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http://www.reddit.com/r/medicalschool/comments/siwq0/what_schools_take_step_1_after_third_year/
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=502156
How true is this and is there any way for someone who goes to a school that takes Step 1 during the "traditional" time after 2nd year to not be at a disadvantage?
Would reading Harrison's and clinical cases books + volunteering in free clinics help out or is there no substitute for actual 3rd year rotations with regards to performance on Step 1?
... it's a lot easier to remember path after you've had patients with various disease processes for a year. explaining pathophys to patients makes it stick, really stick. drugs are easier to remember when you've prescribed them, side effects are hard to forget once you see them.
Columbia does it. This was our first year with the new system and our Step 1 score average freaking SOARED. 240-250 as an average score, depending on your statistical analysis of choice.
Don't underestimate the importance of clinical context.
I'm not a huge fan of this. It kills the standardization aspect of the test. Of course your score are going to be higher...you've had an extra year that focuses heavily on path.
Maybe I'm a bit pissy because I'm not at one of these schools...but it doesn't seem fair. In fact, it seems like those schools are deliberately misrepresenting their students to residency programs.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=502156
I know talking to my deans that at Penn they saw a 10 -15 pt avg increase in their step 1 scores when they moved from taking it after MS2 to after MS3, with no MCAT difference between the two classes.
How true is this and is there any way for someone who goes to a school that takes Step 1 during the "traditional" time after 2nd year to not be at a disadvantage?
Would reading Harrison's and clinical cases books + volunteering in free clinics help out or is there no substitute for actual 3rd year rotations with regards to performance on Step 1?