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I have decided to stop writing on this topic in my blog. It seems there is a blog called usmle.egmedicine.com who is not only copying my work, but is editing it to eliminate all references I have to any of my other posts. Not only does he not have the courtesy to ask for permission to republish the contents of my blog, neither does he give any author attribution, he even edited it to erase all references to me or my blog. I believe that is not only rude and discourteous it is pure piracy. The owner of egmedicine is registered as

Dr Mohamed Fouad Fakhreldeen
almahalla
almahalla alkobra, algharbia 31911
Egypt

This has made me lose faith in the honesty and fairness of people who I am trying to help. Doctors who would do this are not doctors worthy of the profession. I’ve seen other people copy my work, either they ask permission from me first or state that it was written by askdoc. This guy, I don’t know how to describe him.

We talked about the importance of Clinical Vignettes in reviewing for the USMLE. You can review the post here. Now we will discuss how to train yourself to diagnose cases based on clinical vignettes. Continue reading »

We previously tackled one common myth about the USMLE. (See “Is the version of the USMLE for IMGs harder than for AMGs?” ) Now we will tackle another one. In order to answer this question we need to understand how the USMLE come up with questions to include in the USMLE.

The USMLE states that in order to pass the exam, one should answer correctly between 55% to 65% Continue reading »

Clinical Vignettes are increasingly becoming more common and important not just in Step 2 and Step 3 but even in Step 1. Increasingly, it is not enough to just memorize important medical facts, but to recognize how these facts apply in real life practice of medicine. The use of clinical vignettes also tests your ability to recognize Continue reading »

Along with “the USMLE is getting harder every year” claim, these 2 are probably the longest running and most persistent myth in various USMLE forums since 2005. Continue reading »

This is the question often asked by newbies in various USMLE forums. The usual answer is either a yes or no, but the honest answer is another question. Enough for what?

For acing the exam? Continue reading »

The USMLE is the type of exam that tests not only your knowledge and mastery of medicine but also your ability to recall those facts. What you cannot recall, usually in the space of a minute or less, you do not know as far as the USMLE is concerned.

There are actually 4 types of recall: Continue reading »

I am actually asking myself that question… With all the Blogs by recent USMLE takers sprouting all over the place, do we really need one more?

However, the main reason I am starting this blog is to help people. With all the information I have in my head on how to prepare and ace this exam, should I just Continue reading »

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