Update on Part II changes Articles / Posted by Admin on Jan 27, 2006 - 07:52 PM I just contacted a friend who was at the Part II exam in San Francisco to ask about the switch over to vignettes in the AV portion of the exam. It has already been announced that the first exam to have the new format will be the May Part II exam in Philadelphia. He said that ABPN has not yet worked out the details of exactly how this portion of the exam will be conducted. Even the current team directors do not yet know exactly what to expect. All I can say is that the vignettes will test the same categories as the current AV - general diagnostic knowledge using the DSM IV-TR, ability to organize and present a biopsychosocial formulation and discuss treatment of the patient. For "extra credit" the examiners have been looking for exploration of spiritual and economic elements in the candidate's consideration of biopsychosocial factors. Finally, he said that over the whole weekend, he never saw any "trick questions" from any examiners. Several times examiners threw out a "life-line" questions to help the candidates refocus or get out of a jam, but never to be tricky. Good luck as you study! If anyone has any updated information, please email it to me. This article is from Psychiatry boards online review site for the ABPN exam...Psychboards.com   http://psychboards.appsych.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://psychboards.appsych.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=26