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| doc_clotaire
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Glad that your exam was OK
I hope that you get a good score
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| vradojc1
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So, here we go.
I took it today in Prometric Test Center in Bethesda, MD.
Started at 7:17, finished @ 13:45 (1:45 PM). Exam was "reasonable". Vignettes were pretty short. There were a few long ones, but majority were of reasonable length. Quite a few cases were described vaguely so I presume knowledge of "epidemiology" was important. Mostly IM as expected, majority GI/pulmonology/rheumatology-autoimmune. Very few epidemiology questions. Quite a bit of trauma - repetitive urethral injuries (3 q all asking for retrograde urethrogram).
I do not know what else to say. The presented vignettes (diagnostic/therapeutic algorithms) in some cases did not match ones we discuss here at the forum (and that we are being taught by Kaplan...) making "the next best step" hard to pick.
Otherwise, I'm fine with the test - it was more pleasant experience than the Step I.
Still, I don't want to say a thing, I'll just brace for the result.
I decided to go for Step III earlier than I thought previously. There is no point in letting all the freshly learned stuff evaporate. Probably somewhere in late June, after I do 2CS.
Edited by vradojc1 on 04/30/07 - 10:21 PM
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| coolmavs
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Hey vradojc, thanks for the post. I am sure you are gonna do well. As far as the preparation is concerned, did you do the Kaplan QBank? Was it useful, I mean if you had an option that you repeat UW one more time or do Kaplan QBank, what would you pick? Also, were the UW questions representative of the stuff that was tested? Also, if you could elaborate a bit more on what you mean by the epidemiology of the disease and its application?
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| coolmavs
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Also, did you listen to the kaplan lectures? Were they helpful?
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| klimt
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wish you a great score vradojc1!
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| dr.Dove
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| vradojc1
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So, for preparation I primarily used:
Kaplan Lectures; Blueprints Med/Ob&Gyn/Peds; Blueprints Clinical Cases in Medicine/Surgery;
NMS Psychiatry/First Aid for 2CK
Kaplan qBook/Appleton&Lange Review for Step 2/NMS Reviews for Step 2 and 3
As auxiliary literature I used: Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, OHCM, OHCS, NMS Pediatrics/Ob&Gyn/Medicine/Lange Pocket Guide to Diagnostic tests/Brochert Mock Exam/Appleton&Lange Review in Surgery
So, no vids/qBanks.
Question didn't match neither Kaplan, nor UW (as far as I can say after I saw the ones posted here), they were resembling Mock Exam the most. And I would say that the q in Kaplan and UW are more elaborate and can steer your thought process better since they offer more information.
Regarding "epidemiology" - as I said, vague description of quite a lot of vignettes with results of diagnostic tests that do not point to anything specific, will result in picking the MCC of the patients complaints (for the age/sex group) and subsequent treatment plan will follow.
I don't know whether I made it a bit more clear. What I actually want to say is that compared to Kaplan/NMS/UW q (that I saw here), vignettes on the test offered less information to select the MCC.
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Gd luck for a gr8 score vradjoc1 !
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| coolmavs
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Hey vradojc, thanks for the reply. I seem to understand what you you are` trying to say but will only understand it once I start solving questions. Good Luck, am sure you will do great.
Also, do kindly keep on visiting the forums and continue to guide us in our prep.
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| vradojc1
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I'll be frequenting forum - to keep in touch and learn more for Step 3.
Good luck to all.
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Gudluck for A Gr8 Score Mate
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| mytime
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HEY DEEDEE u did it! Good job! U'll probably do good. SO Loads of luck!
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| nany
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Good Luck vradojc 1
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| jamdoc
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good luc for ur score
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GOOD LUCK for great score
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Good luck !
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best of luck vradojc1
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GL for a great score...
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| Justice
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Very pleased with the news... Good luck with your score, colleague...
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| maoo
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hey guys ..
even i took my exam on the same day ...but i m very much worried ..about my result ..i have been reading thru this forum from quite a long time now ...i am worried coz i run out of time in two blockss ..but rest was like fine ...but i dunno wat to expect ...scored 55% of usmle world ..but did quite well on q book ..coz that was ez ...as every body saiys ...n scored 204 on ..nbme ...i dunnoo wat to expect ...worried ...plz help ...
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| nany
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come down maoo
you studied well and got the exam and did what you had to do,and your worry will not change any thing .
so just relax and pray for the best score
Good luck
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