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Taking the Stress Out of the PMP Exam

There are many benefits to becoming a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). However, the process of becoming certified can be stressful. In order to manage the stresses of taking the PMP exam, project managers should adhere to the following PMP exam tips:  Table of Contents 1. Review Information About the Exam 2. Study the PMBOK Guide 3. Take Practice Exams 4. Enroll in a PMP Prep Course Review Information About the Exam   Project Management Institute (PMI) offers several resources to help project managers prepare for the PMP exam. The current PMP exam content outline explains the percentage of questions on the exam from each domain. Reviewing the outline will help you understand where you should focus your efforts when studying. The PMP Handbook includes information about applying to take the exam, exam policies and procedures, and certification policies and procedures. Learning...

Benefits of PMP Certification

Becoming a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) is not an easy task. Doing so requires thousands of hours of leading and directing projects and passing a difficult exam. However, the benefits of PMP certification far exceed the effort required to become a PMP.  According to Project Management Institute (PMI), the PMP "is the most important industry-recognized certification for project managers." i  It is not a simple task to earn this industry-recognized certification. In order to even sit for the PMP exam, project managers must meet certain criteria. The application process requires information about education attained and project management experience. In fact, project managers with a four-year degree need 4,500 hours of leading and directing projects while project managers with a secondary degree must have accrued 7,500 hours of leading and directing projects. By completing the PMP exam application, being approved to take the exam, and passing the exam, PM...

The Unique Demands of Being an Anaesthesiologist

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The life of a medical student starts with carefully choosing a school major and goes on to handling rigorous MCAT training in the weekends / weekdays, accommodating lucrative volunteer programs and finally entering into the preferred medical school.  While admission into the medical school is often considered as the ultimate event in the life of a student, there is another crucial decision to make that will determine the course of a student's career in the long run - the choice of medical speciality.  Most students talk about specialities like radiology, paediatrics, cardiology, gynaecology, dermatology and oncology. However, it is a fact that the truly unique area of anaesthesiology is yet to make it to the list of the most preferred areas of medical practice.  The reason behind the trend is neither the lack of demand for anaesthesiologists nor the complexity of the profession but the need to embrace some unique features of the practice.  What does it...