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Taking the exam exactly 4 weeks from today and I'm nervous! I feel like I'm studying using the ACCP notes and lectures but not retaining much :(

So at this point, I think my best bet is to do as many practice questions as possible. Is anyone willing to split cost/sell any question banks with me?

Also for those have taken it, any tips for the exam??
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I have been following this forum. I literally just made an account to say that my last name starts with Z and the wait is slowly killing me inside! Ahhhh!
 
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PharmJZ said:
I have been following this forum. I literally just made an account to say that my last name starts with Z and the wait is slowly killing me inside! Ahhhh!
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That would be a long wait with the letter Z. Hopefully they finish today!
 
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I passed!!!!! I think this means it is official that everyone has probably received their scores by now.
 
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Congrats everyone! Now we get to pay all this money and get all these CEs! Yayyy! ;)
 
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I know right! My hospital doesn't even give us a pay raise for it.. plus, I'm not in a very clinical position right now, figure I get certified before the exam gets harder and to be ready for any future change in role for us that will require it.
 
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katanablade said:
I know right! My hospital doesn't even give us a pay raise for it.. plus, I'm not in a very clinical position right now, figure I get certified before the exam gets harder and to be ready for any future change in role for us that will require it.
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We get reimbursed and then money every year to help pay for CEs but no raise.
 
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-ACCP Pharmacotherapy 2016 vol 1&2 plus Mock Exam
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-Clinical Pharm Guide to Biostats review book
-High Yield Med Review Book
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I still can't believe it, but I PASSED! It's probably in their best interest to pass us so they can take more $$$$$$$$$ :poke:. Our hospital will reimburse us the exam cost if we pass, but no pay raise or help with CE/annual fees going forward. +pity+
 
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mfdoom said:
Know your biostats really well, especially what kind of statistical analysis is appropriate -- most of those questions are formatted the same way, so if you don't know your study design, it can screw you out of a bunch of points. There was a lot of policy questions that I had no clue about and just guessed on. Some of the clinical stuff was straightforward, but some were super random. I think the ACCP mock exam was pretty representative of the types/difficulty of questions on the real test. And don't worry if you don't get a good mock exam score; I did pretty badly on it but still passed BCPS.
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How was your mock exam score? I got 55 percent so a bit worried ...
 
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All you folks who passed - any idea how many correct answers are needed to pass? And how the score on the accp mock exam correlates to passing ?
 
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RxGuy2018 said:
How was your mock exam score? I got 55 percent so a bit worried ...
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Can't remember exactly, but I think it was somewhere in the 60s. Honestly, the test was full of questions that I wouldn't have known even if I'd studied for months on end, so I was kind of like eff it.
 
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UGAZ said:
The mock exam actually didn't help me, but causing more confusion and worries. I suggest people to study ACCP lectures and do the practice questions only. I actually didn't study anything except focusing on 4 major core topics: Stat, HIV and Infectious Disease, Cardiology and Regulatory. The rest was so random. Also, know your lab reference well...There were a lot of case studies and without knowing normal lab range, you won't be able to tell what went wrong with patient to correct it.
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Hi,
I’m sitting for my exam next week and just want to clarify your advice above. You mean the practice question from accp book???
Thank you
 
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I took it April 28 2018. I studied all winter and crammed 3 days before exam. I scored 60 on ACCP MOCK AND 65 on ASHP MOCK. I was nervous and I hope I passed. Regs aren't my strong suit so if I failed I will study that for next time. Good Luck all
 
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Retail rph 1997 said:
I took it April 28 2018. I studied all winter and crammed 3 days before exam. I scored 60 on ACCP MOCK AND 65 on ASHP MOCK. I was nervous and I hope I passed. Regs aren't my strong suit so if I failed I will study that for next time. Good Luck all
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How did u think of the exam otherwise. I took.mine today—- the amount of tricks is unexplainable... its really not a test of our clinical knowledge —
 
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