Study Resources for NBME Final Exams

[BigBoss]

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My school has NBME final exams when it comes to organ modules (i'm sure other schools do as well), but what I want to ask you guys is what resources you use to study for these exams? Do you stick to lecture content or do FA, pathoma or a mix of both?

 

[Tchotchke]

See if your school library has a subscription to board question websites. You can choose organ systems there. E.g. I can access USMLeasy for free.

 

[BigBoss]

See if your school library has a subscription to board question websites. You can choose organ systems there. E.g. I can access USMLeasy for free.

I'm good on the questions, but all I need to know is if it's best to focus on lecture material vs FA/pathoma?

 

[ParallelLines]

I'm good on the questions, but all I need to know is if it's best to focus on lecture material vs FA/pathoma?

Where do you get your questions from? My school will also be implementing NBMEs as final exams starting w/ our class.

 

[Tchotchke]

I'm good on the questions, but all I need to know is if it's best to focus on lecture material vs FA/pathoma?

questions count as study resources -shrug-

 

[BigBoss]

Where do you get your questions from? My school will also be implementing NBMEs as final exams starting w/ our class.

Our school gives us a Kaplan QBank, but I also utilize UWorld.


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[BigBoss]

questions count as study resources -shrug-

True, but what’s the point of doing questions if you don’t know the base knowledge?


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[21Rush12]

@BigBoss I am going to side with tchotchke on this one, definitely do questions. DO NOT focus on your lectures if you only want a good NBME score. I would recommend something like Firecracker/first aid with Anki (use zanki deck selecting by subject) and something like BRS/Pre-test for more in depth.

Edit: I’m saying this because I do average or slightly above average in class exams, study for NBME exams from firecracker at the end of the semester and score 95+ percentile nationally every time. Just my personal experience juggling in-house with NBME prep.

 

[jcorpsmanMD]

Our school gives us a Kaplan QBank, but I also utilize UWorld.


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You been using UWorld since day 1?

 

[jcorpsmanMD]

My routine was to read and make flash cards from the relevant chapters from the following resources:

1. Physio: Costanzo
2. Embryo: High Yield Embryology
3. Path: Pathoma videos, supplement with Goljan book as needed if there were topics covered in lecture that were not in Pathoma
4. Micro: Sketchy
5. Pharm: Sketchy
6. And then wrap up with reading the First Aid chapter to review/synthesize everything, get useful mnemonics, catch any other info that might have been missed in other resources.

In the last week or two before exams I would do all Kaplan and USMLERx questions for that organ block, and re-do the ones I got wrong. I saved UWorld for dedicated time.

Did you feel Embryo: High Yield Embryology was worth the time? For how little embryo is weighted on most NBME exams?

 

[BigBoss]

You been using UWorld since day 1?

No, I started using it when we transitioned to organ systems, though I'm trying to get two full passes before Step 1.