USMLEWorld QBank Question Breakdown

[Slevin]

I'm looking at getting USMLEWorld for step II and I'm wondering how many questions each subject it has for each subject.

Thanks

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[GuzzyRon]

I'm looking at getting USMLEWorld for step II and I'm wondering how many questions each subject it has for each subject.

Thanks

Varies very widely.
IM has the most questions (>1400)
Psych ~ 150
Peds > 300
Ob >200.
Surgery <200

 

[Golding]

According to the "Create a Test" tab:

IM = 1421
OBGyn = 207
Peds = 310
Psych = 155
Surgery = 171

ID = 114
Neuro = 158
Hepatology = 93
Biostats = 48
Ophtho = 31
Poisoning = 28
Preventive = 36
Misc = 11
Cardio = 203
Rheum = 100
Surg = 127
Endocrine = 105
Resp = 153
ENT = 21
Derm = 61
Electrolytes = 47
GIT = 91
Genitourinary = 91
Hem/Onc = 149
OBGyn = 2--
Psych = 152
Peds = 245

 

[versary]

According to the "Create a Test" tab:

IM = 1421
OBGyn = 207
Peds = 310
Psych = 155
Surgery = 171

ID = 114
Neuro = 158
Hepatology = 93
Biostats = 48
Ophtho = 31
Poisoning = 28
Preventive = 36
Misc = 11
Cardio = 203
Rheum = 100
Surg = 127
Endocrine = 105
Resp = 153
ENT = 21
Derm = 61
Electrolytes = 47
GIT = 91
Genitourinary = 91
Hem/Onc = 149
OBGyn = 2--
Psych = 152
Peds = 245

Thanks! Super appreciate.

 

[iBS1972]

If you're looking at more questions, I highly recommend getting Kaplan Qbank for concepts (don't use it for vaccine schedules and guidelines).

 

[Rahas]

If you had to pick between CMS and Kaplan qbank, which would be better?

 

[iBS1972]

CMS doesn't give you explanations right?

 

[FreakinOutMD]

You can find cms explanations on Facebook ,

 

[iBS1972]

I'd still recommend Kaplan Qbank over CMS. People are going to tell you different preferences.

Per my previous post about Kaplan:
UWorld is first priority. That aside, though, I would highly recommend Kaplan Qbank for Step 2ck. I purchased Kaplan during the beginning of third year because some topics in UWorld doesn't have that many questions. I completed the Kaplan questions for those sections (obgyn and neuro), but didn't really have time to do the other sections. I finished UWorld about a week before my exam and so decided to go through as many Kaplan questions as I can, just so I can recognize some terms or concepts that might not be in Uworld.

I was actually very surprised by how great the Kaplan Qbank was. Most (>95%) of their explanations were very thorough and easily understandable and are comparable to those of UWorlds. Again, I have to emphasize that UWorld is still key, and going through UWorld once probably helped me in reading Kaplan's explanations (they were usually longer than UWorld's but still easily understandable especially with boldening of key terms and concepts). Many of the concepts in Uworld are repeated in Kaplan (which is good for repetition), but many of the diseases are also nowhere in Uworld (but I would still consider completely fair game for the exam). There are some questions (probably 2-3) questions that test minutia and are unlikely to be on the exam, but they are very easy to tell which ones they are. I wish I had done Kaplan earlier in my study period, just on the side (I had >1500 questions left by the time I took step2ck). I would not use it for score prediction, but solely for learning. I have not tried their practice exams (which I have heard are not as good).

Many people complete UWorld >1x. I would recommend doing Kaplan instead of repeating UWorld, because you're still reviewing the same concepts, but also adding new information, and the explanation are likely to help make new connections between concepts.
(I am not at all affiliated with Kaplan)

Edit: Most of their questions also have not been updated since 2012, so I would not use their answers for prevention recommendations (ie. vaccine). That would be my only suggestion. Important concepts remain same though: ex. vaccine pneumococcal/meningococcal/HiB for sicklecell/asplenic patients... pneumococcal vaccine for COPD/lung disease patients... no live vaccines for immunocompromised or pregnant patients... HepB vaccine and IGIV for babies born to Hep B mothers...
Also, many questions are also newly added.

 

[iBS1972]

If you really do have extra time though, CMS could give you a good idea of what you're weak on subject-wise and concept-wise, just because it's section-specific, so you don't have to waste qbank questions doing section-specific blocks instead of doing random-timed/untimed. I never took any CMS exams, just because it was pricey (if you think about it $1/question) without giving you explanations.