AOBP Pediatrics study plan
AOBP Pediatrics · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
General Pediatrics
Map every General Pediatrics topic to a written checklist and rank each by personal confidence on a 1-5 scale
Build a spaced-repetition deck seeded with 80+ cards covering well-child visits, growth, and development milestones
Draft a one-page developmental milestone reference table (gross motor, fine motor, language, social) from birth to 5 years and self-quiz it twice
Identify the 10 weakest General Pediatrics subtopics and schedule them into weeks 2-3
Your checkpoint
A ranked General Pediatrics topic checklist plus a 80-card spaced-repetition deck with a self-quiz score recorded
General Pediatrics
Work through 60+ original practice questions on General Pediatrics and log every miss with the underlying concept
Explain aloud the approach to common pediatric presentations (fever, failure to thrive, developmental delay) without notes
Create comparison tables for common pediatric infectious and hematologic conditions
Re-test all week-1 missed concepts and confirm at least 80% retention
Your checkpoint
An error log of 60+ attempted questions with concept-level notes and a re-test accuracy percentage
Neonatology
Outline neonatal resuscitation decision points and practice the sequence verbally three times
Summarize newborn transition physiology, jaundice evaluation, and feeding/weight-gain assessment into a single study sheet
Build 60+ spaced-repetition cards on prematurity, respiratory distress, and neonatal infections
Compare term vs preterm complications in a side-by-side table
Your checkpoint
A one-page neonatal resuscitation and newborn assessment study sheet plus 60 new cards
Neonatology
Complete 50+ original Neonatology practice questions and categorize each miss by mechanism
Rehearse neonatal jaundice and hypoglycemia management algorithms from memory
Review all cards from weeks 1-3 and retire cards answered correctly three times consecutively
Write a 10-question self-made quiz on high-yield neonatal topics
Your checkpoint
A 10-question self-authored Neonatology quiz with answer key and a full deck review log
Conjoint: Adult & Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Diagram the immunologic mechanisms of hypersensitivity types I-IV and match each to pediatric examples
Build a comparison table of pediatric asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis including diagnosis and stepwise treatment
Summarize primary immunodeficiency red flags and vaccine contraindications into a reference card
Complete 40+ original Allergy & Immunology questions and log misses
Your checkpoint
A hypersensitivity and pediatric atopic disease comparison table plus an immunology error log
Conjoint: Sports Medicine
Summarize preparticipation screening, concussion return-to-play, and sudden cardiac death red flags into a single algorithm sheet
Differentiate common pediatric sports injuries by mechanism and management in a table
Complete 40+ original Sports Medicine questions and log misses
Explain the pediatric athlete overuse-injury prevention approach aloud without notes
Your checkpoint
A one-page return-to-play and preparticipation screening algorithm sheet plus a sports medicine error log
OMT Designation
Map osteopathic principles to pediatric clinical scenarios and list when OMT is indicated vs contraindicated
Practice and describe the steps of common pediatric OMT techniques (e.g., cranial, myofascial, lymphatic) from memory
Complete 40+ original OMT questions and log misses
Build 40+ cards linking somatic dysfunction findings to pediatric presentations
Your checkpoint
An OMT indication/contraindication reference card set plus a technique-sequence self-assessment checklist
General Pediatrics & Neonatology
Complete two timed 100-question mixed-domain practice exams under exam conditions
Review every missed item from weeks 1-7 and confirm resolution of at least 90% of logged errors
Re-run all spaced-repetition cards and retire mastered items
Write a final one-page high-yield summary per domain for last-week review
Your checkpoint
Two timed practice exam score reports with a resolved-error percentage and five domain summary sheets
Milestones
Week 4: General Pediatrics and Neonatology practice accuracy at or above 65% on original question sets, with all week 1-3 cards reviewed at least once
Week 6: All five domains have at least one completed study sheet and an error log; cumulative practice accuracy at or above 70%
Week 8: Two timed mixed-domain exams completed with scores at or above 70% and at least 90% of logged errors resolved