USMLE Weak Background

[superbat85]

hey everyone,
during my time in medical school, I used guides to help me through. I felt the guides went well with the material that I was being tested on better than the books, I had noticed better grades but now I am really weak in basic sciences. In the sense that I can diagnose and treat the problem but not really understand the disease or the treatment just know that the treatment corresponds with what I think the diagnosis is. I am thinking of the taking usmle but am aware that I need to strengthen (hardcore) my studying, would it be best to take time off and dedicate reading the basic books like robbins, guyton etc etc? use kaplan videos/books? what do you guys think will be the best way to approach this exam? The timeframe is 1 year with about 8 hours of studying, any recommendations will be appreciated,
thanks guys

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[Mad Jack]

hey everyone,
during my time in medical school, I used guides to help me through. I felt the guides went well with the material that I was being tested on better than the books, I had noticed better grades but now I am really weak in basic sciences. In the sense that I can diagnose and treat the problem but not really understand the disease or the treatment just know that the treatment corresponds with what I think the diagnosis is. I am thinking of the taking usmle but am aware that I need to strengthen (hardcore) my studying, would it be best to take time off and dedicate reading the basic books like robbins, guyton etc etc? use kaplan videos/books? what do you guys think will be the best way to approach this exam? The timeframe is 1 year with about 8 hours of studying, any recommendations will be appreciated,
thanks guys

UW, FA, Pathoma, BRS Physio, and Sketchy Micro. Just get them all and do them to death.

 

[superbat85]

UW, FA, Pathoma, BRS Physio, and Sketchy Micro. Just get them all and do them to death.

ok, thanks a lot Mad Jack
I really appreciate your post.

 

[Transposony]

Mad Jack's recipe will work great for someone with a decent background knowledge but IMHO will not work for someone with a weak background as Conrad Fischer famously said "you can't review what you never knew".
I suggest starting with resource which covers basics more thoroughly like Kaplan or my personal favorite- Becker eCoach.

 

[Mad Jack]

Mad Jack's recipe will work great for someone with a decent background knowledge but IMHO will not work for someone with a weak background as Conrad Fischer famously said "you can't review what you never knew".
I suggest starting with resource which covers basics more thoroughly like Kaplan or my personal favorite- Becker eCoach.

Doctors in Training is also excellent if you can afford/get ahold of it.