CFPC study plan

CFPC · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Family Medicine (general certification content, per Assessment Objectives for Certification in Family Medicine)

Map the Family Medicine assessment objectives into a checklist of clinical domains and rate current confidence 1-5 for each
Build a spaced-repetition deck of 150 high-yield family medicine facts drawn from guideline summaries
Draft a weekly study calendar that blocks two evening sessions and one weekend half-day
Complete 40 family medicine practice questions and log every miss with a one-line reason

Confidence-rated domain checklist plus a 150-card deck and a miss log with 40 entries

Week 2

Review and rewrite every card missed in week 1 until you can state the fact without prompting
Write one-page management summaries for the five weakest primary care domains from your checklist
Practice 20 short-answer clinical scenarios under timed conditions
Identify three recurring error patterns in your miss log and name a correction for each

Five one-page management summaries and a written list of three error patterns with corrections

Week 3

Apply preventive care and screening recommendations to 15 constructed patient vignettes
Work through chronic disease management cases covering at least four conditions end to end
Teach two high-yield topics aloud in under five minutes each to test recall
Add 100 new cards from weak areas and clear the review backlog daily

Fifteen completed vignette worksheets with rationale for each decision

Week 4

Complete a 100-question mixed family medicine set and score it under exam timing
Transition primary study time to emergency medicine by mapping its objectives to your checklist
Compare family medicine and emergency medicine overlap topics and note where management differs
Schedule a mid-plan review session to adjust hours based on observed pace

Timed 100-question score report with a written gap analysis and a revised study calendar

Week 5

Work through resuscitation and shock scenarios using a structured ABCDE approach on 15 cases
Drill airway and breathing decision points until you can sequence management without notes
Build 120 emergency medicine cards focused on time-critical actions and red flags
Practice 20 ECG and rhythm strip interpretations and record accuracy

Fifteen completed ABCDE case write-ups and an ECG accuracy log of 20 interpretations

Week 6

Manage toxicology and environmental emergency vignettes through to disposition
Work through trauma and orthopedic emergency cases emphasizing prioritization and transfer decisions
Practice 20 procedural and disposition questions and justify each answer in writing
Review all emergency medicine misses and convert each into a card or summary line

A consolidated emergency medicine error log with every miss converted into a study artifact

Week 7

Complete two 60-question mixed timed blocks and record scores and pacing
Re-test every domain rated 1 or 2 in week 1 and update confidence ratings
Condense all summaries into a single rapid-review sheet of no more than four pages
Rehearse the rapid-review sheet aloud twice to confirm retention

Two timed block scores plus a four-page rapid-review sheet and updated confidence ratings

Week 8

Complete one full-length simulated exam under strict timing and no interruptions
Review every simulated-exam miss and close each gap before exam day
Restrict the final three days to rapid-review sheet and card reviews only
Finalize exam-day logistics including timing, breaks, and materials

Full-length simulated exam score with a closed-gap checklist and a written exam-day plan

Week 4: Score at least 65% on the timed 100-question mixed set and have a written gap analysis for every domain rated below 3

Week 6: Demonstrate note-free sequencing of ABCDE management on at least 12 of 15 cases and ECG interpretation accuracy of 80% or higher

Week 8: Score at least 70% on the full-length simulated exam with every missed item reviewed and resolved before exam day