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Just being curious......
El Duderino said:Looks like I'll be missing out on this year, since I won't be able to schedule my step 2cs and get the results before the 'hard' deadline on Feb 23rd.
BellKicker, you told me that you can apply to programs with just the step 1 score - but wouldn't that still require you to be fully certified on Feb 23rd?
Good luck, by the way!
vallmo said:Hej Anders!
Lycka till i the match, dina kommande intervjuer l?ter imponerande.
Hur tyckte du USMLE var? har du n?gra tips ang vad man ska l?sa?
M?ste man g?ra AT i Sverige innan man s?ker?
AndersOlsson said:Hej!
Better stick to english so nobody gets offended However, about USMLE, to get a pass is IMO not that difficult. I guess with an IQ of about average (like mine) you could pass it after 3-4 weeks of studying, assuming you're a medical student... To get a good result is another ballgame, but the good thing is that anyone who is motivated/disciplined can. I spent 3 month fulltime preparing for both steps, that is 6 months in total, and got 97/98...and honestly, I was usually in the middle/lower tier at med school..
My best advices are 1: First Aid for the USMLE step 1 by Lee/Bushan mm, know it better than your own name. I read it like 7 times and still, after the exam, I found answers there to questions I hadnt been able to answer..
2: Kaplans question bank. You pay like 300US and get access to around 2000 usmle style qustions. Generally the questions are good, and also you get used to answering multiple choise questions.
I used a bunch of other books as well..let me know if you want more tips on books or if you have more questions abou the exam. They ask alot of questions on rare diseases but as I said, you can prepare for it..
About AT/Internship. No, you dont have to do your AT before applying , so theoretically you can save 2 years there..However Im not sure what happens if you want to return after residency...my guess is that you'd have to do 6 months of "provtj?nstg?ring"
OK, hoppas det hj?lpte!
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BellKicker said:Geez, the Swedes are taking over SDN......
I'm wondering how long it takes after graduation to be ECMG certified?
And also how hard it would be to take step 2 before graduating (considering neurology, OB/Gyn and Peds are all in the last year)?
tlew12778 said:Bumping this thread back up bc I have a book question.
I was reading the book lists posted here and was wondering something. Over on the USMLE sticky thread, they don't have any Neuro or Gross Anatomy books listed. Nor do they have Biochem., Embyology or Immunlogy.
Thanks