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It is a 350 question 1-day 8 hour long exam 7 hour-long blocks of 50 questions 1 hour break First Aid for USMLE has a great explanation of the exam.
1. Study Content Areas Behavioral Sciences Biochemistry Cardiovascular, Renal, Respiratory Gastrointestinal Genetics GIE Blood CSF NSB Pathology Pharmacology Physiology Reproductive & Endocrine
3. May/June is for review, not preparation Know the core content covered A FEW review books, e.g. FIRST AID, Board Review Series (BRS), Goljan series, etc Online series - Kaplan Q bank, USMLE world, etc.
4. Choose a mentor/ group Faculty Advisor MS 2 student(s) MS 3, 4 student (s) Dr. Orchard (accommodations?) Residency advisor Dr. O -> Anxiety -> Balance
5. Know your own risk -> Get your overall percentage score
Example GIE = 12 credits, 80%, 0.8 x 12 = 9.6 CSF = 8 credits, 80%, 0.8 x 8 = 6.4 9.6 + 6.4 = 16 /20 = 80% overall
-> If < 75% see Dr. O
6. Take mock boards shelf examination -> Spring of your Second Year.
9. Go to the Computer Based Testing site Know directions Too hot/ too cold? Timing of breaks Ear plugs & noise
Student tips: 1. Do CBT questions, e.g. USMLE world, Kaplan Q bank, etc. 2. Dont study from syllabi 3. Take a simulated test day (1 hr blocks, etc) 4. 65% on Kaplan Q bank 1 wk early 5. Use the method for answering multiple choice questions (Q, S, P) Read the Question stem FIRST Then read/skim the paragraph and summarize the Scene Identify Normals (nl labs, PE, etc.) Formulate a Prediction Then do ABCs 6. Sage Advice for boards from MS3s
Format of examination
15 min tutorial (skip if familiar) 7 hours 60-min question blocks 45 min break time (including lunch) All questions are one-best-answer
Timing Nov/Dec: register for USMLE Step 1 Jan: schedule test date (PDX) Mar 4 or 5th: required Mock Board exam May 22 June 20th: STUDY TIME
Preparation The truth is that you started studying for Step I the first
day of medical school, since this exam is basically a cumulative exam of the first two years. In terms of focused studying for the boards, however, most students find that 4-5 weeks with 10-12 hours of dedicated studying/day is sufficient.
http://jeffline.jefferson.edu/Students/USMLE/questions.html
Skim First Aid over winter holidays ? question bank [Kaplan, USMLE world, USMLE Rx] annotate First Aid with notes from class consider review of BRS physiology, Goljans rapid review pathology
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Subject
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1st aid
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Qbank ?s
#hrs
BRS phys
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BRS Path
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Pharm Cards
Path Cards
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5/19 1 5/20 5/21 5/22 5/23 5/24 5/25 7 5/26 5/27 8 9 10 2 GI, nutrition Liver, Pancreas 2 289-318 29 190 4 201-32 32 237-283 123-133 46 10
120-132
86-110 111-129
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4 5 6
CV/Vascular
CV/Vascular Renal Renal/start next day? Cell bio, path basics, review Resp Endocrine heme/onc Reproductive embryo/musculosk/skin neuro/psych (start behavior) behavioral science pharm/day off? biochem Immunology Microbio
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0.5 2
241-272
31
235
68-105
37
133-169
36
152-195
25-45
0-30
419-436
17
100
151-200
49
283-307
24
60-85, 394-429
15-24
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207-218 455-461 273-288 319-340 437-454 121-133,343-360 361-418 61-74 219-237 75-121 189-207 133-190 go over answers on cd after 471-488
32 31 28
71 24 24 62 32 32 22 16
0-60, 85-109 285-327 486-522 195-285, 134152 429-486 522-565 565-597 109-121
brs cell bio 133-143 134-168 109-119, 216234 60-85 171-197 31-59 151-170 90-108 46-78 79-89 0-14 198-220 221-248 brs behav sci
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Th F
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5/29 5/30 11 12 13 263-272 muscle contraction 33-68 35 9 307-339 363-395 395-417 417-423, 113123 lippencotts pharm
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Su M T W Th F Sa
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18 46 18 57
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questions/review Practice exam review review/relax THE TEST
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