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Which NBME Self Assessment Form to Use for USMLE Step 1

By askdoc, on August 16th, 2010%

Which NBME Form should you Use for USMLE Step 1?

This is one of the most common question that I usually encounter both in my blogs and in the various forums. And you have as many answers as there are NBME forms, in fact more. Various answers include the following

  • Use all 7 NBME forms to track your progress
  • Use at least 2 NBME forms and get the average
  • Use NBME form 5 to 7 as they are harder
  • Use NBME form 1 to 4 as they are easier
  • Use NBME form (#) as they are most predictive

As you can see recommendations vary and reasons vary. My recommendation is to use at least 2 NBME forms, one from the easy set of NBME form 1 to 4 and the second one from the harder set of NBME form 5 to 7 and then get the average. If you want to know why, then read on.

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NBME Self-assessment Tests and USMLE Review – An Update

By askdoc, on August 2nd, 2010%

It’s been over a year since I first published “NBME Self-assessment Tests and USMLE Review.” Little did I know it will become the most popular of my post with over 14,000 pageviews in the past year. Since that time a lot of things have changed, hence this update.

If you have not read the previous two posts on this topic, please do so as I will not be repeating what I have said there in this post. You can access Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

How well does NBME predict your USMLE Score?

That has been the number one question asked of me since I wrote about this topic. My answer is still the same. Fairly well. Although correlation is never 100% more like 70 to 80%. However, certain development in the past few years have made the assessment tests less reliable for some people. Continue reading NBME Self-assessment Tests and USMLE Review – An Update

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