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There are many problems that the typical Old IMG faces when preparing for the USMLE. It is important for the Old IMG to be aware of this as this has a big impact on the way he should plan his prep. What is an Old IMG? An Old IMG is anyone who has . . . → Read More: Common Problems Faced by the Old IMG in USMLE Prep  Hi. I’m Mike, otherwise known as Askdoc. Some of you may already know my story. For those who don’t, well, I am a very old IMG, graduated way back in 1989. I took the USMLE Step 1 in April, 2006 and scored a 99/256 and USMLE Step 2 CK in November, 2006 and . . . → Read More: Advice for the Old IMG taking the USMLE
I wrote this initially in response to someone who was really having a hard time answering tough USMLE type question. Most of the time, when people think their problem is answering tough USMLE type question. the reality is that they have a KA (Knowledge Acquisition) problem. In other words, they did not do their review properly and their problem is primarily with insufficient knowledge base rather than difficulty with USMLE type questions. Therefore, I always make it a point to test their knowledge base first. This is usually done by testing them using straightforward questions that test knowledge and recall without the common tricks that accompany USMLE type questions. Now as you may know, I have an online prep site at http://prep.askdoc-usmle.com. The prep site contains all the courses available to course participants of my USMLE Step 1 prep course. There is a demo prep course for Review of Pathology which features the first chapter out of 25 total chapters of Review of Pathology. It covers cell pathology. The online quiz is a straightforward quiz which directly tests recall and does not use USMLE type question. Do well there and it proves you do not have a knowledge base problem. Continue reading Answering USMLE Type Questions – Part I  25 comments  Study Methods, USMLE Step 1  Answering USMLE Type Questions - Part I, Bank, cell pathology, course participants, demo, examination, good chance, hard time, information, insufficient knowledge, knowledge acquisition, knowledge base, nbme, preparation, Q Banks, question, quiz, reason, review, risk, score, Step, step 1, step 2, straightforward questions, study, test knowledge, tough questions, type question, type questions, usmle, USMLE Step 1
We begin part 3 of our series on “What to Study for the USMLE”. For those just joining us, please refer to previous post here and here. Due to the sheer number of review materials available to examinees, we need to classify them in order to make it easier to choose and mix and match between them. Broadly, we can classify our study materials into three. First are reading materials, mainly books and other written study aids, eg. Flashcards, etc. Second are Question Banks, which by themselves are very important and crucial study materials. Lastly and increasingly gaining importance are audio and visual resources like lectures both audio and video. Continue reading What to Study for the USMLE – Part III 6 comments Study Methods, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, USMLE Step 3 audio, Bank, buzzwords, capacity, concise explanations, examination, Flashcards, hard time, how, kaplan, maxim, memory, Outline, poor performance, Q Banks, question banks, review, reviewers, right solution, score, second time, Step, study, study aids, textbook, usmle, visual resources, what, What to Study for the USMLE - Part III
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