ABIM Hospice & Palliative Prep Course (Hospice)
Written for physicians preparing for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative Medicine certification or recertification examination, including internal medicine physicians and subspecialty candidates seeking a board-style, exam-focused…
$395 per person. Online and self-paced.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative Medicine certification or recertification examination, including internal medicine physicians and subspecialty candidates seeking a board-style, exam-focused review of hospice and palliative medicine.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the exam’s broad competency areas for ABIM Hospice and Palliative Medicine and use a domain-based study plan, while recognizing that detailed official weighting may not be publicly specified.
- Master high-yield concepts, definitions, and decision rules in pain management, non-pain symptom management, serious-illness communication, goals of care, prognostication, hospice and end-of-life care, ethics/legal issues, psychosocial/spiritual care, interdisciplinary teamwork, and care across sett
- Apply hospice and palliative medicine principles in realistic board-style clinical vignettes by choosing the most appropriate next step, safest management option, and goal-concordant plan.
- Use a consistent clinical reasoning framework: identify the task → extract key facts → determine the governing palliative principle or best next step → eliminate close distractors → verify safety, proportionality, and goal-concordance.
- Distinguish commonly tested distractors, including confusion between palliative care and hospice, interventions mismatched to prognosis or care setting, unsafe opioid/sedative choices, misapplied ethical reasoning, and failure to address psychosocial, spiritual, caregiver, or systems factors.
- Build retrieval-ready memory using concise algorithms, comparison tables, checklists, communication frameworks, and spaced-review summaries tailored to board preparation.
- Demonstrate readiness through self-checks and mini-assessments mapped to explicit domain/objective tags.
How it works
Online and self-paced
The lessons are online, with an audio version of each, so you can study at your own pace.
Study anywhere
Read or listen on your computer or phone, and pick up where you left off.
Enroll online
Pay securely by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your account is ready as soon as the payment goes through.
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Questions about this program
Is the program online?
Yes. Lessons are online and self-paced, so you can study when it suits you.
Who is this program for?
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative Medicine certification or recertification examination, including internal medicine physicians and subspecialty candidates seeking a board-style, exam-focused review of hospice and palliative medicine.
Is there an audio version?
Yes. Every lesson has an audio version, so you can listen on the go.
How much does it cost?
$395 per person. Email support@abimprep.com for team pricing.
How do I enroll?
Select "Enroll" on this page and pay securely by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your account is ready as soon as the payment goes through.
Can my team take it together?
Yes. We offer group enrollment for companies, CROs and consultancies. Email support@abimprep.com with the programs and the size of your team.
Can I try it before enrolling?
Yes. The first lesson is free to read, and there is a free practice quiz.
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