ABOM Oral Medicine study plan
ABOM Oral Medicine · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline)
Map the full ABOM test content outline and tag each content area to domain 1 or 2
Define obesity as a chronic disease using BMI, waist circumference, and adiposity-based criteria
List diagnostic thresholds and their limitations for adults across BMI classes
Build a one-page reference sheet of core definitions and classification cutoffs
Your checkpoint
A completed content-outline map with every content area tagged to a domain and a one-page definitions sheet
Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline)
Explain energy balance and the physiologic regulation of appetite and body weight
Describe the roles of the gut, adipose tissue, and hypothalamic signaling in weight regulation
Summarize the pathophysiology of obesity-related metabolic dysfunction
Self-quiz on pathophysiology with 40 recall questions and log missed concepts
Your checkpoint
A 40-question self-quiz with a written error log of missed concepts
Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline)
Compare behavioral, dietary, and physical-activity interventions for weight management
Outline the mechanism, indication, and monitoring for each major anti-obesity medication class
Describe the indications, expected outcomes, and complications of metabolic and bariatric surgery
Draft a comparison table of treatment options by mechanism, indication, and monitoring
Your checkpoint
A treatment comparison table covering medication classes and surgical options
Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline) & Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline)
Identify obesity-related comorbidities and screening recommendations
Apply treatment selection to at least 10 written clinical vignettes
Complete a timed 50-question mixed-domain practice set and review every miss
Recite the domain 1 high-yield list from memory
Your checkpoint
Timed 50-question practice set completed with a scored review of every missed item
Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline)
Map the domain 2 content areas and identify the highest-yield subtopics
Explain the epidemiology and public-health burden of obesity
Describe counseling and behavior-change frameworks used in obesity care
Write a two-page summary of domain 2 core concepts
Your checkpoint
A two-page domain 2 concept summary plus a ranked list of high-yield subtopics
Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline)
Apply shared decision-making and motivational interviewing to written scenarios
Describe special populations and considerations across the lifespan
Outline care coordination and long-term follow-up principles
Complete 30 vignette-style questions on domain 2 and log error patterns
Your checkpoint
A 30-question vignette set with an error-pattern log
Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline) & Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline)
Complete a full-length timed mock exam under test-day conditions
Categorize every missed question by domain and root cause
Re-study the three weakest subtopics in each domain
Rebuild the high-yield reference sheets from memory
Your checkpoint
A full-length timed mock exam with a categorized error analysis
Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline) & Obesity Medicine (content areas per ABOM Test Content Outline)
Review all error logs and reference sheets
Re-test on previously missed concepts until each is answered correctly twice
Run a second timed mock exam and compare scores to week 7
Finalize a one-page rapid-review sheet for each domain
Your checkpoint
Two one-page rapid-review sheets and a second mock-exam score compared against the week 7 baseline
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 80% on the pathophysiology self-quiz and clear the error log
Week 4: Score at least 70% on the timed 50-question mixed-domain set
Week 6: Score at least 75% on domain 2 vignette questions
Week 7: Complete the full-length mock exam and finish the categorized error analysis
Week 8: Second mock-exam score at or above the week 7 score with all logged misses re-tested