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General Features
About This Course
Med-Challenger IM for Residents is the gold standard review
and reference resource for internists preparing for
certification or any other test of competency, knowledge, or
performance.
The course combines programmed learning, high-quality
imagery, and powerful pedagogic material to prepare the
practicing physician for each and every performance hurdle in
your demanding specialty. In fact, our review method is so
effective we even offer a Boards-Pass
Guarantee on these test requirements.
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A Boards-Pass Guarantee
The overall failure rate remains high. Why? It isn't because
physicians don't know their stuff; it's because the examination
covers such impossibly broad topics. It requires knowledge of
some relatively obscure areas where the standard of care is
changing.
Test-taking is a science of its own, but Challenger relies on
a proven 100-year-old methodology known as programmed learning
to bulletproof you on these tests! Even today, the programmed
learning method still yields higher cognitive exam scores in
comparison to more fashionable (but less reliable) techniques.
Challenger ignores fads and fashions so that we can GUARANTEE
your success.
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Large, High Resolution Image Bank
Full-color, high-resolution imagery has become a hallmark of
Challenger programs. This Challenger course contains over 3,400
images for visual reference and instructional aid. Each
topically organized image enlarges to accommodate detailed
examination and observation. Photographs, illustrations, ECGs,
CT scans, x-rays, and Flash animations all add to the
comprehensive nature of any review.
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Topical Pretest
Short on time? Not sure where to begin? Med-Challenger IM for
Residents includes topical pretests to help narrow your focus by
testing your baseline knowledge. Spend less time focusing on
topics you are familiar with and more time in areas of weakness.
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General Features
Board-style Q&A Review and Knowledge Bank
Self-Assess and Strengthen Knowledge: Every
Challenger product is built as a rigorous review course
providing clinical exam standard Q&A with rich remediation
text and supporting materials.
Proven Methodology: Our progammed learning
progression is a proven system that enhances retention so you
are prepared for your examinations.
Elegant Interactivity: On-screen display is
efficient and easy to use. Navigate to specific content
quickly.
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Focus-In Testing (Find and Fix Weaknesses)
Focused Remediation: Topic-specific learning modules
provide media-rich information and practice-review-test
workflow.
Find and Fix Weak Areas: Our comprehensive courses
provide "three tier testing" - the ability to
pretest over a broad area of specialty knowledge, receive
information on areas of embedded weakness, remediate
specifically on topics of exposed weakness, then prepare all
knowledge through a re-usable, board-style exam simulation.
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On-Demand Standard-of-Care Clinical Information
Clinical Reference: Our courses seamlessly integrate
clinical text, imagery, and interactive, boards-style
questions and answers into one easy-to-use reference, review,
and assessment experience. Indeed, our clients have said that
reviewing our Q&A materials provides a more practical
review than reading a textbook!
Search ability: Whether you are looking for a
specific topic, collection of images, or specific phrase,
Challenger's Internet-based search engine allows you to locate
references in seconds. Launch right into the clinical section
you wish to see.
Tailored Content: We deliver complete and accurate
state-of-the-art clinical information. You can reduce your
risk and remain current in your career with our cutting-edge
new material covering key topics that fit your specialty.
Outside Sources: Looking to further explore a
peculiar presentation? Searching medication effects for a
peculiar case? Our courses also offer live links to PubMed,
Med-Line, and other outside resources allowing you to easily
refresh your knowledge or research your cases. There is no
other comparable peer-reviewed product providing both
comprehensive review and the most up-to-date information on
standards of care in all of our material.
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Anywhere Portability and Flexible Access
Your Place, Your Pace: Work in a manner that suits
your needs. Don't have time to drive or fly to that Boards
Prep seminar? Have it come to you.
Online and Offline: When you purchase any Challenger
program, you will gain an online learning portal account at
www.challengercme.com, through which you can access your
coursework material via any computer with an Internet
connection. You will receive a CD-ROM containing the same
content and working course for those times where you are
without an Internet connection.
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Automatic Content Updates and Enhancements
Accurate Information, Updated Continuously:
Challenger prides itself on staying up-to-date in all aspects
of medicine. All our courses are routinely peer-reviewed and
continuously updated. Our content review cycle is aggressive,
allowing us to keep our content ahead of that found in
textbooks.
Upgrade Savings: Future upgrades are provided to
Challenger clients at a fraction of the standard retail cost.
This way, as the face of medicine changes, our valued
customers can cost-effectively keep their coursework and
reference library current. Of course, the best value
Challenger offers is the Challenger Lifetime Subscription (CLS)
— all products and upgrades for a one-time enrollment fee.
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Media-Richness: Clinical Images, Charts, and More
Visual Assets: Image-richness has always been one of
the hallmarks of Challenger programs and all courses are
designed to deliver "after-study" value by allowing
easy access to the imagery and other support media found in
Q&A coursework. Our comprehensive courses, not to mention
our gold-standard integrated textbooks, come packed with
thousands of high-resolution clinical photographs,
radiographs, diagnostic illustrations and charts, videos, and
much more.
Education in Mind: We also encourage our patrons to
make use of the images we supply for private and clinical
educational use. We only ask that you cite Challenger
Corporation's course as your source. Great for faculty
lectures, resident training, and your clinical publications.
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Built-in, Multi-Year CME Credits
Earn While Your Learn: Challenger issues CME
certificates directly from our office, saving you the hassle
of earning CME on someone else's schedule and the travel
expense of attending remote CME events. Save you spare time
for family and friends. Just complete your coursework and mail
or fax your printed scores or submit them directly via your
online Challenger account. Your scores and evaluation form
(required by all accredited CME sponsors) are processed
immediately. Challenger works closely with our prestigious
institutional joint sponsors to maintain the most rewarding
educational experience possible.
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Free All-Support
We'll be with you every step of the way: Whether
your question relates to technical function, content, or CME
processing, our staff is on standby during normal business
hours to assist you for FREE. You can always reach us between
8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CST from Monday through Friday, except on
national holidays. Quick-help forms are also provided online
for after-hours reporting, which we proactively address upon
the next business day. In short, any problem will be diagnosed
and treated quickly.
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