They gave me access for 1 month and I almost finished them all (not quite), but I wish I had finished them all because some of the topics would have been helpful.Īs a disclaimer I would like to mention that I have not been financially compensated for this review but was allowed to use their program for free. I can’t imagine getting through all 40+ videos in only 2 weeks unless you weren’t busy with rotations. They offer it in 2 week, 1 month, 2 month, 3 month and 6 month subscriptions. I’ve already recommended it to many of my friends. Overall, I highly recommend their COMLEX PE program. The only other complaint I have is that on a few videos he took more than the allotted time, but usually they were fairly well timed. Again, many of these things may have been fixed by now. I’m not sure how much I can complain about grammar and spelling since I understand how easy it is for such mistakes to slip through. COMBank has always had solid products with quality content, but over the years of using them they do have a few grammatical and spelling errors fall through. Some of those issues may have been addressed. With this said I did get to use the system before it was released for use by the general public. Also, some video titles didn’t match the title listed or didn’t match their SOAP note they provided. It could have been a little more intuitive. Not everything was perfect for the experience. Knowing that what I was putting in my notes was organized, rational, and legitimate helped the day go more smoothly. On test day this gave me the most calming feeling. He runs through scenarios with patients with chronic illnesses, acute problems, and healthy patients and gives assessments and plans for all of them.
He gives a full synopsis after each case. Kauffman’s ability to break down the cases and give me insight into differential diagnoses and plans. Obviously not every case I saw was a topic COMBank covered, and if the topic was similar, the flow of the experience varied. Due to confidentiality required by the NBOME people who take the test are not allowed to talk about their cases and what they saw there, but I can say that the cases from COMBank are incredibly helpful. The third thing I’d like to touch on is the variety of cases. His method was not what I used before studying for the exam, and it is not what I use today, but on test day I felt organized, fast, and thorough. I won’t go into it here because I feel that his pattern is something you should view the program to understand, but I can say that on test day it helped me. The second thing I liked was his pattern for organizing your approach. More than anything else this seemed to ease my mind. He highlights what is important before entering the room, what they are looking for in your interactions with patients, and what they want to see in your notes. He goes into detail telling you what the NBOME is looking for in every aspect of the PE. One part of the program I really liked is the introduction videos. Glad that I had a little bit of insight from the COMBank program. I know that they did a good job with teaching me to interview a patient, do a thorough physical exam, and write a SOAP note based on that experience however, the PE experience is a little different from my school’s OSCEs and I was Now that I have finished the test and received my results I would say that my school had prepared me to a point. Le heading in to the big day. At my school we did OSCE testing and they expressed that it should be sufficient for us to do well when we went to take the PE, but my experience with my school has had ups and downs and I had a little doubt built up about my preparation. Kauffman breaks down theĭifferent parts of the PE in a way that made me feel more comfortab
I think that I am not alone when I say that I was a litt Here are a few of my thoughts on the product:įirst, I’d like to talk about getting ready for the PE. He offered to let me try the COMBank COMLEX PE program and see what I thought before it was released. Joshua Courtney, DO, the founder of COMBank and he mentioned that they were coming out with a product to help students get ready for the COMLEX Level 2 PE.