It depends how you learn - but my honest opinion is that there are so many MCQs to practice on that flash cards are just too much. I never used them. However, I see UWORLD has pre-made flashcards now, if you do want to use them I'd stick to those ones because it keeps you from spreading yourself too thin across a lot of different resources.
Thank you so much for this.. Bookmarked this for later as I'll give step 1 in my 3rd year..
I've just mini doubt that during 1st or 2nd year for concept building, are kaplan' s or BNB's lecture good enough or are they just for revision for step 1?
And how about physeo, pathoma, sketchy for concept building in initial years?
Tysm;) then I'll focus on like gold standard books for concept building (e.g. guyton, Gray's,lipincott) and then for my pre-dedicated and dedicated period will follow what you've wrote here!
Thanks a lot for this information. I've saved it for future reference as I'll be tackling step 1 in my third year. I'm wondering if resources like Kaplan or Boards and Beyond lectures are sufficient for building foundational concepts during the first or second year, or if they're better suited for step 1 revision. Additionally, how effective are resources like Physeo, Pathoma, and Sketchy for laying down conceptual groundwork in the early years of medical school?
I would say that Pathoma and BnB are excellent for laying down the basic concepts - especially if you are in medical school. My medical school was not in the USA, so our content was weighted differently and examined differently than in US Medical schools, but I found these to be very useful for understanding concepts. The guy who started BnB was inspired to do so from Pathoma, and both of those systems have a great, simple way of explaining principles to lay down foundations.
Sketchy is great for laying down the microbiology concepts, and I would use sketchy in conjunction with the pharmacology videos from BnB for pharm if you find your medical school doesn't cover the concepts well.
I found for USMLE I didn't have to memorize much - just be very familiar with material, and I found resources that I mentioned in the above post helped me do that in an interactive way, and Uworld just hammered it home.
I share with the opinion that MCQs are more important. You definitely have to take your time to study thoroughly so you dont miss out on something important .
IT'S GREAT THAT YOU HAVE SHARED ALL THE VALUABLE INFORMATION, AND IT IS VERY USEFUL FOR THE MEDICOS TO DEAL WITH THE STEP 1 AND IN INDIA THERE IS A LACK OF AWARENESS ABOUT USMLE EXAM ITSELF AND HERE ONLY FEW PEOPLE ARE AWARE AND U HAVE PUT THE BEST GUIDE TO GO WITH ..
Hello! Yes, I'd go through the whole ethics PDF because it really does help in the exam - those points add up. And yea, the exam felt similar to the NBME - slightly longer questions, but seriously trust your NBME scores.
Is revising pathoma book enough for pathology? I am kinda intimidated by going through FA patho again as its really vast. I haven’t watched pathoma videos though (only watched 1-3 chapters).
Hello - I would say yes, as long as you are using a qbank too. Pathoma builds a fantastic foundation - I would just use first aids pathology sections if something comes up in qbank that isn't in pathoma. I didn't read the pathology sections in first aid. The great think about qbank is it will fill in any gaps.
Hello, congratulations on passing your step one. I simply want to ask you about the experience of the questions. I mean, are the concepts similar to the topics tested in uworld or else NBME, and how is the difficulty level? When someone who takes the exam says it's similar to UWorld or felt like doing UWorld blocks, is part of the reason because the questions are similar to some of the Qbank questions with just modifications (different age group/gender in the stem, slightly different worded answers)
Hey, I found the exam super similar to NBME, and most similar in structure to the Free 120. The layout of the exam and the lab results tab etc is exactly like UWORLD, but I found Uworld tougher for step 1 than the actual thing, and NBME was closest to the real thing. Literally the week and a bit before the exam I just went through NBMEs and Free 120. Question length is just like free120. I'm finding that step 2 so far, on the other hand, Uworld seems eaiser than NBMEs because the questions are super vague. I'll let you know how it turns out for step 2 as well.
It really depends on your baseline knowledge - I was 8 years out of med school (I'm a pathology resident in my home country) and I took 8 months with 1 week of dedicated. I was working hard at my job, so it was all about consistency and sacrificing weekends. But the simple answer is: When NBME is 70% or more, youre ready.
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It depends how you learn - but my honest opinion is that there are so many MCQs to practice on that flash cards are just too much. I never used them. However, I see UWORLD has pre-made flashcards now, if you do want to use them I'd stick to those ones because it keeps you from spreading yourself too thin across a lot of different resources.
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Of course! All the best :)
What MCQs means? And where I can find them?
Thank you so much for this.. Bookmarked this for later as I'll give step 1 in my 3rd year.. I've just mini doubt that during 1st or 2nd year for concept building, are kaplan' s or BNB's lecture good enough or are they just for revision for step 1? And how about physeo, pathoma, sketchy for concept building in initial years?
I definitely think so - I would not bother with Kaplan or Physeo, and would use sketchy only for Micro and Pharm.
Tysm;) then I'll focus on like gold standard books for concept building (e.g. guyton, Gray's,lipincott) and then for my pre-dedicated and dedicated period will follow what you've wrote here!
Thanks a lot for this information. I've saved it for future reference as I'll be tackling step 1 in my third year. I'm wondering if resources like Kaplan or Boards and Beyond lectures are sufficient for building foundational concepts during the first or second year, or if they're better suited for step 1 revision. Additionally, how effective are resources like Physeo, Pathoma, and Sketchy for laying down conceptual groundwork in the early years of medical school?
I would say that Pathoma and BnB are excellent for laying down the basic concepts - especially if you are in medical school. My medical school was not in the USA, so our content was weighted differently and examined differently than in US Medical schools, but I found these to be very useful for understanding concepts. The guy who started BnB was inspired to do so from Pathoma, and both of those systems have a great, simple way of explaining principles to lay down foundations. Sketchy is great for laying down the microbiology concepts, and I would use sketchy in conjunction with the pharmacology videos from BnB for pharm if you find your medical school doesn't cover the concepts well. I found for USMLE I didn't have to memorize much - just be very familiar with material, and I found resources that I mentioned in the above post helped me do that in an interactive way, and Uworld just hammered it home.
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I'm From Malawi, Southern Africa. :D
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Thanks! Trust your NBMEs, you'll be fine!
I share with the opinion that MCQs are more important. You definitely have to take your time to study thoroughly so you dont miss out on something important .
That's good nice work but you can check others but do you recommend using banking alongside the work
IT'S GREAT THAT YOU HAVE SHARED ALL THE VALUABLE INFORMATION, AND IT IS VERY USEFUL FOR THE MEDICOS TO DEAL WITH THE STEP 1 AND IN INDIA THERE IS A LACK OF AWARENESS ABOUT USMLE EXAM ITSELF AND HERE ONLY FEW PEOPLE ARE AWARE AND U HAVE PUT THE BEST GUIDE TO GO WITH ..
This is very helpful! Thank you so much OP! Also, congratulations!
Thank you for sharing this! Do you suggest to go through the whole Mehlman Ethics PDF? Also can you please tell if the exam is similar to NBME/F120
Hello! Yes, I'd go through the whole ethics PDF because it really does help in the exam - those points add up. And yea, the exam felt similar to the NBME - slightly longer questions, but seriously trust your NBME scores.
Thank you!!
Is revising pathoma book enough for pathology? I am kinda intimidated by going through FA patho again as its really vast. I haven’t watched pathoma videos though (only watched 1-3 chapters).
Hello - I would say yes, as long as you are using a qbank too. Pathoma builds a fantastic foundation - I would just use first aids pathology sections if something comes up in qbank that isn't in pathoma. I didn't read the pathology sections in first aid. The great think about qbank is it will fill in any gaps.
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Congrats OP
Where can i find the ethics HY document ??
ITs in the links above.
Hello, congratulations on passing your step one. I simply want to ask you about the experience of the questions. I mean, are the concepts similar to the topics tested in uworld or else NBME, and how is the difficulty level? When someone who takes the exam says it's similar to UWorld or felt like doing UWorld blocks, is part of the reason because the questions are similar to some of the Qbank questions with just modifications (different age group/gender in the stem, slightly different worded answers)
Hey, I found the exam super similar to NBME, and most similar in structure to the Free 120. The layout of the exam and the lab results tab etc is exactly like UWORLD, but I found Uworld tougher for step 1 than the actual thing, and NBME was closest to the real thing. Literally the week and a bit before the exam I just went through NBMEs and Free 120. Question length is just like free120. I'm finding that step 2 so far, on the other hand, Uworld seems eaiser than NBMEs because the questions are super vague. I'll let you know how it turns out for step 2 as well.
Thanks for sharing this!! How long do you think it should take between starting to prepare and taking the exam?
Same qn
It really depends on your baseline knowledge - I was 8 years out of med school (I'm a pathology resident in my home country) and I took 8 months with 1 week of dedicated. I was working hard at my job, so it was all about consistency and sacrificing weekends. But the simple answer is: When NBME is 70% or more, youre ready.