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Hi I am from bulgaria! I've just taken Step1 and am waiting for my results to come! If you want to talk to me on any topic please feel free to contact me! I am looking for friends from Bulgaria, but not only!
Hope to find a friend soon! 
Yours, zhoreto!
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| rumybg
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Hi, Zhore,
Az sam BG doctor. Izkarah Step 1, 2 i mi predstoi Step 2 CS prez m. august. Ghiveya v momenta v Miami Florida. Tova e nakratko. Ghalko, che malko BG ima v tozi forum, no ne sme i mnogo BG doctori, koito se boryat za license tuk. Vav Florida az ne moga da namerya nito edin.
Rumy.
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| kate_
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zdravejte, Zhoreto i Rumi!
Tazi nosht otkrih foruma. Az sym zavyrshila otdavna - 1997, sega ucha za step1. V momenta sym v Arkansas.
Vie ot amerikanski knigi li uchite samo? Az sybrah dosta za step1, no neshto mi e trudno. ne sa mi presni faktite. Gledam, che amerikancite uchat samo po review-ta kato First Aid - za men tova e nemislimo.
Ne mojah da razbera kakvi sa tezi "Kaplan notes". ot site na Kaplan namerih samo qBank i home study (book+CD). te tova li imat predvid?
Vie otkyde uchihte za step1?
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| rumybg
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Hi, Katya?/Kak e imeto ti?/
Nikak otdavna ne si zavarshila. Az kakvo da kagha, kato sam zavarshila 1976 g. i imam 2 deca, moghe bi po-golemi ot teb / na 31 i 27 godini/. Vapreki moyata vazrast se preborih ot 1-vi pat s dvete stapki i to s prilichen rezultat. Istinata e v serioznoto uchene ot razlichni iztochnici i praveneto na mnogo vaprosi. Step 1 beshe kraino nepriyatna za men, kato se ima v predvid, che mnogo ot tezi neshta ne sam gi uchila i sreshtala daghe v moya poveche ot 20 godini klinichen opit i 2-te specialnosti, koito imam ot BG. Kaplan's notes tova sa lekcii, koito se prepodavat na tehnite kursove. Ako ima blizo do teb takiva i imash vazmozgnost da si gi pozvolish - mnogo pomagat.Q-bankite sa sashto mnogo polezni, no e dobre 1 mesec predi izpit da se pravyat.
Ako iskash mi se obadi po telefona:
home: 305/947-1194
Kakvoto moga shte ti pomogna. Derzai Rumy
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| prep4usmle
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| kate_
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Hi Rumy!
I wrote you a private message in Bulgarian.
Didn't want to bother you by phone. Thank you again for the support!
Regards,
Kate
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| rumybg
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Hi, Kate, I couldn't find your personal letter. Please, call me, yuo are not bothering me.
Rumy
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| zlateto
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Hi!
Zhoreto!
I graduated from Medical University - Sofia in 1999. I am currently in Schaumburg-a Chicago suburb. Believe me there are a lot of bulgarian medical graduates who are currently MDs in USA and many who are preparing for ECFMG certification-you are not alone! I am studying for step 1 now-the exam date is next month.
If you or somebody else have some questions I will be happy to help!
Good Luck on the exam!
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| soopernovaa
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Im an indian student, and I study in Medical University of Sofia.
I am planning to write the usmle , but i dont think bulgaria has a test center? I would like to interact with other doctors who plan to write or already have written the usmle exam.
OK, good day to everyone here 
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| zhoreto
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Unfortuanely you are right! No center in Sofia!
Currently you have 2 best options: Thessaloniki, Greece and Bucharest, Roumania! I've been in Thessaloniki for Step 1 but this time I'll go to Bucharest - it's cheeper and they don't have Olympic games this year!
The center in Thessaloniki is great, only 5-6 people at a time, it's in the center of the city!
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| soopernovaa
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hey zhoreto.....hru? ...i have begun my prep for step 1.. which review books do you suggest that I should read ? and how was your exam experience? did u read any kaplan notes???
which subjects/topics were given more importance in your exam ?
did u feel u should have prepared better in some topics?
eagerly awaiting your reply... :|
is it possible to contact u personally? ok have a nice day
:!:
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| zhoreto
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hi,
Sorry for the dalay of my answer!
I've been very busy last month - the step 2 exam is in a couple of weeks and I had some troubles to cope with... I'll come to Sofia in the end of August so we can meet and talk if you like... I can give you some stuff on CD for the Steps too...
till then... good luck studying!
P.S. To start with - "First Aid for USMLE STEP 1" is the BIBLE for Step 1!!! Read it cover to cover, make your best to find latest edition, and follow the recomendations for study and materials... Great book! written by IMG's for IMGS I've heard about kaplan but did only Q-bank and a sample exam...could not find notes...if you show me I'll tell you if it's worth... By the way - do NOT be affraid of this exam - you HAVE to study hard but the exam is easy! I've been in the library of medical university in Sofia - they have some stuff there but rather old - but some things might be of help in preparation...
I'll drop some lines when I get back from Romania... untill then - GOOD LUCK!
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| soopernovaa
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thanks for your reply Best of luck for your step 2 exam!!!
Yes, I have the first aid book with me, its cool ! I dont have kaplan notes .. I am now reading from some NMS review books ... and yes, we definitely can meet during the ned of august... thanksss
alright... give in your best for the step 2! bbyeeee!
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| soopernovaa
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..and what book did you follow for the subject of "Anatomy" ?I am having Snell's clinical anatomy -- I find it very voluminous... ((
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| zhoreto
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hi, I am leaving in a couple of days but I saw your replies....
If you have graduated recently or are a student - DON"T WASTE your PRECIOUS TIME on BIG books! Do the reviews!!!! LIKE NMS, BRS (board review series), etc. Just follow the guidelines in First Aid on chosing materials - For anatomy I did BRS Anatomy and BRS Neuroanatomy - second one is a bid hard to read but important questions like CN palsies,congenital defects, spinal tracts and injuries are VERY important for STEP1 - I mean they test a few things from this field but if you want to score above 90 (which you surely do as you are FMG) you have to know not only hard-core materia(Pathology, Micro, Pharmac, Anatomy, Biochem, etc.), but also most important from low-yield areas like Behavioural scinece, Embriology, Histology(esp. classics like reed-sternberg cells in Hodgkin), BIOSTATISTICS - usually there is enough in First aid but you might just read a small (NMS,BRS) review on these topics without spending too much time on it - just to complement your knowledge on this areas!For example for Embryo - you should know what Fallot Tetralogy is, which is most common congenital heart defect, what is Hirshprung, how do neural tube defects present and things like this
I'll write more when i get back from romania! See you soon!
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| Valko
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Hi everybody,
My name is Valeri and I am living now in Los Angeles.I passed Step 1 and 2 and i will be on Step2 CS at November.I am so glad from discovering of this forum and from the fact that
a lot a people are preparing for this exams.
In L.A. I know just 3 physicians from BG and I will be glad to exchange information with everybody.
My advice for Step 1 and 2-work just with questions(a lot .at least 7000-10000).
For Step 1-Kaplan Q bank,NMS series.
Step 2-www.usmleworld.com-is the best.
I sold my Kaplan lectures but I have a friend who still has them.But this is just for reviewing then just questions.Believe me the american students are preparing on this way and they make good scores.
Bye for now, I am going to work but I will check this forum regularly.
Again I wish a lot a success to all BG physicians and do not desperate(US physicians are not smarter than us).
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| soopernovaa
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thats great, u have only step 2 cs left ! good luck for it!
im planning to take both steps in 2005 April, maybe. So i have some time 8) on my hands...
and yes... i would extremely appreciate it if i could obtain these kaplan lectures by hook or by crook :lol: ..cuz i heard a lot of praise about them...
and im still searching for any question banks for step 1 and 2... :x
okies... i wish everybody here a good day!! happy cramming fellas!
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| soopernovaa
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yes, im focussing on nms and brs! they're fantastic-o !
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| Valko
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You can try www.med-lib.med.utah.edu/medpath -around 2000 q-free.
or www.nmbe.org.(oficial web-site of national medical examiners of USA).
This is most close format of questions to real exam(my personal experiense) but it is expensive-200q for 45$.If you have 500 points there
it means 85 on real exam.
Good luck.
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| soopernovaa
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hmm.... thanks for the site, i will check it out asap
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| soopernovaa
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the forum seems to be getting more vapid day by day... insipid and inane , not to mention the lack-luster dearth of posts.... hey zhoreto , are u bak from romania? did u take ur step2?
alright! have a good day
bye!
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| zhoreto
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Hi,
How are you doing with your preparation? Did the CDs help you? I had my Step 2 CS in Atlanta in Dec.2004 and I studied 1 week, only CD stuff and I passed the exam
Drop me a line when you have time to see if u are doing OK! I may be back in BG in March but not sure when.... we can finally meet then
Good luck!
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| Valko
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Hi Zhore,
I am done with my interviews,I got a prematch and I am starting this year.
Are you from SZ?
Because if you are from there we have common friends.
Good luck to everybody.
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| zhoreto
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Yes I am from Stara Zagora! Who do you know there?
And if you feel like writing you can drop me an e-mail about you! I came in USA in Nov.2004 for Step 2 CS and am on B1 visa, so will be leaving for BG soon, but hopefully will come back again for the next match I was too late for this year unfortunately
See you around!
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