A woman told us she had received our postcard listing the dates and locations for our live review course. Along with the rest of the day’s mail, she plopped the postcard onto the counter, and began making dinner. Soon, her husband found the card, walked over to the computer, and Read more…
A career-critical exam differs greatly from an end-of-semester exam. One major difference is that a licensure or certification exam seeks to determine if you are minimally competent—safe—to perform your job.Therefore, to prepare yourself to deal with application-level exam questions, take my 7 suggestions: 1. Learn the anatomy of any exam item. Read more…
Over the years, the staff here at Breastfeeding Outlook have fielded many calls about the clinical hours requirement for taking the IBLCE exam. Our first step is always to recommend the IBCLC candidate check the IBLCE site. But if they are still confused, we try to help. I thought I’d “heard it all” Read more…
For the past week, I’ve been teaching my Comprehensive Lactation Course and Picture Perfect seminar in sunny Orlando, Florida. It was an exhilarating week! Course attendees were exceptionally smart, hard-working, and appreciative. I was inspired by them. The teaching room was full of energy and—more importantly—synergy—for the entire week. This morning, Read more…
Many test takers seem to equate “recently taught” with “best remembered,” although I have never seen a scrap of research in the education literature to support that idea. Having taught hundreds of IBLCE exam candidates over the past several years,I can’t recall a single instance that supports that assumption. But Read more…
I wish I had a nickel for every IBLCE exam candidate who has said to me: “The research questions scare me. What should I do?” I wish I had a nickel for everyone who has hated my answer! It’s simple: Know your stuff. I can give you all of the Read more…
“Think globally!” I told an aspiring IBCLC recently. It’s good advice in this IBLCE exam season. But her reply—“How do I shake this US mindset?!”—got me thinking! For openers: It may be hard to set aside our US work experience, but the exam isn’t focused in our borders; it’s not Read more…
Here I am with Sandy Spencer from Catholic Health Services. Sandy and a handful of others were responsible for inviting me to come to Buffalo. And what a great group of women are sitting in the seats! At a time when I was feeling a little worn out from teaching Read more…
Off I’m gonna shuffle, shuffle off to Buffalo! My earliest recollection of being in Buffalo was when I was in high school. The National League for Nursing Exam was being given in Buffalo, and I needed to take it. At least, I *think* it was the NLN Exam. Seems like Read more…
Just rolled into Dallas for the tenth time in eight years. Big. Huge. Each time when I arrive, I am amazed at how big Dallas feels. Yet, I have come to embrace that bigness. There is always a big welcome at the hotel front desk, a big group of course Read more…