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Took test on Sept. 23, got scores today. Sorry folks..I'm human 198/81!
I'm nearly 40 y/o , US IMG in European school. Married, wife (just completed Phd) two kids, one 12 weeks old!!! Studied two months March April, stopped for finals, then studied two more months and took exam. European schools are 6 years. I had anatomy 5 years ago, biochem 4, patho 2, micro 2, pharm 1 year ago. I really had a lot of cobwebs to dust off!!! Anyway, what advice do you want from an 81'r?? KEEP resources LIMITED!! I had way too many books per subject and really diluted myself. Pick a source and stick with it, whether Kaplan, BRS, high yield, whatever, just keep your sources minimal. Do shi# load of questions. The only "Shelf exam" i ever took was when my wife asked me to make a list of food on the shelf before we went to Tesco!! I envy the USMG. two years condensed courses and shelf exams to hammer it in..thats the way to go!!! Sources: FA FA FA!! great book. poorly organized, authors are now complacent, but still the best Step 1 review out there!! I should have reviewed more. Missed 8-10 quests right out of FA, maybe more.
Anatomy-FA+HY Neuro
BS- nothing can prepare you for those &^%$ question!! FA is enough for stats.
Micro-FA + immuno review
Patho FA+BRS, Robbins, etc. just pick ONE!!!
Pharm FA enough
physio, FA NOt enough, but my test wasn't so bad, lots of arrow questions.
Question sources: Q-bank, Robbins quest. book, NMS, Blueprints, BSS
BSS and NMS, don;t follow format, but great practice.
Qbank avg 67%
NBME A-440 (10 days before) B-430 (5 days before) (correlation right on)
Did I want a little higher??of course, but I'm happy with the score. I meet the interview threshold at a number of schools and if I get an interview...I'll get the job!! Anyway, thanks to a number of people who gave advice. My step 2 strategy will be different. Good luck to all
I'm nearly 40 y/o , US IMG in European school. Married, wife (just completed Phd) two kids, one 12 weeks old!!! Studied two months March April, stopped for finals, then studied two more months and took exam. European schools are 6 years. I had anatomy 5 years ago, biochem 4, patho 2, micro 2, pharm 1 year ago. I really had a lot of cobwebs to dust off!!! Anyway, what advice do you want from an 81'r?? KEEP resources LIMITED!! I had way too many books per subject and really diluted myself. Pick a source and stick with it, whether Kaplan, BRS, high yield, whatever, just keep your sources minimal. Do shi# load of questions. The only "Shelf exam" i ever took was when my wife asked me to make a list of food on the shelf before we went to Tesco!! I envy the USMG. two years condensed courses and shelf exams to hammer it in..thats the way to go!!! Sources: FA FA FA!! great book. poorly organized, authors are now complacent, but still the best Step 1 review out there!! I should have reviewed more. Missed 8-10 quests right out of FA, maybe more.
Anatomy-FA+HY Neuro
BS- nothing can prepare you for those &^%$ question!! FA is enough for stats.
Micro-FA + immuno review
Patho FA+BRS, Robbins, etc. just pick ONE!!!
Pharm FA enough
physio, FA NOt enough, but my test wasn't so bad, lots of arrow questions.
Question sources: Q-bank, Robbins quest. book, NMS, Blueprints, BSS
BSS and NMS, don;t follow format, but great practice.
Qbank avg 67%
NBME A-440 (10 days before) B-430 (5 days before) (correlation right on)
Did I want a little higher??of course, but I'm happy with the score. I meet the interview threshold at a number of schools and if I get an interview...I'll get the job!! Anyway, thanks to a number of people who gave advice. My step 2 strategy will be different. Good luck to all