Do you feel that USMLE prep was useful in the long run?

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Clinically I mean. Like yes, you need to do it for residency applications, etc. etc. But in the long run, did it improve your knowledge as a M3 or M4 on the wards? Did it help you become a better physician because you had studied all this info?

Or did it really just make you a better test writer?

I can't really say if MCAT helped me learn more stuff. I feel like it just made me a better test writer. I've forgotten most of the stuff I crammed and I wrote that beast twice.

 

[Blesbok]

It helps, but not that much more than 2nd year. It helps know what tests to run for different diseases, etc. It also helps when you get pimped.