I just finished up a grueling 2 days of testing!  Yesterday was our Mock Oral Boards.  What this consists of is 4 hours of intense one on one questioning from mentors.  There are 8 30 minute blocks, for 4 hours total.  During these 30 minute blocks, you spend time with a mentor in each specialty, and they ask you questions just on their specialty.  After 30 minutes, you switch and go to the next specialty.

Today we had a written test.  It encompassed all disciplines as well, and usually takes around 4 hours to complete.  Then in the afternoon we completed what is called a "write for life."  During this, you have a case where you are expected to completely treatment plan a patient, and give a justification for every single thing you do. You literally have to "write for your life" to get it completed in the 4 hour timeline!

We do 4 of these events during the residency to get us ready for the actual boards after we graduate.  It is a grueling process, but a great learning and preparation tool for the future!