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Med-Challenger EM for Residents
Comprehensive Review and Assessment for Emergency Medicine Residents

Boards-Pass Guarantee
We guarantee you'll pass, or your money back...
The overall boards failure rate is 1 in 4. Why? It isn't because physicians don't know their stuff; it's because the examination covers such impossibly broad topics. It requires knowledge of some relatively obscure areas where the standard of care is changing.

Test-taking is a science of its own, but Challenger relies on a proven 100-year-old methodology known as programmed learning to bulletproof you on these tests! Rosetta Stone and Berlitz, for example, use programmed learning to teach their customers how to master new languages. Through this proven approach, you not only learn but you also retain what you learn. Even today, the programmed learning method still yields higher cognitive exam scores in comparison to more fashionable (but less reliable) techniques. Theorists can talk all they want about making test preparation more fun but, if you want to pass the tests for sure, you'll select Med-Challenger EM.
 

Validated 99.8% Pass Rate
Compared to a 24% failure rate for certification and recertification...
So how does Med-Challenger EM work so effectively? How does it work so well at preparing you for any kind of testing event? First, the course contains over 4,800 topically organized, case-based questions and answers designed to emulate the boards and continuous competency testing. To address the visual aspect of the exam, the questions are then enhanced by over 3,400 high-resolution images, CT scans, ECGs, and x-rays. Who prepares and monitors this material? The foremost academic physicians in the country write our questions and answers, while a team of over 200 leading physicians annually peer-review our content for ongoing currency.
 
Boards Simulations
 
Challenger's board simulations offer 200 boards-style questions and answers covering key topics in emergency medicine. Divided into smaller modules, you can take these tests in between patients or in the comfort of your own home. With our three board simulations, you'll know what to expect before you walk through the door on exam day.
 
Topical Pretests
Narrow Your Focus By Testing Your Baseline Knowledge...
Short on time? Worried about completing the review before the exam? We've got you covered! Med-Challenger EM for Residents includes topical pretests to help narrow your focus to those areas you need to improve. Spend more time focusing on areas of weakness and less time rifling through the information you already know.

The Largest Electronic Image Bank for Emergency Medicine
See and interact with the images as you study...
Did you know the exam devotes 15% of its content to image interpretation? With Med-Challenger EM, we've got you covered. This comprehensive reference and review course seamlessly integrates over 3,500 high-resolution, full-color images throughout the program. Every image is assigned to the appropriate standard-of-care topic, and most can be enlarged for detailed examination and observation. These high-resolution images cover a variety of areas including x-rays, contrast studies, and CT scans, along with dermatological interpretations and much more.
 
Powerful Search Engine
 
Whether you are looking for a specific topic, collection of images, or specific phrase, Challenger's Internet-based search engine allows you to locate references in seconds. Best of all, you can launch right into the clinical section you wish to see. With this searchable, standard-of-care reference, not only will you have immediate access to the latest developments in your specialty, you will also save time by identifying the specific information you need when you need it.
 
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Practice, Review, Assess, and Score
Three steps to success on any examination...
The Challenger review program is elegantly designed to promote the highest level of retention possible. Questions are written by clinical experts to emulate clinical examination standards and to enhance knowledge of current best practices. Whether you are preparing for an examination or reaffirming your knowledge, our review and testing structure will help. Our review method is so effective we even offer a Boards-Pass Guarantee!
 
Quick and Easy CME Fulfillment
Simple instructions, multiple options...
Obtaining your CME certificates has never been easier. You can request CME credits for an additional fee, in blocks of 10, any time upon completion of whole or partial sections of content. Challenger provides multiple score submission options and simple-to-follow instructions. Just mail or fax your printed scores or submit them directly via your online Challenger account. Your scores and required evaluation form (provided) are processed immediately. Challenger works closely with our prestigious, institutional sponsors to maintain the most rewarding educational experience possible. For most of our courses, Challenger issues CME certificates on behalf of our sponsors directly from our office, speeding their delivery.
 
Free Technical Support
We're always there...
We'll be with you every step of the way. Should you need assistance, our technical support staff is on standby during normal business hours to assist you for FREE.
 
Never Worry About the Time Demands of Education Again
Become a customer for life...
Challenger prides itself on staying up-to-date in all aspects of medicine. All courses are routinely peer-reviewed and updated. Future upgrades are provided to Challenger clients at a fraction of standard retail cost. This way, as the face of medicine changes, our valued customers can cost-effectively keep their coursework and reference library current. Of course, the best value Challenger offers is the Challenger Lifetime Subscription (CLS) -- all products and upgrades for a one-time enrollment fee. Currently over 60% of our CLS members are emergency physicians. Don't get left behind! Join today.

With the Challenger Lifetime Subscription you never have to worry about the time demands of education again. No more year-end rush to get CME hours, no more thrashing around for materials to study for recertification, no more hit-and-miss purchases of study guides for skills enhancement and refresher training. It's all here in one place for one price, good for as long as you practice medicine…at a cost of less than $400 per year over the life of your practicing career!

 
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"I used Med-Challenger in my residency to prepare for the initial certification test in emergency medicine. One real advantage was that I was well-prepared for the test format as well as the clinical content. The Challenger method really works!"
--Edward Small, MD

"After Hurricane Katrina, we ended up being the sole provider for the city of New Orleans's emergency care. All of our resources for in-service and training were destroyed, so it was an enormous relief to learn that Challenger would replace their materials for us free of charge! This program is such a high-yield study and can really make a difference for us....Thanks so much again for all that Challenger is doing...."
--David Ulick, MD
Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine
Charity Hospital
New Orleans, Louisiana


"I used the MD Challenger series (I still have the floppies if you can believe that) when I initially took my boards in 1994 and it was the only study guide I used. It was fabulous. I am looking forward to seeing how things have advanced as I prepare for my recertification boards."
--Sharolyn Rhees Medina, MD, FACEP

"I used the On-Line Course. I found it very useful and relevant. I have a fairly busy life, with work, 3 kids, and a husband who travels, so needless to say the flexibility of your program was perfect for me. I received my Board Score this week and passed successfully, and basically the only program I used was yours and one other Test Booklet."
--Mary Engrav, MD

"I use a variety of medical software, this is unequivocally the best."
--M. Dallas, MD

"One-third the cost of most board review courses, but more effective."
--Anthony Russo, MD

"I love this program!"
--Mark Harding, MD

"I utilized the Challenger EM program as my primary study aid for the EM boards. I found the immediate feedback supplied by the program especially helpful for targeting those areas requiring further study."
--Kenneth Holbert, MD

"The best EM review available for computer home-based system. Cadillac of EM."
--Randall A. Howell, MD
 

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Course Contents
Allergy and Rheumatology
Cardiovascular Disorders
Care of Older Adults
Chest Radiology
Dermatology
ECG Interpretation
End-of-Life Care
Endocrinology
Environmental Injuries
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Gastroenterology
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Hematology and Oncology
Infectious Diseases
Law and Ethics
Life-Threatening Signs and Symptoms
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Nephrology and Urology
Neurology
Pediatric Chest Radiology
Pediatrics
Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders
Pulmonary Disorders
Resuscitation: Arrhythmias
Resuscitation: CPR and Ventilation
Resuscitation: Fluids and Electrolytes
Resuscitation: Pediatric
Toxicology
Trauma: Extremity and Orthopedic
Trauma: Stabilization, Head, and Neck
Trauma: Trunk
Wound Management
LLSA 2004 Module 1
LLSA 2004 Module 2
LLSA 2004 Module 3
LLSA 2005 Module 1
LLSA 2005 Module 2
LLSA 2005 Module 3
LLSA 2006 Module 1
LLSA 2006 Module 2
LLSA 2006 Module 3


Product ID: EM


Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Challenger Corporation.

The University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Certification Statement
The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 414.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy
It is the intent of University of Colorado School of Medicine to assure that its educational mission, and continuing medical education activities in particular, should not be influenced by the special interests of individuals associated with its programs. Having an interest in or an affiliation with any corporate organization does not necessarily influence a faculty's presentation, but the relationship must be made known to the program audience in accordance with the Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Disclosure of Proprietary Interests
According to CME guidelines, authors must disclose all associations with proprietary entities that may have a direct relationship to their subject of discussion. All authors of this program have signed disclosure forms indicating any associations with proprietary entities related to their subjects of discussion.

Activity Dates
Edition Release Date: February 15, 2008

Copyright Statement
Med-Challenger EM. Copyright © 1992 by Challenger Corporation. All rights reserved.

Editor-in-Chief:
Andrea Cecilia Eberly, MD, FAAEM

Scott McIntosh, MD
Research/EMS Fellow
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Contributing Authors:
Fitzgerald Alcindor, MD
Attending Faculty
Department of Emergency Medicine
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York

Mary Jo A. Bowman, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Attending Physician, Emergency Department
Columbus Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Yi-Mei Chng, MD
Resident
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Daniel Cohen, MD
Section of Emergency Medicine
Columbus Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

William H. Cotton II, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio

Mark E. Deutchman, MD, FAAFP
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Director, Advanced Training Track
Director, Rural Health Track
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado

Arthur L. Diskin, MD, FACEP
Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, Florida

Ann Marie Dietrich, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
Ohio State University
Attending Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Columbus Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Lubomyr Domeshevsky, MD
Clinical Attending
Department of Emergency Medicine
Quality Assurance Director
Mercy Medical Center
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Jeffrey Druck, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, Colorado

Andrea Cecilia Eberly, MD, FAAEM
Former Director
Emergency Medicine
Guam Memorial Hospital
Guam

Libby Edwards, MD
Chief of Dermatology
Department of Internal Medicine
Carolinas Medical Center
Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

William R. Fraser, DO, FACOEP
Director of Emergency Medical Education
Doctor's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Martin Herman, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Director, Southern Poison Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee

Adam Hessel, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Dermatology and Dermatopathology)
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio

Robert Hickey, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jeffrey M. Hoffman, MD
Attending Physician, Emergency Department
Children's Medical Center
Dayton, Ohio

Andrea Igel, MD

Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, MBA
Professor of Surgery and Director, Arizona Bioethics Program
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Tucson, Arizona

Daniel R. Jones, MD
Challenger Corporation
Memphis, Tennessee

Paul John Kostyniak, PhD
Chairman
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
School of Medicine and Biophysical Sciences
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Marc Leder, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

David C. Lee, MD
Director of Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York

Allison McBride, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Hospitalist
Brenner Children's Hospital
Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Gregory P. Moore, MD, FACEP
Attending Physician and Associate Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana

James E. Nicholson, III, MD
Southeastern Acute Care Specialists
Rocky Mount, North Carolina

George S. Novalis, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Opthalmology
University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona

John Patka, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy and Drug Information
Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia

Cynthia A. Pristach, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
State University of New York at Buffalo
Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo, New York

Mubadda A. Salim, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cardiology
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee

Daniel Scherzer, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Attending Physician
Section of Emergency Medicine
Columbus Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Andrew J. Schuman, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, New Hampshire

William W. Scott, Jr., MD
Associate Professor of Radiology & Orthopaedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Stewart Shofner, MD
Mid-State Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Jonathan I. Singer, MD, FAAP
Professor of Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics
Wright State University School of Medicine
Dayton, Ohio

Cedric M. Smith, MD, Professor
Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology
School of Medicine and Biological Sciences
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Richard M. Sobel, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Lawrence B. Stack, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Ernest E. Sullivent, III, MD, FAAEP
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, Texas


Target Audience
Med-Challenger is intended for practitioners of Primary Care or Emergency Medicine or clinicians otherwise involved in the diagnosis and treatment of acute or emergent medical problems.

Educational Objectives
The objective of the Med-Challenger continuing medical education program is to provide an interactive review of the knowledge base of acute care and emergency medicine. After completing this course, the participating clinician will be better equipped to:
  • Confidently manage the broad spectrum of acute and emergent medical problems encountered in the practice of primary care and emergency medicine.

  • Formulate appropriate differential diagnoses for patients presenting with acute medical problems of uncertain etiology.

  • Efficiently initiate therapeutic and diagnostic procedures for patients presenting with acute medical disorders.

  • Cope effectively with the uncertainty that is inherent in the initial treatment of acute and emergent disorders, effectively stabilizing critical patients while refining the differential diagnosis.

  • Handle efficiently the spectrum of common disorders involving all organ systems. In particular, the physician will be better equipped to resuscitate seriously ill patients and to diagnose and treat acute: cardiovascular disorders; diseases of the eye, ear, nose, throat, skin and soft tissues; endocrinologic disorders; traumatic and environmental injuries; gastrointestinal diseases; gynecologic and obstetric disorders; hematologic and oncologic problems; immunologic, allergic and rheumatologic diseases; infectious diseases; life-threatening signs and symptoms; musculoskeletal disorders; pulmonary diseases; and intoxications and poisonings.

  • Demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and cognitive skills required to achieve objectives 1-5 by scoring at least 80% on all topics studied for CME credit.


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