Your Study Strategy for the USMLE Step1
Dear MS2s!
Share your study plan/strategy with your fellow classmates and underclassmen.
Copy and paste these questions into the comments box and answer them, then click submit.
1. How would you describe your study strategy now?
2. What BOOKS are you using right now to study for the boards?
2. What BOOKS are you CASUALLY REVIEWING for Boards review at the moment?
First Aid 2008
3. What BOOKS are you SETTING TIME ASIDE TO READ for Boards review at the moment?
BRS Path, BRS Phys, High Yield Embryology, Micro Made Ridiculously Simple, First Aid
8. What OTHER RESOURCES are you using in any capacity for Boards review at the moment? Audio, Websites, Syllabi etc.
Goljan audio (not yet listened)
9. What STUDY TECHNIQUES are you using that you would recommend to others? Be concise but descriptive.
Not sure…practice questions will be useful.
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1. Select all that best describe your current approach to boards studying RIGHT NOW
Reviewing foundational concepts
Reviewing to memorize now and through test day
3. What BOOKS are you SETTING TIME ASIDE TO READ for Boards review at the moment?
First Aid, BRS Path, BRS Phys
7. What SELF ASSESSMENTS/QUIZES are you SETTING TIME ASIDE TO ANSWER for Boards review at the moment?
First Aid Q&A
8. What OTHER RESOURCES are you using in any capacity for Boards review at the moment? Audio, Websites, Syllabi etc.
wikipedia
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1. Select all that best describe your current approach to boards studying RIGHT NOW
Not currently studying
3. What BOOKS are you SETTING TIME ASIDE TO READ for Boards review at the moment?
BRS physiology BRS pharmacology Goljian audio tapes Kaplan review: Biochemistry, behavioral sciences, anatomy
5. What FLASHCARDS are you SETTING TIME ASIDE TO READ for Boards review at the moment?
Microbiology flash cards Pharmacology flash cards Pathology flash cards
7. What SELF ASSESSMENTS/QUIZES are you SETTING TIME ASIDE TO ANSWER for Boards review at the moment?
Kaplan Qbank NBME questions BRS practice tests
8. What OTHER RESOURCES are you using in any capacity for Boards review at the moment? Audio, Websites, Syllabi etc.
Goljan audio
9. What STUDY TECHNIQUES are you using that you would recommend to others? Be concise but descriptive.
-integrated systems-based of my review of physiology with pharmacology -annotate First Aid as I go through BRS -i plan to cover two chapters of BRS per weekend, starting in Feb. -do practice questions after each topic is covered -after would be pathology, with quick review of path cards -save microbiology, biochemistry, and embryology for later (more crammable material later) -try to do at least 2 full-lenght practice exams
1. Select all that best describe your current approach to boards studying RIGHT NOW
Reviewing foundational concepts
Relearning my weakest subjects
No method to my approach
2. What BOOKS are you CASUALLY REVIEWING for Boards review at the moment?
brs path, phys; first aid
3. What BOOKS are you SETTING TIME ASIDE TO READ for Boards review at the moment?
high yield books
5. What FLASHCARDS are you SETTING TIME ASIDE TO READ for Boards review at the moment?
none
6. What SELF ASSESSMENTS/QUIZES are you CASUALLY REVIEWING for Boards review at the moment?
usmlerx
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