ABFM HALM study plan

Build a one-page checklist of USPSTF Grade A/B screening recommendations organized by age and sex

Write out the adult immunization schedule from memory, then correct it against a current reference

Define sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and number needed to screen, and compute each for one screening scenario

List the core components of a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit and a Welcome to Medicare visit

Apply the current hypertension guideline staging to 10 written case vignettes and justify each stage

Compare first-line antihypertensive drug classes by mechanism, compelling indications, and adverse effects in a comparison table

Outline the workup and treatment algorithm for a hypertensive urgency versus emergency scenario

Calculate 10-year ASCVD risk by hand for three vignettes and state the statin decision for each

Differentiate type 1, type 2, and secondary diabetes using three written vignettes with lab patterns

Construct a glycemic treatment escalation ladder including agent-specific benefits and cautions

Interpret an A1c, fasting glucose, and oral glucose tolerance test result set for diagnostic classification

Draft a complication screening schedule covering retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and foot exam intervals

Classify obstructive versus restrictive spirometry patterns from written numeric values

Compare inhaler device types and step-up therapy options for asthma and COPD

Apply brief motivational interviewing structure to two written smoking-cessation scenarios

Summarize evidence-based dietary patterns and their indications in a comparison table

List exercise prescription components (frequency, intensity, time, type) for common chronic conditions

Apply validated depression and anxiety screening tools and interpret scoring thresholds from written results

Outline first-line pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options for depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder

Differentiate mechanical low back pain red flags from benign presentations across five vignettes

Describe initial management of osteoarthritis, shoulder pain, and ankle sprain using evidence-based steps

State opioid prescribing safety practices including risk assessment and monitoring

Map cervical cancer screening intervals and modalities by age and prior results

Outline evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding across reproductive and postmenopausal age groups

Summarize contraceptive options by efficacy, contraindications, and noncontraceptive benefits

Detail prostate cancer screening shared decision-making and PSA interpretation caveats

Describe evaluation of male hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction including indicated labs

Apply geriatric syndromes (falls, delirium, incontinence, polypharmacy) to four written case vignettes

Perform a written medication review using Beers criteria concepts and identify potentially inappropriate drugs

List pediatric immunization timing and developmental milestone checkpoints by age band

Differentiate common pediatric presentations (fever, otitis media, bronchiolitis, asthma) by age-specific management

Describe adolescent confidentiality, screening, and mental health considerations

Complete two timed mixed-domain practice sets and log every missed item by domain

Re-study the three weakest domains identified from the error log

Recite from memory the top screening, treatment, and red-flag facts for each domain

Simulate one full-length timed exam block under test-day conditions