Rowland Medical Library Spotlights

Published on Friday, October 25, 2024

By: Sarah Adcock, EdD, MLIS

Through Rowland Medical Library, UMMC students and faculty have access to BoardVitals, a comprehensive question-and-answer bank produced by TDS Health. This resource offers USMLE-style questions that are useful for self-assessment and board exam preparation.

In BoardVitals, users can choose between two distinct interfaces:

1. Enhanced Learning Interface: This option integrates various tools designed to optimize learning and study efficiency.
2. NBDE Board Exam Interface: This interface simulates the actual exam experience, replicating its features, appearance, and functionality.

Students can choose to view answers and explanations either during or after quiz completion, making BoardVitals a flexible and responsive self-directed learning tool.

Additionally, BoardVitals provides full-length practice exams for Step 1 and Step 2, with format, length, and interface that closely mimic a real test day experience.

BoardVitals content:

Medical Licensing Exams:

• USMLE Step 1 (3250 practice questions)
• USMLE Step 2 CK (1400 practice questions)
• USMLE Step 3 (1500 practice questions)

(NBME) Shelf Exams

• Emergency Medicine (600 practice questions)
• Family Medicine (1200 practice questions)
• Internal Medicine (300 practice questions)
• Neurology (200 practice questions)
• Ob/Gyn (500 practice questions)
• Pediatrics (1350 practice questions)

BoardVitals Features:

• Detailed explanations and rationales for both correct and incorrect responses
• Personalization tools to design custom quizzes and track performance
• Availability of mobile app
• Questions written by medical educators, clinical specialists, and publishers

Find BoardVitals on the Study Resources tab of the SOM Library Guide.  Upon initial registration, new users will be prompted to register for a personal account.