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An Internet denialist '''exam''' is basically any exam wherein the examiner does not have access to the Internet, and typically is not allowed to ask colleagues either, even for non-emergent topics that can conveniently and timely be handled by such resources. Such exams are thereby of a different dimension compared to everyday pathology practice.

Since exams and everyday practice are generally very different (as per previous section), you should generally study specifically for an exam or study specifically for solving each case you encounter everyday, rather than trying to study any material with the intention of covering both purposes. After all, for a multiple choice exam like the American boards, you don't actually need to '''know''' the answer, but just have a feeling of what is the '''most likely''' answer among the choices. Also, you will become proficient at what you do: If you read textbooks you will be more proficient at reading textbooks, if you study to solve everyday cases on your table then you will become good at that, whereas the best way of becoming more proficient at multiple choice exams like the American boards is to practice qbanks with a similar multiple choice format. There are multiple ones for the American boards (PathPrimer, PathDojo, BoardVitals, ASCP Resident Q bank), and you should exhaust them and repeat at least the ones you failed the first time, before continuing with other study materials. For highest yield, don't linger on every explanation for every answer, but rather continue to the next question as soon as you feel you've gotten an idea of what makes the right choice most likely, because that's basically all you need to choose the right answer if it would appear in the actual exam.