What if a resident hasn’t had a subspecialty rotation? Aren’t there questions about pediatrics, surgery, and pathology?

What if a resident hasn’t had a subspecialty rotation? Aren’t there questions about pediatrics, surgery, and pathology?

There is a detailed content outline for the BASIC Exam that should facilitate self-study, and the level of difficulty is lower than that for the CORE or APPLIED Exams.  A program director will take into consideration a resident's previous experience when evaluating scores.  The BASIC Exam is not pass/fail and does not affect a resident's standing with The ABD.