My schedule: September - December: make a run through Pathoma (~1-2 videos a day). The Flash Facts Anki decks for micro and pharm are more thorough anyway. I used sketchy MS1, didn't touch it for any of MS2. My Plan: My core resources: Pathoma + my own pathoma flashcards USMLERx Flash Facts anki deck (this can be found floating around somewhere) - essentially just FA turned into flashcards UWorld Kaplan Q bank USMLERx Q bank NBMEs 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Resources I purposefully didn't use: Sketchy micro/pharm - people swear by this, but I think flash cards are a faster way (albeit more boring) way to learn unconnected minutiae.
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USMLE questions are inherently formulaic, and once you see enough of them, you develop an intuitive sense about how to approach them. Use multiple Qbanks - UWorld is not enough, IMO. Classes, regardless of how "relevance to step" they seem, show you how to build something with those lego bricks. Your classes are important - If all you do is flashcards, FA, and sketchy, then you're basically left with a bucket of lego bricks. Also remember that Anki is more than a flashcard tool, it is a scheduling tool that gives you spaced repetition and drills your weak spots more and more with each day you use it.
Anki is king - if it exists in anki form, do that instead of reading. I think that's a lazy attitude planning around your obligations promotes discipline and proactivity. Respect for your teachers, your school, and the standards of professionalism expected of you - I had a lot of classmates this year skipping classes and mandatory sessions to go to the library, a lot of classmates complaining about the relevance of our curriculum to boards, and a lot of classmates doing flashcards during small groups. Those two weeks you're tryna push your test back by aren't gonna do nearly as much for you as the time you spent up front in November, when you weren't learning under pressure. The battle is won in the beginning, not the end - make a study schedule with reasonable daily/weekly goals and stick to it throughout the year. A few core principles I abide by: It's better to review important things many times than to review everything one time - especially as you begin studying, starting with a strong foundation helps you to contextualize and better retain the smaller, more esoteric details.
Hi all! I haven't really ever been an active member of this community, but I wanted to share my approach (essentially a modified UFAP) to studying for step in the hopes that future students could benefit. USMLE experience - #USMLESTEP1EXPERIENCE 268 DR DUKE Duke's strategy for a 268 on step.
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