PASSED AANP

Published Jan 19, 2016

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Hi,

I took my AANP in early January and passed! I am stoked and wanted to share with others what I did to pass.

I took 2 review courses over the Fall semester from September to December I did the Hollier Live Course and the Fitzgerald Live course with Sally Miller. I highly recommend both Instructors. Sally Miller was a wiz when it came to physiology, so you are able to understand the reasoning behind a lot of the guidelines and decisions we make with patients. I took two weeks off prior to the exam to study. I used Hollier's syllabus as an outline for studying, and supplemented each category with the Fitzgerald review. Over the two weeks, I covered all the topics. I felt Hollier's review was more specific to the exam, and her exams, quizzes, and questions were spot on for the exam. I also had the Leik book and although the questions for valuable, there is some misinformation in some of them. I can recall a couple of questions right from Hollier and right from Leik however, so studying them definitely helped me in the end.

The one thing that I did over the two weeks before was a ton of questions. Get used to thinking about each question, and eliminating answers. On the exam, I was generally able to eliminate at least two answers. I suggest if you are not a good test taker, do as many questions as you can, and review material through multiple avenues, and you will do well. Don't study the day before the exam. It won't help very much, and will probably just make you tired. Eat a healthy meal the night before with brain food, high protein like a big steak. most people's brains are best in the morning, but do what is best for you. Do your typical routine. I did my routine. I got up, ate a light breakfast and went to Starbucks for my coffee. Then I went to the exam and they got me in 30 minutes early.

All in all, the exam was easier than I thought it would be. It is more straightforward than a lot of the questions I did.

Hope this Helps,

Pete495