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I also recommend the use of Anki, which is a free downloadable flashcard creating program.

I left the last week blank to take practice tests that then highlighted which topics I still needed to review further.Ī typical day’s schedule looked like this:ĩ:00 – 11:00: Go over a few rapid review books and old lectures and notes on the topics assigned for the dayġ1:00 – 12 or 12:30: Do a section of USMLE World questionsġ:00 – 3:00: Go over the questions I missed, read through the explanations of all the answer choices, and annotate my First Aid with any new or missing informationģ:00 – 5:00: Listen to Goljan tapes, look up anything I don’t understand and annotate my First Aid, do another section of questions if my brain could handle itĦ:00 Gym time / dinner / relax in the evening I built in a one day break per week every Sunday, which helped me relax and refocus my efforts for the upcoming week. Since I had 6 weeks, I made a weekly schedule of which topics I wanted to do per day for example, biochemistry on day 1, immunology on days 2-5, microbiology on days 6 and 8, etc.

It really depends on how much time you have, and I suggest sitting down and making a schedule to map out what topics you want to study on which day. Other schools including NYU have students take Step 1 after their third year of clerkships. At Stanford, we got six weeks off between April to June to study for the test and take Step 1 before starting clerkships on July 1st. It seems to differ by school, so I would say check with your classmates and your school registrar about when is the standard prep period and test taking time.

interdisciplinary topics, such as nutrition, genetics, and aging.

The amount of time available for breaks may be increased by finishing a block of test items or the optional tutorial before the allotted time expires.” On the test day, examinees have a minimum of 45 minutes of break time and a 15- minute optional tutorial. The testing day includes 308 multiple-choice items divided into 7 blocks of 44 items 60 minutes are allotted for completion of each block of test items. Step 1, however, is what most residency programs look at to standardize your academic potential against medical students from all other schools across the country. In fact, I haven’t even submitted my step 2 CK or CS scores to my residency, and I’m already halfway through my PGY-2 year. Though there is step 1, step 2 CK and step 2 CS, step 1 is undoubtedly the most important exam.

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Step 1 is the first in a series of exams that you need to take in medical school to graduate and also to apply into residencies. Hope this is helpful to some of you who are getting ready to buckle down and start studying for the exam! What is Step 1? I’ve gotten a few requests for a USMLE step 1 study guide, so I’ve put together a little guide for all of you medical students out there.