BASIC & ADVANCED
The BASIC exam (content outline, blueprint, and sample questions) focuses on the scientific basis of clinical anesthetic practice, including pharmacology, physiology, anatomy, anesthesia equipment, and monitoring.
The ADVANCED exam focuses on clinical aspects of anesthetic practice and emphasizes subspecialty-based practice and advanced clinical issues.
Question Bank
1990–1996 In-Training Examination questions
Study Resources
2022–2024 ITE Gaps in Knowledge reports and keywords explained (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017-8, 2019, 2020) by Randy Schell and (2022, 2023) by Benjamin Landgraf
An extensive list of keywords can be found at Open Anesthesia.
The outstanding Keyword and Lecture Video Library from the University of Kentucky Department of Anesthesiology.
Jed Wolpaw's outstanding board review podcast ACCRAC.
Advice from critical care anesthesiologist and blogger Amanda Xi:
Jeff Steiner's board preparation articles.
Anesthesia-related quizzes.
My own anesthesia math review: Problem Set and Solutions.
Board review books.
Information about the British FRCA examinations.
Paid Resources
Discussion Threads at Student Doctor Network
BASIC
- ABA Basic 2020 Thread (6/20)
- Basic exam (6/19)
- Anesthesiology Board Preps (3/19)
- PASS MACHINE basic exam materials (12/18)
- Basic exam 2016 (6/16)
- ABA BASIC STUDY TIPS (4/16)
- Basic Exam Stats (2015) (8/15)
- ABA Basic Exam 2015 (4/15)
- How to kill basic science/ite exams? (2/15)
- ABA Basic Exam (11/14)
- How are YOU studying for the ABA Basic Exam? (6/14)
ADVANCED
- ABA Advanced Exam Keywords (7/25)
- ABA Advanced 2023 (7/23)
- ABA Advanced 2022 (7/22)
- How did people sutdy for the Advanced Exam (3/22)
- Advanced 2021 (7/21)
- Advanced exam 2018-2019 (7/19)
- 2018 ABA Advanced Results (9/18)
- AnesthesiaQbank vs. M5 (7/18)
- Advanced exam 2018 study plan (2/18)
- ABA Advanced Exam (7/17)
- Truelearn for the advanced exam (7/17)
- Random topics for ABA Advanced Exam (6/17)
- Advanced Exam (Written Boards) 2017 (3/17)
- Advanced Exam 2016 (8/16)