Which biochem pathways to put on Step1 Scratch paper

[FunnyCurrent]

Which biochem pathways should I put on my Step1 Scratch paper. Any thoughts?

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[John Lannister]

Which biochem pathways should I put on my Step1 Scratch paper. Any thoughts?

Do they allow you a 3x5 card? Be sure to use 6 point font!

 

[calvnandhobbs68]

I found my biochem on Step 1 to be much much more straightforward than the UWorld questions. Almost no pathway questions (maybe one or two?) and the disease/vitamin deficiency questions had buzzwords that made it fairly easy. That's just my test but the consensus also seems to be on here that UWorld biochem is way more complicated than what you'll see on the test.

 

[FunnyCurrent]

I found my biochem on Step 1 to be much much more straightforward than the UWorld questions. Almost no pathway questions (maybe one or two?) and the disease/vitamin deficiency questions had buzzwords that made it fairly easy. That's just my test but the consensus also seems to be on here that UWorld biochem is way more complicated than what you'll see on the test.

Thanks for the reassurance

 

[evilbooyaa]

You have to know the disease states (with specific enzymes affected), symptoms, and possible treatments for step 1 a **** ton more than memorizing the pathways and regurgitating them.

 

[FunnyCurrent]

I know but this is an area where I tend to make silly mistakes when rushing or if I have not drawn things out before hand.

 

[fahimaz7]

None. And to add to that I wouldn't scribble down the 30 biostat equations either.

 

[SlickNickMD]

I'm laughing a little at the notion of anyone doing this. The only thing I put on the scrap paper were a few equations that I historically have trouble with. Biochem on step 1 is very straight forward.

 

[ijn]

It's impossible to score higher than 253 unless you know glycolysis, TCA, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway cold. 266> requires students to be able to recite deoxyribonucleotide synthesis pathway by heart.

Edit: btw knowing the molecular structures is very high yield

 

[tiedyeddog]

It's impossible to score higher than 253 unless you know glycolysis, TCA, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway cold. 266> requires students to be able to recite deoxyribonucleotide synthesis pathway by heart.

Edit: btw knowing the molecular structures is very high yield

what do I have to do in order to get a 290?

 

[kedrin]

what do I have to do in order to get a 290?

Be able to sound out the structural names of the amino acids with consecutive farts.

 

[evilbooyaa]

I know but this is an area where I tend to make silly mistakes when rushing or if I have not drawn things out before hand.

Sounds like you're not going to be convinced that this likely won't help you. Whatever. If it will make you feel better and you're relying on it to be like the placebo effect, then go for it.

 

[Kaustikos]

You have to know the disease states (with specific enzymes affected), symptoms, and possible treatments for step 1 a **** ton more than memorizing the pathways and regurgitating them.

That's what it felt like for me when I took my biochem shelf... but the questions on uworld are completely different...

 

[WaylonS]

none. And to add to that i wouldn't scribble down the 30 biostat equations either.

+1

 

[NTF]

None. Seriously none. Just know the stuff in FA and what Goljan talks about in his audio.

 

[bjb305]

It's impossible to score higher than 253 unless you know glycolysis, TCA, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway cold. 266> requires students to be able to recite deoxyribonucleotide synthesis pathway by heart.

Edit: btw knowing the molecular structures is very high yield

Correction... it's impossible to score higher than 220 without knowing all of those pathways cold.
If you want 230+ you must know: molecular structures, chirality, molecular weights, spanish/italian/latin names of all compounds, last 5 presidents of china, and the true cause of dinosaur extinction

 

[NTF]

Correction... it's impossible to score higher than 220 without knowing all of those pathways cold.
If you want 230+ you must know: molecular structures, chirality, molecular weights, spanish/italian/latin names of all compounds, last 5 presidents of china, and the true cause of dinosaur extinction

 

[D elegans]

I found my biochem on Step 1 to be much much more straightforward than the UWorld questions. Almost no pathway questions (maybe one or two?) and the disease/vitamin deficiency questions had buzzwords that made it fairly easy. That's just my test but the consensus also seems to be on here that UWorld biochem is way more complicated than what you'll see on the test.

You made my day

 

[bashir]

So can you get an average score while pretty much ignoring biochem, and only studying it in the context of pathology? Is that a reasonable strategy for someone who hates it so much she might just give up on step I, drop out of medical school, and work at McDonald's rather than relearn it?

 

[ijn]

So can you get an average score while pretty much ignoring biochem, and only studying it in the context of pathology? Is that a reasonable strategy for someone who hates it so much she might just give up on step I, drop out of medical school, and work at McDonald's rather than relearn it?

You could get a 270 with that strategy, too.

 

[evilbooyaa]

You could get a 270 with that strategy, too.

I think the ingredients, in order, of every item on the McDonald's menu is fair game for step 1.

 

[hepato]

I found my biochem on Step 1 to be much much more straightforward than the UWorld questions. Almost no pathway questions (maybe one or two?) and the disease/vitamin deficiency questions had buzzwords that made it fairly easy. That's just my test but the consensus also seems to be on here that UWorld biochem is way more complicated than what you'll see on the test.

Same here. I had very little biochem on my actual test. Probably the lowest yield section FA IMO.

 

[fahimaz7]

You could get a 270 with that strategy, too.

Highly doubt that. I was scoring in the 94% correct on the practice tests and mock test and the prometric center, which correlated to a 256-261. No one's going to make a 270 with gaps in their knowledge like you describe.

 

[ijn]

Highly doubt that. I was scoring in the 94% correct on the practice tests and mock test and the prometric center, which correlated to a 256-261. No one's going to make a 270 with gaps in their knowledge like you describe.

She said she would focus on biochemistry where it intersects with pathology. Go much beyond that and you're hitting very low yield information. The OP seems like the nervous type who would memorize all 10 steps of glycolysis and their intermediates just for the sake of OCPD completeness.