); i used kaplan book for the explanations on how to do a history, PE and how to do a patient note(in my opinion the best book for the theory) which i read it 2 times; for the cases i used FA(much more better that kaplan cases) and i did minicases 2 times, 3 times the 41 cases(one time i did them by doing the patient note too; i used the online practice tool to see how i can manage the time) and one time i did them with my wife;
i took the exam at the chicago center on march 17th; i stayed at o'hare garden hotel which is less than 10 minutes of walk from the center.
i really wanna say thank you to my wife who was so kind to help me by being my patient, big thank you to my mother in law who was here for my entire CK and CS preparation, thank you L. and K. for helping me with the advices and the tools needed for my exam and last but not least thank you to my son who is always in my mind. thank you GOD for giving me strenght and power to achive this!
i wish all of you good luck and all the best. cherrs!
edited by anan54446797 on 4/27/2011