ABIM Rheumatology study guide

The ABIM Rheumatology Certification Examination is the American Board of Internal Medicine's subspecialty certifying assessment for physicians who have completed rheumatology fellowship training and wish to demonstrate the knowledge, clinical judgment, and skills required for independent practice in rheumatology. According to ABIM, certification examinations assess the knowledge, clinical judgment and skills essential for providing high-quality care in internal medicine and its subspecialties, and certification demonstrates that a physician is ready for independent practice. The exam is delivered as four sessions of up to 60 multiple-choice questions each, for a total of up to 240 single-best-answer items over approximately 10 hours, with 100 total minutes of optional break time divided between three breaks. The overwhelming majority of questions use a clinical stem (patient-based case scenario) format testing higher-order clinical decision-making, and a small number address specific knowledge points without a clinical stem; some questions require interpretation of illustrative materials such as radiographs and photomicrographs. The ABIM Rheumatology study guide has 2 sections and about 683 words.