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By askdoc, on May 16th, 2008%
Note: This article was originally written and posted by me on prep4usmle.com. It talks about how to increase our ability to acquire knowledge. Part 1 is on How we learn which is posted here and Part 2 is this post on how to increase our reading speed . You can access the original post in prep4usmle here.
Now we go to speed reading.
The main reason that we read so slowly is the way reading was taught to us when we were younger. The two main reasons is:
- We tend to read word for word.
- We tend to subvocalize when we read.
Continue reading How to increase your Reading speed.
By askdoc, on May 15th, 2008%
*Note: I wrote this a while back in prep4usmle.com. You can access the original article here.
I’ve used this framework for analyzing my weak points throughout my review.
We can divide our whole preparation into 3 parts,
Continue reading KA, KR and TP.
By askdoc, on May 14th, 2008%
Note: This article was originally written and posted by me on prep4usmle.com. It talks about how to increase our ability to acquire knowledge. Part 1 is on How we learn and Part 2 is on how to increase our reading speed which is posted here. You can access the original post in prep4usmle here.
We’ve discussed the concept of Mastery Know and Familiar in our Knowledge level and how this will impact our performance in the exam. Continuing our KA discussion, we will discuss 2 topics that is important in increasing our ability to acquire knowledge.
Continue reading How We learn.
By askdoc, on May 13th, 2008%
Note: I wrote this sometime ago to help out somebody who was having difficulty in her review. It was posted in prep4usmle. It illustrates the use of the concept of Master, Know and familiar in preparing for the USMLE.
This part is especially for gigiMD. 
Just like any diagnostic exam, our quick and dirty evaluation has its share of false positives.
While most people who have a KA, KR or TP problem really have a KA, KR or TP problem. A minority have a mixed problem, combination KA,KR or KA, KR, TP problem. They often evaluate themselves to having a KR or TP problem and so missed out that they also have a partial KA problem.
Continue reading Mastery, Know and Familiar applied to USMLE review.
By askdoc, on May 12th, 2008%
Note: I wrote and posted this sometime ago in prep4usmle.com. Since it is impossible to know everything there is to know about Medicine, one should prioritize what medical concepts should be retained. Another post talks about how this can be implemented.
Thanks for reading my post and your kind comments. To continue.
As we all know, Medicine is a very broad subject, so broad that we are divided into specialties. However, for the purpose of the board we are required to know a little of everything. So for the purpose of the board, What you need to know is divided into 3 parts.
Continue reading Concept of Mastery, Know and Familiar in USMLE content.
By askdoc, on April 14th, 2008%
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 Clinical Vignettes in the USMLE and how they affect your review process
By askdoc, on April 9th, 2008%
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 Is the version of the USMLE for IMGs harder than for AMGs?
By askdoc, on April 4th, 2008%
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 Is Kaplan enough for Step 1 Review?
By askdoc, on March 31st, 2008%
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 How we recall information and its impact in reviewing for USMLE.
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