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Re-calibrate: It’s Your Year to Getting Registered
Working in healthcare has a way of making everything feel urgent. Turning that feeling off after the work day isn’t always easy.
But what if we took a moment to re-calibrate?
When things seem out of control, focus on what you can control.
Our habits can keep us grounded.
Have the goal of getting registered this year?
Re-read some of my earlier posts to help get on track:
Your Year to Getting Registered
Check out the Marketplace on this site:
A weekly Study Guide to help you either stay on track with your learning or help you gauge where you are with your Board Preparation.
Click here to access the Board Prep Study Guide.
Use the questions that you know to help you feel confident in your abilities and use the questions that you don’t as a focus point for your studying.
- Research the topic in a text book (if you don’t have one you need one – peek at My Amazon Finds for my recommended book).
- Make Individual Note Cards
- Review them Daily
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Let’s Stay Curious and Grow What We Know
Board Prep Resources
Need any help with your board prep?
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While your on the website – be sure to check out the Neuro Amazon Finds for links to supplies and a great textbook recommendation!
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2025 Exam Statistics
The 2025 Exam Rate statistics are out!
An Overall Pass Rate of 56% for the R.EEG T Exam
Pass % rates are:
- Pathway I – 46%
- Pathway II – 44%
- Pathway III – 56%
- Pathway IV – 42%
Some things to note about the stats:
- Repeat test takers are not included.
- It’s a slight increase from previous years: 2024 (53%) and 2023 (49%)
- ABRET offers 4 Pathway’s to registry – which is AWESOME because we need to make this process accessible to the thousands of technicians working in this field.
And the most important thing to note:
However a technician qualifies to take the exam – our field needs them!
For those that are working towards Registry these exam statistics can still be discouraging:
Whichever Pathway you are in…..you have a team of mentors available to help!
For those of us in this field…we want to be sure we leave it stronger than we found it – we are here for you!
There are a whole host of resources available to you – You.Got.This!
For some specific to this site:
- Check out the Resource Library
- Study Guides
- Past blog posts – there’s 5 years worth of Your Year to Getting Registered posts.
- For individual Tutoring Options just email me @ RTompkins@TompkinsAssociates.com or
- For my full training program (The North Texas Neurodiagnostic Academy) that offers both remote and in person training options click here. Currently we have 100% pass rate for those that have taken the exam.
To reference the 2025 stats and previous year’s pass rates – just click here to access the ABRET site.
Helpful Tip: Be sure to sign up for the ASAP practice test on the ABRET site before you sign up to take the actual exam. The practice tests are not all you will need – but they are a good indicator for your foundational knowledge.
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It’s a Great Day to Read a Book
Is this Your Year to Getting Registered?
It’s the Home Stretch!
Remember it’s the Sum of Small Efforts…Daily Efforts.
There is no cramming for this test.
If you have tried to prep without reading a textbook – I highly encourage you not to miss this step!
Click Here to Amazon for one of my favorites and it’s the one I read many years ago preparing for my boards; however, there are many good textbooks.
To search other good EEG books on Amazon just click here.
Reading and understanding a book is not optional in this process.
It’s essential.
Today’s educational models have substituted a lot of digital content instead of text books.
Although digital resources are useful – they are not an equal substitute for a book.
With the remaining weeks of the year – let’s use them wisely and READ.
Like really Read – a Book : )
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Start With Why
Ever feel like all you are doing is memorizing test questions and answers? Hard part about that is if the question is asked in a different way – you’re stuck! This way of preparing makes it really easy to get tripped up.
Understanding not just the What but the Why is important.
They can then ask the question any way they want and…You.Got.This!
ASAP practice tests are a great way to gauge what you know and what you need to focus your prep on…then make a plan to outline how you are going to learn what your missing.
Really learn – not just memorize.
Do one thing each day to create momentum:
- Follow an expert on LinkedIn – engage in the conversation.
- Take a lesson.
- Inquire from your mentors.
- Create an accountability group.
This might be a good time to reference an older post:
Habits are More Important than Goals
And if you need a little more help – take a peek at Your Year to Getting Registered Member Content on the Marketplace (just click here).
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- If you struggle with staying on target for this goal – this tool could just be what you need to help stay focused this year.
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Land the Plane
Is this Your Year to Getting Registered?
If so:
It’s time.
- If a Measurement Assessment is part of your requirement – Schedule it.
- Finish the CEUs – if you need to pay for some to finish…remember time is money. Waiting for the handful of free ones only delays your test and ends up costing you too.
- Gather all your documentation.
- Submit to test.
Once approved you have 3 months to test.
Some suggestions to use those 3 months wisely:
- Review, Review, Review
- If you haven’t already – use the ASAP question list for one month
- Scroll back through the posts on this blog for a ton of tips and suggestions
- If you need a little tutoring support on a topic or just a coach to help your confidence – reach out to one of us. There are a lot of us willing to help!
It’s time.
Land the Plane.
The Neurodiagnostic community needs more Registered Technologists.
This is Your Year to Getting Registered.
You.Got.This
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Make Progress with Monthly Content
So grateful to have you follow along! I hope it has been a source of inspiration and resources for you.
Looking for a little extra content? Sign up for a Monthly Subscription delivered to your in-box with more resources to help you on your journey. Just visit the Marketplace on this site.
If this is Your Year to Getting Registered:
Focus on the Process and you’ll continue to make Progress
- Start with a Plan – the Content Outline of the Exam is always a good start.
- Be Disciplined and Create Structure – Routines matter…scroll back thru some older posts on this topic!
- Make the Effort – Plan your day out in a manageable way – ‘a goal without a plan is just a wish…‘
- Be Flexible – Life happens.
For more board prep content – Plan on signing up for the Monthly Subscription that includes Lesson Plans and Resources to help keep you on track.
Click here to sign up today.
Remember – This is Your Year to Getting Registered!
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I Love a Good Checklist
Need help organizing your board prep material?
Consider a visual checklist and enjoy marking off the areas you have got covered!
As always the best reference is the Content Outline of the Exam on Abret.org.
Let’s get started with Part 1:
Pre-Study Procedures (makes up 15% of the exam)
_____ACNS Guidelines: (access each via the link)
- _____ACNS Guideline 1
- _____ACNS Guideline 2
- _____ACNS Guideline 3
- _____ACNS Guideline 4
- _____ACNS Guideline 5
- _____ACNS Guideline 6
- _____ACNS Guideline 7
_____Cognitive limitations/developmental delay
_____Common medications
_____Common treatments
_____Related diagnostic procedures – Neuroimaging
- _____MRI
- _____CT scan
- _____SPECT
- _____fMRI)
_____Neuroanatomy/Neurophysiology
_____Neuropathology
- _____tumors
- _____encephalopathy
- _____vascular
- _____Seizures
- _____classification
- _____clinical manifestations
- _____syndromes, etc.
_____Head trauma, traumatic brain injury, skull defects and malformations
_____Psychiatric disorders
_____Skin integrity
_____Basic cardiac rhythms and rhythms associated with EEG changes
_____Basic principles of electricity and electronics
Access the links/Review/Repeat
You.Got.This!
The links above provide a great start! For more tips and suggestions – just enter your email address on the website for more resources delivered right to your inbox.
Resources:
- Johns Hopkins Medicine
- ABRET
- BrainFacts.org
- ASET
- Epilepsy Foundation
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Let’s Do the Math
The board exam is expensive. Current cost is $700; especially if you unfortunately do not pass it the first time and have to repeat it.
However – what is more expensive? Actually much more expensive? Working as a non-registered technician instead of as a registered technologist.
Let’s do the math:
Just for a reference, let’s calculate a $3 raise – actual should be more!
3 x 40 x 52 = _________ ($3/hour…40 hours/week…52 weeks/year)
That’s $6,240/year.
Yes, the cost of the test is expensive – but not being registered is costing so much more.
Working non-registered for 5 years? That cost is $31,200 using the above example.
Let’s move on – how about board prep resources?
I don’t think there has ever been a time in history where there are more free or low cost resources available to utilize.
The list goes on and on….I’ll of course start with this blog : )
- The Neurodiagnostic Niche
- Integris Neuro’s blog (new post every Wednesday)
- ASET
- ASAP
- Natus Neuro Training Academy
- My Neuropathway Webinars
- LearningEEG.com
- EpilepsyDiagnosis.org
- American Epilepsy Society courses
- And there are so many more…
Even if you end up needing more support and choose a resource that has a higher price tag – go back up to review our calculations above.
It is worth the investment!
You’ll earn it back and so much more – You.Got.This.
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