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Thought I'd post a few bullet points of my suggestions for studying for the COMLEX exams. Feel free to add to them if you'd like.
COMLEX I Do First Aid and know it cold. Make sure you know and understand your autonomics. Spend extra time with OB/GYN. Microbiology made ridiculously Simple is terrific if you're unsure of the topic. Kaplan notes are also very good. With any extra time do questions/questions/questions.
The test is harder than anticipated, so take it seriously and make sure to cover all of the areas-but when crunched for time, do questions. Study for 3 months.
COMLEX II Do Secrets or Crush. Then add Blueprints for OB/GYN. Spend some time remembering "best test to order next." IN Savaresse, spend time with sympathetics/parasympathetics. Then toss the rest and do USMLEworld. The questions there are much harder than Comlex, so make sure you pay attention to the intent of the question. The NBOME makes practice tests that are good to take also. In the end, step 2 is pretty random and focused on primary care. Boards and Wards can help supplement, but there is no real way to study other than questions.
Questions are much better than step 1, but still random enough to fail if you don't study for 3-4 wks.
COMLEX PE Don't be a jerk! Talk to your patients, look them in the eye. Offer comforting words when they ask you, "AM i gonna dye, doc?" Don't say "yes, good luck with that." Drape your patient. Remember the basics. LIQORSAAA--location, intensity, quality, onset, setting, alleviating/aggrevating, associated symptoms. Then meds, allergies, social, and past history. Everyone gets their heart and lungs checked in the same way--so spend some time with the basics!!!! Then you can add all that extra stuff you spent hours learning in how to be a doctor lab. Again, don't be a tool--practice writing a few soap notes very fast and calm the freak down! Also, dress like you know what you are doing. If you go in with a pair of pants that look like you're ready for south beach--don't examine me either!!! Study for 1-2 days.
COMLEX III Review the same as for COMLEX II and then pray. If crunched for time, pray some more. Study for 3 decades to make sure you pass.
Hope this helps!
COMLEX I Do First Aid and know it cold. Make sure you know and understand your autonomics. Spend extra time with OB/GYN. Microbiology made ridiculously Simple is terrific if you're unsure of the topic. Kaplan notes are also very good. With any extra time do questions/questions/questions.
The test is harder than anticipated, so take it seriously and make sure to cover all of the areas-but when crunched for time, do questions. Study for 3 months.
COMLEX II Do Secrets or Crush. Then add Blueprints for OB/GYN. Spend some time remembering "best test to order next." IN Savaresse, spend time with sympathetics/parasympathetics. Then toss the rest and do USMLEworld. The questions there are much harder than Comlex, so make sure you pay attention to the intent of the question. The NBOME makes practice tests that are good to take also. In the end, step 2 is pretty random and focused on primary care. Boards and Wards can help supplement, but there is no real way to study other than questions.
Questions are much better than step 1, but still random enough to fail if you don't study for 3-4 wks.
COMLEX PE Don't be a jerk! Talk to your patients, look them in the eye. Offer comforting words when they ask you, "AM i gonna dye, doc?" Don't say "yes, good luck with that." Drape your patient. Remember the basics. LIQORSAAA--location, intensity, quality, onset, setting, alleviating/aggrevating, associated symptoms. Then meds, allergies, social, and past history. Everyone gets their heart and lungs checked in the same way--so spend some time with the basics!!!! Then you can add all that extra stuff you spent hours learning in how to be a doctor lab. Again, don't be a tool--practice writing a few soap notes very fast and calm the freak down! Also, dress like you know what you are doing. If you go in with a pair of pants that look like you're ready for south beach--don't examine me either!!! Study for 1-2 days.
COMLEX III Review the same as for COMLEX II and then pray. If crunched for time, pray some more. Study for 3 decades to make sure you pass.
Hope this helps!
