For starters, its very difficult to read your posts.
I mostly agree with wagy27
I happen to be a Carribean student, and have done those BS basic sciences you speak of. We didn't do something right to get to where we are. And noone is ever forgiven for past transgressions (in this case not studying hard enough in undergrad). To think that you will be, just by passing the USMLE is myopic. Yes, I also did every one of my rotations with US students, including Psych. But, at the end of the day, even though I scored higher on one test (Step1) than they did, they scored higher than I did on their undergrad GPA, and MCAT.
About those BS basic sciences, Wagy made a valid point, and you missed the point totally. Its a bit of an exaggeration that Carribean students spend two years studying for the Step1, but point taken. Carribean students take BS classes for two years, maybe take a USMLE review course, and then take the exam after 6 months of studying. US students take M1 and M2 courses, which they dont consider BS, but rather the basis for clinical research and practice. then, in the month they have off between M2 and M3, they take the Step1. That BS basic science stuff is half of what they went to med school for, and they know it better than you.
So, what you did as a young immature kid still matters, and it always will. And just a heads up, what you do as an immature med student also matters.
Bonadoc's post is right on. As for you howell....yeah sweet. But if you think the step 1 material is so important......then why would it be almost impossible to find a physician of 10 years sitting down and passing the exam without reviewing it? There's nothing wrong with admitting that the large majority of basic sciences consisted of memorization. And, most of that b.s. may be used by research lab techs.....but not physicians. Don't think so? Go ask any I.D. physician what medium would be best used for a particular bacteria, ask another to explain bacterial transcription/translation. Come on, let it go...it's alright. The system is what it is. Any physician will tell you how much of what is taught in basic sciences is b.s. You just haven't come along far enough to know it yet.