AOBEM Emergency Medicine study plan
AOBEM Emergency Medicine · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Emergency Medicine
Map the Emergency Medicine domain into 6 organ-system blocks and rank each by personal baseline confidence
Write a one-page differential-and-disposition framework for chest pain, dyspnea, and abdominal pain
Drill 40 high-yield emergency medicine recall items and log every miss with a one-line reason
Build a spaced-repetition deck tagged by organ system for the entire Emergency Medicine domain
Your checkpoint
A dated 6-block Emergency Medicine study calendar with a tagged flashcard deck of at least 120 cards
Emergency Medicine
Apply airway, breathing, and circulation stabilization sequences to 20 written scenario stems
Compare vasopressor and fluid strategies for undifferentiated shock and justify each choice in writing
Interpret 15 written ECG and point-of-care ultrasound descriptions to a single leading diagnosis
Rehearse a structured handoff for 5 written resuscitation cases
Your checkpoint
A 20-case resuscitation worksheet with a written justification for each management decision
Medical Toxicology
Classify the major toxidromes and match each to at least three offending agents
Construct an antidote table covering 15 poisonings with indication, dose rationale, and endpoint
Work through 25 written overdose vignettes and state the disposition for each
Explain the indications, contraindications, and complications of dialysis and urinary alkalinization in poisoning
Your checkpoint
A completed 15-row antidote table plus a scored 25-vignette toxicology set with documented reasoning
Emergency Medical Services
Diagram the EMS chain of survival and identify the decision point at each link
Draft written protocols for scene safety, triage, and destination selection for 3 call types
Differentiate mass-casualty triage systems and apply one to a written 12-patient scenario
Summarize prehospital airway and hemorrhage-control options with their field limitations
Your checkpoint
Three one-page prehospital protocols plus a written triage sort of a 12-patient scenario
Emergency Medical Services & Medical Toxicology
Integrate prehospital presentation with toxicologic exposure in 15 written field scenarios
Justify transport and destination decisions when a poisoned patient is involved
Practice radio-report communication for 5 written cases and critique each report against a checklist
Reconcile EMS scope-of-practice limits with the interventions a poisoned patient may need
Your checkpoint
A 15-scenario integrated EMS-toxicology log with a completed radio-report for each case
OMT Designation
Demonstrate written step-by-step technique for 8 somatic dysfunction regions using standard terminology
Match each of the 4 diaphragm and pelvic regions to its associated autonomic and lymphatic effects
Select appropriate osteopathic manipulative treatment for 10 written clinical presentations and state contraindications
Sequence an osteopathic structural examination and document findings in a standard note format
Your checkpoint
An 8-region technique-and-contraindication reference sheet plus 10 documented treatment plans
Emergency Medicine & OMT Designation
Apply osteopathic manipulative treatment reasoning to 10 emergency presentations such as low back pain, headache, and musculoskeletal injury
Screen each planned manipulation for red-flag contraindications before proceeding
Revisit every logged miss from weeks 1 through 6 and rewrite the corrected reasoning
Complete 60 mixed-domain recall items under timed conditions
Your checkpoint
A corrected-miss log with rewritten rationales plus a timed 60-item mixed set with a recorded score
Emergency Medicine & Emergency Medical Services & Medical Toxicology & OMT Designation
Simulate two full-length timed practice exams and record domain-level accuracy
Rank remaining weak areas and close the top three with targeted review
Condense all four domains into a single 10-page high-yield summary sheet
Rehearse rapid-fire recall of antidotes, triage categories, and manipulative contraindications
Your checkpoint
Two scored practice exams with a domain-accuracy chart and a completed 10-page summary sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 75% on a 30-item Emergency Medicine recall set and show a written framework for all 6 organ-system blocks
Week 4: Complete the antidote table and triage scenario with at least 80% accuracy on a 25-item toxicology set
Week 6: Demonstrate all 8 somatic dysfunction regions from memory and pass a self-graded technique checklist at 90%
Week 8: Average at least 75% across two full-length timed practice exams with no domain below 65%