1. The ABP releases a new content outline each year for their MOCA-Peds testing option.
2. The 2024 MOCA-Peds content outline for General Pediatrics contains 45 learning objectives and 2 featured readings.
3. The learning objectives selected are meant to reflect the breadth of knowledge required for practice.
4. Featured readings are pulled from peer-reviewed journal articles and guidelines. They are seen as important material for every certified pediatrician to read. Questions about each will begin appearing in Q2.
Each year the MOCA-Peds exam content outline is updated to cover new learning objectives and featured readings. Throughout the exam year, you'll receive one unique question for each of the learning objectives within the content outline. The learning objectives are meant to reflect the breadth of knowledge required for practice and fall under a variety of categories.
At MedStudy we focus on the General Pediatrics section of the exam, and every year develop a new QuickREF, the perfect sidekick for your open-book assessment. The 2024 QuickREF is available in print, digital and audio formats. Additionally, our Pediatrics Qbank+ contains a filter with over 300 questions related to the 2024 MOCA-Peds questions.
The 2024 learning objectives and featured readings have been released by the ABP, so you can start preparing now. Here's what you should brush up on before opening up your Quarter 1 questions.
MOCA-Peds questions are based on 45 learning objectives, which are drawn from the ABP content outline used for the 10-year proctored exam. As soon as Quarter 2 of your MOCA-Peds, you could start to see questions on peer-reviewed journal articles or guidelines, which the ABP calls featured readings.
The ABP recommends that participating pediatricians review the learning objectives and featured readings prior to starting MOCA-Peds each year. This gives you time to brush up on topics you don't see frequently in your practice and time to read over any new material. Keep in mind, the exam is both timed and open-book. Having a grasp of the material ahead of beginning your questions will allow you more time to check your answers in the five-minute window you get for each question.
For each question—whether it's related to a learning objective or featured reading—you'll see a clinical vignette followed by a multiple-choice question. After each question, you'll rate your level of confidence and question relevance. Each quarter MOCA-Peds participants received up to 20 questions. You will have 5 minutes to answer each one.
PRO TIP: Pay attention to the questions that you rated confidently but answered incorrectly. There is an increased likelihood of seeing those questions again in future quarters.
Brush up on these MOCA-Peds learning objectives before you start your questions, and you'll be on your way to breezing through the assessment! We've included some videos from our YouTube channel that can kick-start your review. For a full review of each learning objective and featured reading, check out QuickREF for MOCA-Peds.
These are the 2024 MOCA-Peds featured readings for General Pediatrics.
1. The Guideline for the Management of Kawasaki Disease
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Note: Learning objectives and featured readings listed are for the 2024 MOCA-Peds Learning Objectives for General Pediatrics, via the ABP website on 11/15/23.
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