Learning from uworld

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Hey guys, MD2 taking STEP1 in June, have Uworld but haven't really opened it yet (have been using Rx mostly). I'm looking to start uworld in the coming week(s) and I was wondering how you guys utilize uworld to learn concepts? Pretty much do you go through the question, whichever you get wrong you review the explanation, annotate FA and learn from it? And if so, how do you avoid falling into the trap of learning the question rather than learning the concept? Thanks!

 

[Redpancreas]

Hey guys, MD2 taking STEP1 in June, have Uworld but haven't really opened it yet (have been using Rx mostly). I'm looking to start uworld in the coming week(s) and I was wondering how you guys utilize uworld to learn concepts? Pretty much do you go through the question, whichever you get wrong you review the explanation, annotate FA and learn from it? And if so, how do you avoid falling into the trap of learning the question rather than learning the concept? Thanks!

Just start, read the explanations and don’t try to recognize symptoms but ask yourself why symptoms are happeneing. For example, fever cough, shortness of breath. Don’t try to compile a list of differentials in your head. Instead, try to think of the reason why the fever is there.

 

[Redbarron21]

There's a couple different ways going about learning from UWorld. Some people recommend only annotating first aid with information from missed questions (ie don't waste time rewriting stuff you already know). I am fairly compulsive so I looked up most questions in first aid then underlined key information in blue pen and wrote #UW. This help me know which material was emphasized in UWorld during subsequent read-throughs. If the information wasn't in UWorld then I would annotate it in. My method takes considerably more time but if you're starting early this should be ok.

I did UWorld once through and then redid missed questions. You may recognize some of the questions and answers the second time around but by the time you get through all 2500 it will be likely that you forget many of them.

Good Luck!

 

[IslandStyle808]

LOL I did the same as Redbarron21 above. However, in addition, if I got a question right with half @ssed reasoning then I would look at first aid and annotate that section. I would also read that page to gain a further understanding of the subject and concept. Just today I got 2-3 questions extra questions right (did half blocks) just because I read the relevant page to a previous question I got wrong on Uworld. These were not repeated questions, these were new questions from my first pass!

So going over Uworld questions in depth along with first aid is really helpful.

 

[USMLE_Pro]

Flashcards, flashcards, flashcards.

I wouldn't waste your time annotating First Aid.