carvedilol80
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i had my exam on 25,26 th july...the first day was tough...time management was an issue for me...i felt i can crack the question but i felt short of time in almost every block...the ques are not weird...common problems with their micro management...lots of dermatalogy ques,lots of psychiatry and ethics...i did kaplan step 3 notes and UW and studied off and on for 4 months....these two sources are enough for a knowledge base...basically this test is good for those with clinical experience...but still we have to crack it...the ccs cases were pretty straight forward except 1...but at the end i could not assess how i did overall...my 7 ccs patients got alright sooner or later...guys study a lot for this exam ...dnt take the exam lightly....here is the dermatology atlas link that can be helpful...see pics of all the rashes u know, of course common ones..http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/
i didnt want to post my experience because i m not very satisfied with my performance...but thought may be it can be of some help ...please those who read it pray that i pass... i can't afford to lose...if you have any specific ques ...ask me..i will try to answer but dont ask me to post ccs case i got in exam..goodluck to everybody out there...may god be with u..
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| egomez2001
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Carvedilol, thanks a lot for sharing and for the derma link..., I´ll pray for you...
When you did UW MCQs, how much time did you had left at the end of the block?
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| carvedilol80
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thanks egomez... i did them 1 month before the exam...the questions are not very lengthy..just that one has to work out....i didnt hav any time left at the end of block...infact i missed 1-2 que3s in every block...i dnt want to scare anyone...may be my speed was slow...
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| egomez2001
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I´m sorry if I wasn´t clear, I meant while doing UW how much time u had left at the end of the block?
Edited by egomez2001 on 08/02/07 - 11:01 PM
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| robin082006
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Thanks for sharing, good luck for your score.
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| carvedilol80
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i never did UW in timed mode...and that was a mistake...one should practice in timed mode.
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| carvedilol80
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link for EKG learning
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/
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| egomez2001
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Oh I see..., thanks again for the link, will be praying carvedilol
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| carvedilol80
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http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/p...
XRAY link
i found all these links after my exam
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| aimfor2007
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thank you for posting your experience.
good luck for your result!
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| the_holy_man
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Good luck 22 G,
I am sure you will pass. Thank you for sharing your experience.
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| carvedilol80
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thanks bhaji...i did send u a personal msg...did u get it?
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| the_holy_man
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Yes, I have replied to the PM.
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| ricky77
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Hey carvedilol80 ,
How many EKGs Xrays and Deramat and other pics did u actually get in the exam. I have my exam in 2 weeks and iam doing UW. It doesnt have too many pics and xrays.
Did u do swanson,s family prcatise or crush. Any other sugestion you would like to give regarding exam prep.
Also I heard that there is a online usmlestep123 course for ccs prepration. would it be any helpful.
PLease do reply
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| carvedilol80
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2-3 EKGs,2-3 XRAYS and 5-6 derma pics...no i didnt do any of these books...online step 123 course..i didnt join..have no idea but those who have joined and also had shaher's ccs cd find the cd better...but remember thats only one input...so make ur own mind.focus on common problems ,thats what i can suggest broadly..
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| ricky77
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thanks carvedilol80.. i,ll keep that in mind
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