AOBNP Neurology & Psychiatry study plan
AOBNP Neurology & Psychiatry · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Neurology & Psychiatry
Map every exam topic to either Neurology or Psychiatry and rank each by personal weakness
Build a spaced-repetition deck skeleton with separate Neurology and Psychiatry sub-decks
Complete a timed 40-question mixed baseline set and log every miss with a one-line reason
Schedule fixed weekly study blocks on the calendar for all 8 weeks
Your checkpoint
A written topic map plus a scored baseline log showing percent correct per domain
Neurology
Outline vascular, seizure, and headache syndromes from first principles without notes
Drill localization by writing the lesion site for 30 short clinical vignettes
Convert each missed localization into a flashcard with the anatomic reasoning
Review week-1 misses and confirm each has a corrected card
Your checkpoint
A 30-vignette localization worksheet scored, with all errors converted to cards
Neurology
Differentiate movement disorders and neuromuscular disease using distinguishing features
Practice interpreting given lab and imaging values embedded in question stems
Write mechanism-of-action summaries for the top 20 neuropharmacologic agents
Self-quiz the Neurology sub-deck to at least 80 percent recall
Your checkpoint
A one-page comparison table of movement and neuromuscular disorders plus a deck recall score
Neurology & Psychiatry
Complete a timed 60-question mixed set under exam pacing
Categorize every error as knowledge gap, misread, or reasoning slip
Re-teach the three weakest Neurology topics aloud as if presenting to a colleague
Recalibrate the remaining schedule based on error distribution
Your checkpoint
An error-taxonomy report with counts per category and a revised study schedule
Psychiatry
Distinguish psychotic, mood, and anxiety disorders by core diagnostic features
Apply diagnostic criteria to 25 vignettes and justify each inclusion and exclusion
Build a medication table covering indication, mechanism, and key adverse effects
Flag any uncertain drug fact for later verification rather than guessing
Your checkpoint
A scored 25-vignette diagnostic worksheet plus a completed psychopharmacology table
Psychiatry
Compare personality, substance-use, and neurocognitive disorder presentations
Practice identifying safety and risk factors in acute psychiatric scenarios
Write brief management plans for 15 high-yield acute presentations
Self-quiz the Psychiatry sub-deck to at least 80 percent recall
Your checkpoint
Fifteen written management plans reviewed against source criteria, plus a deck recall score
Neurology & Psychiatry
Run two full-length timed practice exams on separate days
Review every miss and tag it to a domain and subtopic
Re-drill only the highest-frequency missed subtopics
Confirm no flashcard remains flagged as unverified without resolution
Your checkpoint
Two scored practice exams with a consolidated miss list and resolution status for each
Neurology & Psychiatry
Review condensed high-yield summaries for both domains daily
Re-run only previously missed questions and confirm corrected reasoning
Simulate exam-day timing and breaks once end-to-end
Finalize a one-page pre-exam reference sheet
Your checkpoint
A completed one-page reference sheet and a final missed-question re-test score of at least 85 percent
Milestones
Week 4: Mixed timed set score at or above 60 percent with an error-taxonomy report completed
Week 6: Both domain sub-decks at 80 percent or higher recall and all flagged facts resolved
Week 7: Both full-length practice exams scored with every miss tagged and re-drilled
Week 8: Final missed-question re-test at 85 percent or higher and reference sheet finished