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The ideal USMLE step 1 Strategy Preparation time 6-9 months (if you are not doing anything else) Material USMLE world, Kaplan, first aid, Goljan Rapid review, High yield neuroanatomy, 100 cases of Fischer for ethics. Pre USMLE world I prefer preparation to be divided into pre U World and post U world phase. The pre U world phase is important for students who weren’t in touch with books for a very long time, but this phase rarely has similarities to real exams but you need to do this phase to clear your basic concepts for understanding UWorld. It includes watching Kaplan videos and reading kaplan lecture at the same time every day except for pathology. For pathology, you need Goljan Rapid review book, Goljan Audios, Goljan subtitles and Goljan slides. I started with pathology and one more subject together in the beginning, I always used to study pathology everyday along with any other subject as pathology is 70% of the exam.
So, it would be Pathology and other subjects turn wise, I ended up finishing all the subjects along with their videos in 3 months. I used to watch videos about a topic and then study the same topic from kaplan books.
This made my reading speed higher, without boring long hours of just studying. Try to watch kaplan videos at a higher speed (1.7 X), there is no need to watch kaplan videos more than once except for behavioral science for which, the more you watch, the more you learn.
So, by the end three months you should be finished with one reading of your kaplan books (everything except pathology) once, kaplan videos once, Goljan entire material including Goljan Rapid review book, Goljan Audios, Goljan subtitles and Goljan slides (at least twice). I used High yield neuroanatomy (only because I love neuroanatomy) and 100 cases of Ethics by Conrad fischer for my ethics preparation. (APP link here) I took a 2 months subscription for USMLE WORLD, and this is the most important phase of your preparation. This is going to decide your score in real exam. Remember, this is an educational material not for assessment (for assessment you have NBMEs) so, go slow with UWorld. I started with 1 block a day in the beginning.
What I used to do was, first do a new block in the morning, then read its explanation (thoroughly and making notes out of it), doing retrospective study of my kaplan material only of those topics that were tested in that block and reading 10-15 pages of First aid every day. As time goes by, I made one block per day to three blocks in two days and finally to 2 blocks per day. You need to finish your First Aid at least three times during this Uworld questions. I also realized that, later on, the topics started repeating so I didn’t do the kapan retrospective study of the topics which I had done only few days back.
I ended up finishing my entire Uworld with explanation, with prepared notes out of it, three times of first aid, my second revision of kaplan material and my third revision of Goljan material in 45 days. After these 45 days, I gave my first NBME in which I had decent score. I studied the entire UWorld again along with first aid only this time and gave another NBME. I also gave UWSA along with other NBMEs. In the last week of my preparation, I read my notes that I prepared from UW, first aid and also, I did the orientation material available on official website that helped me a lot during the real exam. In the end, I just want to advise you to read from a few sources but repeat that again and again.
USMLE WORLD is the key for good scores in the real exam. Don’t listen to lots of people, you are only going to get confused.
The material I have mentioned is more than enough to get a really good score in USMLE step 1. Tip: Try to google the images of CT scans, Xray, MRI, ECGs, Pathology slides and various clinical signs that you read from your text, it helps a lot. Try to listen to various heart and lung sounds from youtube, it will help you in a long run as well. You can’t do much about anatomy, embryology and histology. Behavioral science can be fully covered by Uworld (I got a star in it and I didn’t use any other source besides Uworld). One day before the exam, don’t read anything. Go outside, watch a nice movie and hang out with friends.
Question bank: Only Uworld even if you have time for others. Assessment exams: NBME 7, 12,15 (you can do as many you can afford) Also, – Dailyrounds. The ideal USMLE step 2 CK strategy Preparation time: 4-6 months is all you need for your USMLE step 2 CK. If you read it right after USMLE step 1, it can be done is lesser time. But don’t rush things if you think you are not prepared, the scores are the most important thing for your CV. Material: Kaplan books, Mater the board two and three by conrad fischer, Usmleworld, USMLE step 1 kaplan to read behavioral science. Pre USMLE world I have divided my USMLE step 2 CK preparation into pre UWorld and UWorld time; pre Uworld is the phase when you will be reading everything from books.
I started with kaplan books and I totally skipped kaplan videos this time (and I am glad that I skipped them) and finished them in 40 days. There is nothing much in them and I was advised in the beginning from my seniors that for USMLE step 2 CK, the read deal is MTB.
So, I started reading both MTB 2 and 3 together topic wise. I gave enough time to them such that after 2 months, I was done with both of them. I read them very thoroughly, I gave a second read to both of them in 20 days. After finishing Kaplan and MTB 2 and 3, I watched USMLE step 1 kaplan Behavioral science videos by Dr.
Steven Daugherty from chicago (highly recommended) and I read the USMLE step 1 Kaplan notes for behavioral science as well for my statistics and psychiatry as part of my exam. So, this phase lasted for me for almost 3 months in total. Then I started USMLE world.
USMLE world This is the most important phase and the deciding factor of your scores the in real exam. Use this time very wisely, remember Uworld is the key for USMLEs. I started with doing 1 block a day in the beginning. What I used to do was, first do a new block in the morning, then reading its explanation (thoroughly and making notes out of it), doing retrospective study of my MTB 2 and 3.
As the time goes by, I made one block per day to three blocks in two days and then finally to 2 blocks per day. I almost read the entire MTB 2 and 3 third time along with my entire UWorld, I was done with everything in 45 days and then I started doing UWorld again.
I finished my second read of UWorld in 15 days and in the last few days, I just revised my notes that I made from Uworld. Remember this is an educational material, not for assessment (for assessment you have NBMEs and UWSA).
So, go slow with UWorld and read the explanations thoroughly. Tip: Try to google the images of CT scans, Xray, MRI, ECGs and various clinical signs that you read from your text, it helps a lot. Try to listen to various heart and lung sounds from youtube, it will help you in a long run as well. Don’t forget to read the orientation and practice material available on ECFMG website. Question bank: Only Uworld, even if you have time for others.
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Assessment exams: I only did UWSA for this and I think that is enough. All the best!
The ideal USMLE step 2 CS strategy Material First aid and lots of practice with your study partner Preparation time: 1 week to 1 month; it varies a lot. For some people, 1 week is enough and others want to be really sure before giving this exam, they sometimes give even two months for its preparation. Two months are little too much for this exam. In my case, my visa was expiring so I had to give this exam in 9 days and I got high performance in all the three sections of its assessment (Interpersonal skills, english proficiency and clinical skills).
The preparation I advise you that during the last month of your elective rotation, start reading first aid and try practicing cases on skype with any study partner on weekends of that particular month. By the end of that month, you should be able to complete all the first aid cases (Major ones) and should have practiced all those cases with some skype partner at least once. After that, when you are done with your elective rotations, then go to Houston (yes, schedule your exam in Houston if possible). There are many hotels there, where all the foreign medical graduates stay and prepare for the exam. There is an added advantage of getting a huge study group for free, you will get many study partners and it’s very important to practice with more than one study partner.
One of the places is, “Venetian Inn” where I had stayed. It’s cheap and you can share rooms with other people easily and there are students always staying there. Now it’s the time to read less and practice more. The more cases you practice in a day, the better for you. During this phase of your preparation, remember practicing notes, typing as well, early on in your preparation.
Usmle Step 2 Cs Practice
People usually ignore it to the end and mess up the exam because of their low speed of typing of the patient notes. This is the main reason so far for failing in USMLE step 2 CS; people fail to complete their entire notes on time. There is a link where you can practice your note typing skills just like the real exam: www.usmle.org/practice-materials/step-2-cs/patient-note-practice2.html And here are some sample patient notes: Always practice in the timed mode, try to make the environment as close as possible to the real thing, try downloading USMLE step 2 cs timer from youtube: In the last 1-2 days, try to do a mock test at Venetian inn. They make SPs sit in different rooms just like the real exam and let you knock at the door and make people start and stop the timer. They even practice telephone cases on the phone, so it is the closest to the real exam. The more you practice, the more confident you will become. Things to remember on your Exam day/USMLE Step 2 CS exam day.
Wear formals and a white coat. Eye contact and firm handshake is important. Confident body posture. Introduce yourself as Dr.
Usmle World Step 2 Cs Notes Free Download
Your last name. Do not hurry to enter in the room. Try to gather all information from the door on your sheet of paper first. Do not wash hands, use gloves instead. Do not sit, try taking all patient history while standing.
Complete your history, examination and counselling in 13 minutes in every single case and then keep 2 minutes for any questions they might have from you. Be respectful and gentle with the patients both with your tone of voice and your hands. Be extra gentle in handling gowns of the patient. Listen to all four areas of heart if you are doing cardiovascular examination. Don’t touch anything after touching an area below the knee.
A is available. Sample Patient Note Styles Various styles of writing patient notes for the Step 2 CS examination are acceptable. Two examples of typed patient notes can be viewed in portable document format (PDF) by accessing the links below; these demonstrate some of the acceptable variations in style. These examples are not meant to represent ideal or perfect patient notes, nor should they be assumed to be complete or accurate with respect to content.
Both formats and styles, however, would be considered acceptable. In addition, guidelines to help examinees understand patient note scoring are provided in callouts.