I ended up just using a friend's schedule and tweaking it slightly. Take one, and tailor it a bit to your needs. There will be numerous example schedules posted on this website. Follow a very specific schedule and stick to it. Anatomy: I don't believe that an extra book is necessary, but if you know that you didn't enjoy Structure & Development like others did it may be a good idea to take a quick look at High Yield Anatomy. If you feel like getting another book, feel free, but don't feel like it's necessary to do so. For the amount of material, it actually comprises a relatively small portion of the actual test, so don't stress out about it. If you know the Biochem material in First Aid really well, you won't be surprised by anything. I think that First Aid does a good job of covering the really important pathways and such. This subject isn't really my bag, so I didn't. Biochem: some folks like to use a special biochem-only book for this prickly subject. I'm quite sure if I had gone on longer then I would have nosedived. In retrospect, I think I peaked right at 5 weeks, and don't know if the extra week really did me any good. I initially signed up to study for 5 weeks, got a little freaked out towards the end, and rescheduled for 6 weeks. So, I would recommend trying both, but if you want just one I would go with USMLEworld. A few of the latter were almost IDENTICAL to the ones I had on the actual test. I think I got through all of the qbank questions and about half of the USMLEworld questions. USMLEworld is good for closer to the test, more closely mimicking real-life conditions. There are definitely some buzzwords you need to know, and Qbank teaches these well. Qbank is a bit more buzzwordy, and USMLEworld is closer to the actual test. Qbank - I started with Kaplan qbank and moved to USMLEworld for the last few weeks. Best used as fleshing out topics covered in First Aid. Pick and choose what you need to read here. Gets a little more specific than you will need sometimes, so don't stress out about memorizing seemingly complicated and random pathways. High-Yield Neuroanatomy - a good memory-jogger. I recommend supplementing First Aid with it. High Yield Immunology - a good, cheap, quick read for a subject that's not incredibly high-yield. My personal fave is "I got Bumps from my Mumps!" When combined with the material in First Aid (which is also a big section), you'll be fine.īRS Pathology and Physiology - This book covers all of the major systems, and I found it to be pretty succinct and useful. I found that the childish pictures were indeed memorable. It actually makes this potentially dreary subject somewhat entertaining. However, you really don't need too many more books.Ĭlinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple - trendy for a reason. Having said that, I don't recommend doing this.
Seriously, I'm quite positive that if you only knew the information in First Aid stone cold (and granted it's a lot of information), you could do quite well on the test. Use it as your holy grail and you will not be led astray.
#USMLE WORLD STEP 1 PRICE FREE#
Oh yeah, it's a good idea to take the school up on it's offer to do the free practice exam roughly half-way through your studying to identify weak areas.įirst Aid - The first lesson to be learned about books is that First Aid is king. Try to schedule a day each week to take off, although you may want to do a few questions. More than 6 weeks and you'll be feeling the burn. There is a large amount of material to master, and while most could simply pass the test with 3 weeks of studying, I'm sure most of you want to do a little better than just passing. Less than 4 weeks and you're just selling yourself short. The generally-agreed upon amount of time is 4-6 weeks, and I agree with this assessment. You need to devote enough time to studying, but not so much that you get burned out. I would also go over good ol' standard First Aid during this time too.
The third day (or on the second day if it was a light subject) for each subject I went to a relatively new book, First Aid Cases, which I found to be delightful. The second day for each subject I would use for other books (and questions), such as BRS Path and Phys. The rest of the day would be used for questions. I would read it several times, making sure I knew it back to front. I would spend the first day for each subject only reading First Aid. Towards the beginning, I made sure to do at least 50 questions a day. You want to make sure you're getting a good balance of book studying and question answering.
0 kommentar(er)
