USMLEBHBRAZIL
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First let me introduce my self. 32 yo male from Brazil IMG graduated in 1999. I am an Orthopaedist Surgeon. Never write here before maybe because of little time or just because I was lazy...or selfish. But I just came back from my step 2 ck exam and I want to share some thougths with you all. I did my step 1 prep in 3 and half monts and scored 97 (232) exam date october 9th. My step 2 prep was 2 months and one week.
1 - Prepare yourself and you must pass. Never think in another possibility: YOU WILL PASS. There is no secret! Study, but first plan how and when you will study.
2 - For step 2 ck all I did was KAPLAN, UW (69% mixed questions) and FA. I did not watch PEDS, GYN, OBS, NEPHRO, SURG... I watched CARDIO, INFECT, HEMO, PNEUM AND, NEURO, PSYCH AND ENDOC. I read KAPLAN once and FA twice.
3 - DO UW! The exam will seem very predictable! Some questions are very similar. Example? Contact dermatitis with a bracelet, what metal....nickel! It is in the UW dermato section and it was in my exam. Do it, its a must.
4 - PLEASE: study PSYCHIATRY!! I had 3-5 questions each block. You should study because the questions are easy, very easy if you had studied. Don't miss a point in PSYCH!!!
5 - OBST: 90% of the questions had to do with bleeding. First trimester, third trimester and mainly bleeding after labor! There was a lot of post partum bleeding and complications (endometritis, DIC). Some questions about labor it self but no fetal studies.
6 - GYN: Vulvar and Cervix lesions a lot. One liquen sclerosous picture. All cervicitis were there. Amenorrhea too, all causes (around 10 questions of amenorrhea) primary and secondary. Cancers were the other one that I had a lot.
7 - INTERNAL MED: Of course most of the test. Equally distributed but I would say that Pneumo, Cardio, Endo and GI were more present than others. EKG: I had 3 very easy, very easy: IAM, VF and WPW. Two media audio for heart murmur: PDA and AS (I could answer then without even needed to listen to the murmur! But the listening was very easy, no doubt)
PEDS - Not a lot of questions...2 on developmental milestones. Neonatal jaundice, brocnchiolitis and asthma. Some ortho (SCFE, Septic arthritis, supracondylar fracture).
ETHICS and EPI: very few. Maybe one per block. Very easy.
EMERGENCY MEDICINE: A lot of questions! Blunt trauma to abdominal (pancreas 3 questions! kidney 1), blunt chest trauma, flail chest with contusion, Epidural and subdural hematoma, liver abcess, ....
I am sorry....I am very tired!!! I will be happy to answer any qs later!!! JUST REMEMBER TO STUDY PSYCHIATRY!!
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| nany
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congratulations USMLEBHBRAZIL and best of luck with your score 
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| nyimalay
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Hi, congratulation!
Wish you good luck with your score.
I would like to know your opinion on KaplanQbank.
I have read all Kaplan notes once and done twice with IM. Have gone though downloaded old kaplanQbank. Got around 80% correct. I couldn't decide how i should proceed.
Will it be fine if i start UW (2months) along with further revisions?
Or should I do kaplanQbank also??
For step 1, i didn't do new kaplanQbank. Got a 99.
Your suggestion pls
thanks
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| smalley
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hey congrats usmlebrazil
wish you a great score
did you find kaplan psyc notes sufficient for the exam?was there lots of biostats/epidemology?
thanks
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| dr_vina
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congratulations and thanks for sharing your experience
i'm having the exam in one week, feel completely lost
studyied kaplan notes, qbank and a great prtion of UW
don't know what to focus on the coming week!!!
anyways, conggratulations and wishing the best for your score
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| arlete
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Congrats, I think you'll have 95+.
I'm Brazilian, too!
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| USMLEBHBRAZIL
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Dear friends
Sorry for late reply.
Kaplan QBank should do it. I used for STEP 1 not for 2CK. I honestly think that UW is a better source because the software is the same and the questions are very good.
Kaplan PSYC is enough. It would help with the video too. FA is a good review also.
Epidemiology was more present than Stats in my exam. As I said: very few stats questions. Guys do us a favor: master PSYCH!! The questions in the real exam are very easy if you had studied apropriately.
Thank you all for your support
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| crazyserb
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hey USMLEBHBRAZIL!
First of all, congrats and happy for you that's it all over now..
I read your post before my exam (just came back from Prometrics, NY) and have to thank you for posting all that!!!! It was very helpful, especially for the PSYCH!!
I dont have a good feeling about my test though, and if the worse happens, i know how to blame: ME, MYSELF and I! I really really really didnt study enough, have a full time job, but just HAD TO take it, since I've been postponing it like 4 times till now and all cause of my stupid job!!
Anyway... Going to get some sleep now! See you later here, Ciao!
USMLEBHBRAZIL wrote:
Dear friends
Sorry for late reply.
Kaplan QBank should do it. I used for STEP 1 not for 2CK. I honestly think that UW is a better source because the software is the same and the questions are very good.
Kaplan PSYC is enough. It would help with the video too. FA is a good review also.
Epidemiology was more present than Stats in my exam. As I said: very few stats questions. Guys do us a favor: master PSYCH!! The questions in the real exam are very easy if you had studied apropriately.
Thank you all for your support
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