Buy UWorld USMLE or COMPLEX in DO School?

[Dr Meow]

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I'm definitely going to take both. However, I see the COMLEX as just something to pass. And the USMLE as something I should do well in (Even though Step1 is all pass fail now). Since I assume it's the USMLE that'll give me better access to specialties so I want to focus on USMLE.

So my question is mainly, I'm not sure which UWORLD set to go for.
Logically, a DO should do COMPLEX prep. But is there a case to ditch the COMLEX and go full out USMLE prep?

I'm OMS1 btw, so I'm still a ways away.

 

[MedDoc305]

Yes, the recommendation is to study using USMLE prep and take COMLEX a week or so afterwards so you have a week to cram OMM

 

[Whysoez]

I'm definitely going to take both. However, I see the COMLEX as just something to pass. And the USMLE as something I should do well in (Even though Step1 is all pass fail now). Since I assume it's the USMLE that'll give me better access to specialties so I want to focus on USMLE.

So my question is mainly, I'm not sure which UWORLD set to go for.
Logically, a DO should do COMPLEX prep. But is there a case to ditch the COMLEX and go full out USMLE prep?

I'm OMS1 btw, so I'm still a ways away.

The COMLEX package included Step 1 qbank, thats why it is more expensive.

 

[Dr Meow]

But they're basically the same price
$719 - USMLE
$749 - COMLEX
So I wonder if the OMM material is the only difference?

 

[Whysoez]

But they're basically the same price
$719 - USMLE
$749 - COMLEX
So I wonder if the OMM material is the only difference?

Sounds about right, OMM is worth only 30 bucks lmao.

 

[deleted1079620]

But they're basically the same price
$719 - USMLE
$749 - COMLEX
So I wonder if the OMM material is the only difference?

That extra $30 is about 125 OMM questions, but the step 1 stuff is the same.

 

[Tragal Pointer]

I only read the title of this post, but the answer is ALWAYS Uworld.

 

[MightBeACylon439]

That's a pretty complex decision. The levels of complexity in this question I find extraordinarily complex.

 

[Mad Jack]

UWorld USMLE, always.

 

[Cornfed101]

Yes, the recommendation is to study using USMLE prep and take COMLEX a week or so afterwards so you have a week to cram OMM

I’ve had a bunch of people at my school say a week was too long and they wish they scheduled them 2 days apart. Shows how useful COMLEX is