Is Taus outdated??

[MedicalMonkey]

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Do you think Taus is outdated? If so, or even if not, what would you change about the program to maximize your score? How would you set up question banks?

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[Ghost22]

I don't think folks use it specifically (as much as they did in years past), but it seems like a good general outline & I imagine most self-studiers would do something similar anyway.

It's a supremely volume heavy method that doeskin' take into account some of the new, excellent resources like Gunnertraining or Pathoma, but I have a hard time imagining that it wouldn't work for a pretty high score.

 

[Kaputt]

Taus is strong on two general principles:

1. Make a couple complete passes through First Aid
2. Slowly increase the # of questions you do as your study period goes on, and slowly decrease the amount of time you spend doing content review

That alone, provided UWorld is your question bank and you go through it faithfully, will get anyone a decent score. I'd say the biggest difference between high scorers and low scorers is how much prior knowledge they brought to the table, which is roughly proportional to how effectively they studied in the first two years. No magic formula can substitute for a strong performance in the preclinical years.

 

[alternatego]

Taus is strong on two general principles:

1. Make a couple complete passes through First Aid
2. Slowly increase the # of questions you do as your study period goes on, and slowly decrease the amount of time you spend doing content review

That alone, provided UWorld is your question bank and you go through it faithfully, will get anyone a decent score. I'd say the biggest difference between high scorers and low scorers is how much prior knowledge they brought to the table, which is roughly proportional to how effectively they studied in the first two years. No magic formula can substitute for a strong performance in the preclinical years.

I partially agree, I like to think Taus' success has more to do with constant repetition of facts.

 

[Kaputt]

I partially agree, I like to think Taus' success has more to do with constant repetition of facts.

Yeah, repetition is an important aspect of any boards study strategy. But a good framework that you already have in place makes that repetition effective.

 

[Boardz]

Do you think Taus is outdated? If so, or even if not, what would you change about the program to maximize your score? How would you set up question banks?

Thanks,
I like Bananas,
MedMonkey.

any insane studying regimen is current for step 1 preparation.