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What are Experimental Questions in USMLE? When I first heard about experimental questions, the first questions that came to mind are: What is the experiment? What are they experimenting on? Why are they included in the USMLE? Like most people I started my research by going online visiting forums and blogs. After sifting . . . → Read More: What are Experimental Questions in USMLE?  People have been badgering me for sometime now on writing more about how to prep for Step 2 CK. Some even wants me to start a Step 2 CK prep course. However, due to time constraints and the Step 1 Prep Course, it has not come to pass. Lately there had been too many people asking questions about their Step 2 CK preparation and problems they are encountering. Although I still don’t have time to write a full article on it, I have decided to tackle the 4 most common reason that people do poorly in the Step 2 CK. I am also reposting an article about “What to do for Step 2 CK” an older post that needs some rewriting but is still relevant.
1. Not Studying Enough Detail. The most common mistake people make in studying for Step 2 CK is not studying enough detail. You see so many reviewers in the market that purport you can ace the exam by studying the little material it contains. That is a lot of bull. Medicine is a very broad subject and Step 2 CK covers all the most common and even some rare cases.Those little reviewer just does not give you enough detail to do well in this exam. An exception is Kaplan Notes. Very good detail. However, you need to know 85% of it in order to know enough to pass. Higher if you want a higher score. And that is impossible to do unless you do a minimum of 3 revisions. I will discuss the various study materials you can use in another post. Continue reading Most Common Mistakes in Step 2 CK Prep
The NBME self assessment test is another of those tools that I feel is responsible for the increasingly high scores in the USMLE. It is a great tool that allows the test-taker to assess his or her readiness for the exam. To a certain extent, if used properly, it is also a useful tool for the examinee to target a certain score, even 99′s and achieve it. Continue reading NBME Self Assessment Tests and USMLE Review  105 comments  Study Methods, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, USMLE Step 3  AMGs, Bank, correlation, examination, forum, high scores, important concepts, kaplan, nbme, nbme self assessment, pool, predictability, predictor, readiness, review, score, self assessment tests, Step, step 1, study, time constraint, tough questions, usmle, usmle questions, usmle scores, usmle world, World Note: This was initially published in 6 parts and was then consolidated into a downloadable ebook. |
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