how to study for step 2 ck

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general opinions on the best way to study would be very helpful... i know doing questions on uworld is probably a good way to go, but i was wondering if people typically read review books as well, or just used them for reference? in addition, i set up a study schedule for step 1 and i was wondering if anyone could breakdown what they are doing to study for step 2 into some sort of a timeline. i have one month to study. i know this is a very general question but im just trying to figure out where to start!
thanks.

 

[OveractiveBrain]

(1) SDN Search Function, believe it or not, you aren't the first one to ask about this topic

(2) FA + Qbank or Step-Up + Qbank or Secrets+Qbank

(3) Many people on SDN are champions who will claim to use only a QBank. In general, unless you are already smoking shelves like its chronic going out of fashion, you'll want some review text.

(4) Best strategy is a dedicated 1 month study period for 2 passes of FA and 1 run through of UWorld. For some people, this is too much, unnecessary, or doesn't fit their schedule. Some people can get away with "easy rotations" x 1 month. Others need the dedicated time. Still others say 2 weeks.

(5) Many residencies CARE about step 2 now. You can definitely improve a ****ty Step 1 score with a better step 2 score (not ultra-competitive, you have to be ultra-competitive for those), and a weak Step 2 score can hurt your rank list (from PDs at several medicine programs during a recent conference)