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I just did a search on this and read several dozen threads. Some great advice, and I don't want to beat a horse that has been killed hundreds of times on this forum, but I'd also like to clear up a few lingering questions I have from a different perspective.
I already know I will take both exams (step 1 at the least). From my own general thoughts and from the advice given in threads I have read, I'll probably plan to take the USMLE first with COMLEX from a few days up to a week or two later, primarily focusing on OMM during that time between them.
Also, for my purposes, I figure I'll be best served rocking the USMLE rather than COMLEX (if I were to only rock one), so I'll take in all the advice on this forum for how to prepare well for the USMLE.
My lingering questions... obviously I'd rather not bomb or "just slide by" on the COMLEX with a mediocre passing grade. Other than adding OMM for a few days before the exam, I'm wondering if I should do anything before the USMLE to supplement my studies? Are the styles of the two exams so vastly different (I've heard that there are differences, of course) that FA for USMLE and RR/path for example might result in being better prepared for the USMLE than COMLEX? Are there question banks that people think are particularly good for COMLEX style questions that would be worthwhile to sprinkle into my general board prep so that the exam isn't a shock to the system? Or are they so similar in knowledge base that knowing USMLE material is wholly sufficient for COMLEX?
Thanks, and I'll try to let the horse rest now...
I already know I will take both exams (step 1 at the least). From my own general thoughts and from the advice given in threads I have read, I'll probably plan to take the USMLE first with COMLEX from a few days up to a week or two later, primarily focusing on OMM during that time between them.
Also, for my purposes, I figure I'll be best served rocking the USMLE rather than COMLEX (if I were to only rock one), so I'll take in all the advice on this forum for how to prepare well for the USMLE.
My lingering questions... obviously I'd rather not bomb or "just slide by" on the COMLEX with a mediocre passing grade. Other than adding OMM for a few days before the exam, I'm wondering if I should do anything before the USMLE to supplement my studies? Are the styles of the two exams so vastly different (I've heard that there are differences, of course) that FA for USMLE and RR/path for example might result in being better prepared for the USMLE than COMLEX? Are there question banks that people think are particularly good for COMLEX style questions that would be worthwhile to sprinkle into my general board prep so that the exam isn't a shock to the system? Or are they so similar in knowledge base that knowing USMLE material is wholly sufficient for COMLEX?
Thanks, and I'll try to let the horse rest now...