SLMC ERPM study plan
SLMC ERPM · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Medical knowledge and clinical practice (content not enumerated by the source)
Map the full SLMC ERPM syllabus against your own clinical strengths and gaps, producing a ranked list of weak content areas
Build a personal question-log spreadsheet with columns for topic, error type, source of truth, and revisit date
Complete a timed 50-question baseline set under exam conditions and record your raw score and per-topic accuracy
Identify the three highest-frequency clinical presentations you expect on the exam and locate one authoritative reference for each
Your checkpoint
A one-page gap analysis with baseline score, ranked weak areas, and named reference sources for each
Medical knowledge and clinical practice (content not enumerated by the source)
Review core internal medicine topics: cardiovascular, respiratory, and endocrine emergencies, using a structured note format
Practice interpreting ECGs, chest radiographs, and arterial blood gases from written clinical vignettes
Write out the diagnostic criteria and first-line management for the ten most common acute presentations
Convert every missed baseline question into a flashcard with the underlying principle, not just the answer
Your checkpoint
A 40-card flashcard deck covering baseline errors plus a written summary sheet of ten acute presentations
Medical knowledge and clinical practice (content not enumerated by the source)
Work through surgical and trauma topics: acute abdomen, wound assessment, and initial trauma resuscitation priorities
Review fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base management with worked calculations
Complete 100 mixed questions in untimed mode and categorize every error by knowledge gap versus reasoning error
Rehearse a systematic approach to reading a clinical vignette quickly and extracting the key discriminator
Your checkpoint
An error-category report showing the split between knowledge and reasoning errors across 100 questions
Medical knowledge and clinical practice (content not enumerated by the source)
Cover obstetrics and gynecology essentials relevant to emergency and primary presentations
Review pediatrics: fever in children, dehydration grading, and dosing principles
Complete 100 timed questions in two sittings and compare accuracy against the week 1 baseline
Revisit all flashcards from weeks 2 and 3 and retire the ones you now answer correctly twice
Your checkpoint
A mid-point progress report with timed accuracy versus baseline and a list of retired flashcards
Medical knowledge and clinical practice (content not enumerated by the source)
Study pharmacology and therapeutics: mechanism-based adverse effects, interactions, and contraindications for high-yield drug classes
Review infectious disease management including antibiotic selection principles and sepsis bundles
Practice questions that hinge on drug safety and prescribing decisions
Build a one-page drug-class comparison table from memory, then correct it against references
Your checkpoint
A corrected drug-class comparison table plus a log of prescribing-related errors
Medical knowledge and clinical practice (content not enumerated by the source)
Review ethics, consent, confidentiality, and professional conduct scenarios using written vignettes
Practice communication and breaking-bad-news questions by writing model responses
Complete 120 mixed timed questions and track time per question to build pacing discipline
Identify any remaining content area you have not yet reviewed and close it this week
Your checkpoint
A pacing analysis showing average time per question and accuracy by question block
Medical knowledge and clinical practice (content not enumerated by the source)
Run two full-length timed mock exams on separate days and log scores under exam conditions
Perform a structured review of every incorrect and guessed answer from both mocks
Re-drill only the topics that produced repeated errors across mocks
Practice recovery strategies for flagging and returning to difficult questions
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock score reports with a consolidated list of repeated error themes
Medical knowledge and clinical practice (content not enumerated by the source)
Consolidate high-yield summaries for each major clinical area into a single review document
Complete one final timed mock and confirm accuracy is stable or improving
Review ethics, prescribing, and emergency priorities one last time
Plan exam-day logistics including timing, breaks, and a pre-exam sleep schedule
Your checkpoint
A final one-page high-yield summary plus a confirmed final mock score and exam-day plan
Milestones
Week 2: Baseline score recorded and at least 40 flashcards built from missed questions; you can state the first-line management for ten common acute presentations without notes
Week 4: Timed accuracy improved over the week 1 baseline, and the error log shows reasoning errors decreasing relative to knowledge errors
Week 6: All major clinical content areas have been reviewed at least once, and average time per question is within your target exam pace
Week 8: Two or more full-length mocks completed with scores trending upward and no repeated error theme left unresolved