How to best prepare for the CCFP EXAM.
This is not your first exam, but it may be one of the last in your academic career… so let’s get you prepared to succeed on the CCFP exam. We have received numerous questions from residents for study tips and practical advice on how to arrange their last few weeks before the exam. Let’s review the top 5 tips successful CCFP exam candidates have shared.
1. Know your exam.
2. Have a study plan.
3. Organize your material for review.
4. Include exercise, sleep, and breaks in your study plan.
5. Practice like it’s the REAL DEAL.
Best of luck and remember, we are here for you!
FMEP Course Team
Just a reminder… pay attention to the questions. Here are our general tips one more time:
Just a reminder… pay attention to the questions. Here are our general tips one more time:
Just a reminder… pay attention to the questions. Here are our general tips one more time:
Just a reminder… pay attention to the questions. Here are our general tips one more time:
We have made a study calendar to help keep you on track.
1. You only have so much time to study – use your time efficiently by taking the FMEP course and reviewing all 105 topics in 3 days.
2. The FMEP course will help identify and shift focus to your weak areas when preparing for the CCFP Spring 2023 exam. Study smart!
3. The FMEP Course will cover MANY examples of Superior Certificant SOO responses. You will be prepared.
4. The FMEP course will go over what NOT to do on the CCFP exam. Stay vigilant!
5. The FMEP team has created easy-to-follow algorithms of how to approach difficult management SAMPs (including ACLS and NRP guidelines)!
To find out more about the FMEP Course and register please click here.
Happy studying 🙂
FMEP Course Team
Just a reminder… pay attention to the questions. Here are our general tips one more time:
YOU WANTED SOO PREP? Well, here it is!
The CPFC oral exam has five simulated office orals (SOOs). Each of the stations is 15 minutes long. The CFPC is attempting to mimic the actual Family Practice setting.
The scoring system focuses on the candidate’s approach to dealing with the illness experience and interactions with the patient. Getting the correct diagnosis plays only a minor role in the scoring.
When using the FMEP SOO practice, we recommend practicing with a study buddy. Practice, practice, practice! Don’t be discouraged if you miss some points… it’s part of the studying process. The FMEP course will go over many, many practice SOOs with you to get you prepared.
Click here for some helpful information from the CFPC website on SOOs.
Good luck!
We look forward to seeing many of you soon 🙂
FMEP Course Team
SOO
Sara Mcgill is a 43 year old law clerk who is presenting with a two day history of eye redness and discomfort. She has a history of Diabetes, Hypertension and Rheumatoid arthritis. Her medications include Losartan, Metformin and Methotrexate. She smokes half a pack per day and drinks 3-4 beers on the weekends only. She is single and has a 4 year old daughter who is enrolled in daycare.
You are asked to speak to Sara.
| Red Eye | Illness Experience |
Areas to be covered include:
| Feelings
Ideas
Effect/Impact on Function
Expectations for this visit
A satisfactory understanding of all components (Feelings, Ideas, Effect/Impact on Function, and Expectations) is important in assessing the illness experience of this patient. |
| Superior Certificant | Covers points 1, 2, 3, and 4. | Actively explores the illness experience to arrive at an in-depth understanding of it. This is achieved through the purposeful use of verbal and non-verbal techniques, including both effective questioning and active listening. |
| Certificant | Covers points 1, 2, and 3. | Inquires about the illness experience to arrive at a satisfactory understanding of it. This is achieved by asking appropriate questions and using non-verbal skills. |
| Non-certificant | Does not cover points 1, 2, and 3. | Demonstrates only minimal interest in the illness experience, and so gains little understanding of it. There is little acknowledgement of the patient’s verbal or non-verbal cues, or the candidate cuts the patient off. |
Just a reminder… pay attention to the questions. Here are our general tips one more time:
