MS1 summer

[99445]

Hi all,

I know common advice is to take summer before MS2 year off, BUT, except for two weeks of vacation time, my wife will be working full-time, so I was wondering what I can do to maximize my summer. Here are options I came up with:

1) pursue a research/internship
2) Go through all of SketchyMicro and SketchyPharm
3) USMLERx
4) review FA sections on material I've covered
5) Gym
6) nothing

Would love any input!

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[Dr.Jekyll75]

out of curiosity have you tried the sketchy pharm yet? how is it?
- i personally plan to get a research position

 

[CubsFan314]

doing a research project and actually getting it published would go a long way to help with your eventual residency application.

 

[TBV]

Double edit: cant read, too lazy to re-type what I wrote.

 

[MedNation907]

I vote pursue research; if not then USMLErx + Sketchy + Gym + nothing.. that second option is sounding better now.

out of curiosity have you tried the sketchy pharm yet? how is it?
- i personally plan to get a research position

Only used gout and NSAIDs thus far. Although very long, I found it helpful.

 

[Psai]

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Others are a complete waste of time

 

[Dr.Jekyll75]

I vote pursue research; if not then USMLErx + Sketchy + Gym + nothing.. that second option is sounding better now.



Only used gout and NSAIDs thus far. Although very long, I found it helpful.

1 5 6
Others are a complete waste of time

-appreciate the in puts. And yes GYM all day er day but MSUCOM has school in the summer so im sticking to my one hour a day. Im using USMLE RX now and i find it pretty useful. I have picmonic as well and i loved it for pharm but idk if it will help for step/comlex

 

[MedNation907]

Many people on here have said picmonic actually helped them for boards. Either one is helpful as long as you stick with it, imo.