Resources:

Kaplan Lecture Notes

8 months

Pathoma

USMLERx
(<10%)

First Aid

Selected topics

Kaplan Qbank
(100%)

Form 7, 12, 16

USMLEworld
(100%)

Assessment Exam

Kaplan Lecture notes (Books + Videos) + Pathoma (Book + Videos) : I was in Saudi
Arabia, the beginning was somewhat interrupted because my job duties, I used to
work at morning and study at evening, thats why it took me a while to finish the
first round on the material.

1 month

Kaplan Diagnostic Test (When I arrived to USA, I did the diagnostic test and I got
60%, I felt my studies in Saudi Arabia had paid off!)
In my 2nd reading, I tried to read in a systemic way (e.g.reading Cardiovascular
system) from Kaplan Lecture Notes > then reading the same system from First
Aid > then doing 2 blocks of questions from Kaplan Qbank in the same system
(I did 50% of Kaplan Q-bank during this round!)

1 month

I did the remaining 50% of Kaplan Q-bank

I started to do USMLEworld (2 blocks/day, mixed timed) with First Aid (when I
finished 30% of USMLEworld, I decided to take my first NBME)

2 months

NBME 7 (224)

I finished the remaining 70% of USMLEworld, with 3rd reading of First Aid, with
some videos (from Doctors in Training) in my weak areas (according to the last
NBME)

2 weeks

NBME 12 (239)
I read First Aid twice with reviewing the wrong Questions from USMLEworld. I read
Medical Ethics for Conrad Fischer, and did a couple of blocks from USMLERx

NBME 16 (243). Then, Few days before my exam USMLE self-assessment (265)

USMLE (239)

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