Before you get to our course...

In order to make your travel plans we have listed the following important start and end times:

• 6:50am – Friday, November 22^th, 2019 - Registration begins
• 2:30pm – Sunday, November 24^th, 2019 – Course adjourns

COURSE SCHEDULES:

3-Day Schedule

ABC reserves the right to cancel due to low enrollment.  Registrants will be notified of said cancellation no later than 4 weeks prior to the course. 

HOTEL INFORMATION:

The Course will be held at the Crowne Plaza Charlotte Executive Park Hotel 5700 Westpark Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217. A discounted rate of $139.00/night is available to all ABC November FPMRS Course Registrants.  You may click the link below or call the hotel directly at 1-877-270-1393 to make your reservation.

• November Hotel Reservation link
• The hotel provides free shuttle service to and from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Call the hotel at 704-527-9650 to request a shuttle when you arrive in baggage claim. 
• Internet access is free to all hotel guests booked in the ABC block.
• Our hotel block expires on October, 26th. After this date, we may still be able to honor the discounted rate but cannot guarantee it.
• Amenities include a fitness center and indoor/outdoor pool.  

Meals

Breakfast and lunch are included in your registration, Friday through Sunday. There will also be afternoon snacks and beverage service throughout the day.  ABC does not provide dinner, however, there are a number of restaurants in the hotel, room service, and transportation to nearby restaurants can be arranged with the hotel shuttle.  Take out/delivery menus are available at the front desk.  If you have special dietary requests, such as vegetarian, please email Kelly Friesen (below) so we can work with the hotel now to fulfill these for you.

Submission of 1-2 Cases

During the afternoon sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to present their “nightmare” case or problem situation to the group and have them assist in coming up with the best defense strategy. We use this as a way to stimulate group discussion about how to prepare the case list and how to think like an examiner. In prior years, this has been one of the most popular portions of the course!  Faculty will provide feedback at the end.  Please type in the information directly from your case list into the template (Download the Office Template or the Surgical Cases Template). Be sure to include your name and then email your case directly to Jennifer Hastings at jennifer@americasboardreview.com.

Course Binder  & USB - Link to Purchase

A reminder that you will receive a binder and we will provide a carrying bag to make it easy to transport while at the course.  Also, we will have contents of the course binder available to purchase on a flash drive.  The cost of the flash drive is $45 and will contain both a pdf and word document file.  We have provided a link to the thumb drive product page 

Peer Review Network - Course Roster

ABC embraces and encourages networking with your colleagues.  No one knows better what you're going through than your peers.  Therefore, we would like to include you in our Peer Review Network for the review course.  The roster of each attendee will include name and email.  Please contact Jennifer Hastings (below) by November 15th if you do not wish to be included.    

Once you arrive...

Creature Comforts - Link

Click on the above link to view hotel amenities, area restaurants and transportation.

Thesis Review with Dr. Modest - Link

Candidates will have the opportunity to meet with our highly experienced epidemiologist and biostatistician, Dr. Anna Modest on how best to prepare you for defending your thesis. Dr. Modest will review your thesis prior to your 1/2 hr session while at the course.  Contact Jennifer Hastings at jennifer@americasboardreview.com.

After you leave...

Obtaining CME Credit Hours

Approximately 3-4 weeks after the review course you will receive an email from MAHEC (Mountain Area Health Education Center).  For your reference, information on obtaining CME hrs are located here.  

If after 4 weeks you do not receive the email from MAHEC or if you have any questions about CME, please contact Gloria Filebark, ABC's CME Coordinator at gloria@americasboardreview.com.

Mock Orals - Link to Purchase

ABC highly recommends you combine our content review with mock orals. Each telephone session is 45 minutes in length.  To schedule your mock orals we recommend you contact us 2-3 week prior. jennifer@americasboardreview.com 

ACCESSING PRODUCTS VIA LITMOS LMS:

If you purchased any online additional products (FPMRS Structured Cases, Study Design & Statistical Methods, ABOG Case List Construction Online for FPMRS) instructions are provided below :

Online User’s Guide to ABC’s Learning Management System

• Upon purchase, you will receive log-in information from americasboardreviewcourse.litmos.com.
• Your USERNAME will be your email address. You will then be asked to create a PASSWORD.
• Once an account has been created you will be given access to your Course Library - Bookmark this link! You cannot access this through the ABC website.
• View the modules tab on the dashboard to view a list of videos within the course.
• The additional references tab contains downloadable documents.
• You can also stream through any device by downloading the Litmos app. Use domain name: americasboardreviewcourse.

STAFF INFORMATION: