Background: I’m an M1 and now that we’ve gotten past anatomy and our intro science courses, we have a organ system based curriculum with NBME exams. Before, I had been using our school lectures and sprinkling in outside resources as I needed to, and I did pretty well. However, I definitely was spending a lot of time studying, probably not doing it efficiently, and definitely burning myself out.
Now that our exams are all NBME, I’ve transitioned to using Zanki, Pathoma, B&B, Big Costanzo, and Sketchy. I don’t look at our school lectures at all. I plan on using USMLERx for practice problems. I also do all my reviews from older blocks everyday. I feel like I’m learning things well, but we haven’t had this type of exam yet. I feel like I’m not spending a lot of time studying anymore, which is great, but I’m concerned that I’m missing something. I see the majority of my classmates still watching our 4-6 hours of lecture everyday and stressing out, and it stress me out lol. Are these resources enough for these kinds of exams, or should I be doing more?
Thank you all for your help!
Now that our exams are all NBME, I’ve transitioned to using Zanki, Pathoma, B&B, Big Costanzo, and Sketchy. I don’t look at our school lectures at all. I plan on using USMLERx for practice problems. I also do all my reviews from older blocks everyday. I feel like I’m learning things well, but we haven’t had this type of exam yet. I feel like I’m not spending a lot of time studying anymore, which is great, but I’m concerned that I’m missing something. I see the majority of my classmates still watching our 4-6 hours of lecture everyday and stressing out, and it stress me out lol. Are these resources enough for these kinds of exams, or should I be doing more?
Thank you all for your help!