ABPS Family Medicine (BCFM) study plan

Map the Adult Medicine blueprint into 6 subtopic blocks (cardiology, pulmonology, GI, endocrine, renal/GU, hematology/oncology) and allocate study sessions to each

Build a one-page decision framework for chest pain and dyspnea workups, listing first-line tests and red-flag thresholds

Solve 40 adult medicine vignettes and log every miss with the underlying knowledge gap and the corrected reasoning

Draft a personal formulary card for the 25 most commonly tested adult medications with indication, contraindication, and monitoring parameter

Compare and contrast management algorithms for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia using current guideline thresholds

Practice interpreting 15 ECGs and 10 spirometry/CXR descriptions, writing a one-line impression for each

Teach back the approach to acute kidney injury and electrolyte correction to an imagined colleague in under 10 minutes

Complete 50 mixed adult medicine questions under timed conditions and compute your accuracy by subtopic

Sequence the well-child visit schedule from newborn through adolescence, listing screening and immunization checkpoints at each age

Outline a stepwise approach to pediatric fever, including age-based thresholds for full sepsis workup

Diagram the prenatal visit cadence and identify which routine labs and screenings occur in each trimester

List contraindications to combined hormonal contraception and match patients to appropriate alternatives

Answer 40 combined pediatrics and women's health questions and note recurring distractor patterns

Differentiate common adolescent behavioral and developmental presentations from normal variation using DSM-style criteria

Practice managing abnormal uterine bleeding by classifying by age and ovulatory status

Summarize postpartum complications with timing of onset and first-line management for each

Review pediatric dosing calculations and practice 10 weight-based dose problems

Assess geriatric syndromes (falls, incontinence, polypharmacy, delirium) with a structured screening framework for each

Apply deprescribing principles by reviewing a sample 12-medication list and justifying each removal or continuation

Distinguish delirium, dementia, and depression by onset, course, and key bedside findings

Outline first-line pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management for depression and anxiety in primary care, including monitoring intervals

Complete 40 geriatrics and behavioral health questions and record accuracy by domain

Build an age- and sex-specific preventive screening checklist aligned to current USPSTF-style recommendations

Explain the counseling framework for the major behavioral risk factors (tobacco, alcohol, obesity, STI prevention)

Rank emergency presentations by time-to-intervention urgency and state the first three actions for each

Practice stabilization sequences for anaphylaxis, sepsis, and acute coronary syndrome in written scenario form

Complete 40 preventive and emergency questions and note any guideline-version confusion

List indications, contraindications, and consent elements for the 10 most common office procedures

Describe sterile technique, suture selection, and wound closure timing for simple and complex lacerations

Apply a structured joint exam sequence to the shoulder, knee, and ankle, noting special tests and their meaning

Outline return-to-play and rehabilitation timelines for common sprains, strains, and overuse injuries

Answer 35 combined surgery/procedural and musculoskeletal questions and log misses

Review practice management essentials: billing/coding basics, quality metrics, and licensure/professionalism obligations

Re-run every week's error log and re-answer each previously missed item until correct reasoning is stated aloud

Complete two full-length timed practice exams and compare domain-level accuracy to your week-2 baseline

Write a final weak-spot list of no more than 10 items and schedule targeted review for each