ra_doc
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Hi,
Thats kind of first time joining this forum for any steps.I used an other forum.So guys please wellcome me in this forum.I am new.I am planing to give my exam in mid may.My focus is to complete my targets and I thought i should write in this forum to keep track of my dailiy acheivements or all that time i wasted.So today
IN 4 hrs I will finfish 30 Q from UW
with writing the notes and
looking up in the CK book
n crush.
so good luck to me.
anybody who wanna join me in my day to day quest is welcome.mini me is not mini afterall
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| ra_doc
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so I have read 20 q,now i eill read the detais and write notes with also looking up in CK book..I will come back in 1 hr.
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| docnikki
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hey welcome and Goodluck !!
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| vtp08
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Good luck!
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| ra_doc
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thank you docnikki and vtp08 ,I really appreciate ur regards,
as time is coming close for the match I was feeling too much anxiety,what if I dont match,....I hate postmatch and all that phone calls,fax,emails and frustrations,......
but now I think its all part of game,look at the bright side ,....if I dont get match..... I ll have 1 more year full of funpositive attitude is the key to success,may not give u a position but sure can give u a happy life,cuz doing residency is not end of world of problems,
so keep struggling for residency at 1 side of ur life goals,having a happy content life is the other side of my life goals(even i dont get residency I am a winner).
well little philisophical but yes I need some support mentally right now.so anybody who is feeling lke me ,lets talk about it......
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| docnikki
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hey radoc I feel the same. I keep getting very anxious and its hard to concentrate on questions..Im always running out of time when i do questions as my mind is half in the present and half in future worries. I was so enthusiasti for the other steps...but this last one is really really....
anyways we are here to encourage eachother. thanks to the forum!
GL!
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| dementeddoc
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Hello, I am also starting step 3 from today.
Things I plan to do (in the order that I plan to study them) are
Kaplan step 3 notes starting with IM and neurology and looking up my step 2 ck books for reference
Step 3 crush
UW online which I wud subscribe once I complete the above atleast twice.
Then maybe UW CCS cases online and finally NBME
Target is to complete all this by end of July.
Will start from today. Will try to complete Gastroenterolgy Kaplan today.
I am also anxious abt the match but anyways lets try to forget that.
Lets see how it goes since its weekend. Keep posting buddy, atleast we'll be able to see each others progress. bye
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| ra_doc
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welcome dementeddoc,i m sure ur memory is good thats y u r a doctor,just want to encourage u,i am doing my research job in a hospital ,busy on both weekends,but good to c ur post.
docnikki,I have a great experience about the anxiety and its the number 1 killer(exam killer).I know now that I can perform much better without anxiety,so key is to focus ur body responces,wat ever u can try, try to control ur body responses,after all ,u r the boss(ur mind) not ur body.so,u can try doing meditation,It was little funny in the begeinig but now i can be relaxed in 1 min due to meditation techniques.I think that for me the fear of unknown,the question I would never could do right feeling is the killer feeling,just think u can do it,its not as difficult as it looks,u have done it before,u can do it again,u underestimate ur powers,ur knowledge,but actually u know better then u think u do,....i can just go on n on ,on this topic so let me know if u need more help about lessening ur anxiety,I would love to help u
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| ra_doc
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So today I was working the whole day,finished ARDs,PE,from current,CCS,CK,30 q for resp UW and my job.
looking forward to do more on moday,
gotta work in evening then from tues I gotta go faster
,also preparing for the postmatch most of the time.
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| docnikki
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Thanks sooo much rad doc..I will try meditation to realx myself..and be faster and more alert in doing questions...you are right!! we are our boss! thanks again...and yes you are shoing avery good progress!! Keep it up and Study harder!
GL.
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| ra_doc
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Thank u nikki,u r wellcome anytime
These are the summary notes from askdoc in this forum ,they were really extensive si summarized it,its basically covers the points we need to prepare for usmle:
You must know the beast, before you can slay it
God, Grant me the Power to change things that I can change,
The Serenity to accept things that I cannot,
and the Wisdom to know which is which"
"Success is the product of Talent and Effort,
A man of great Talent and little Effort;
A man of little Talent and great Effort;
The results are the same."
Like any skill, the only way to gain this skill is by practice.
PRACTICE FINGE READING
Two other causes of slow reading can be "cured" by using the finger reading method.
1. Reading Regression.
Regressions slow your reading rate rate considerably. As stated previously the maximum speed you can achieve when reading every word is around 240 wpm. and if you regress a lot, your speed is much much lower than that.
There are 2 kinds of regression, conscious and unconscious. You may sometimes feel that you did not understand something well enough that you decided to go back and reread. This is conscious regression and nothing is wrong with it. It is not the best way to increase comprehension but it is a way.
Unconscious regressions are the result of bad habits you learned while reading and can be cured by the finger reading method.
2. Mind wandering.
As everybody is well aware, people have a limited attention span. After sometime, the mind begins to wander. This forces you to regress a lot, since your mind tends to wander a lot. The finger method forces you to pay attention to what you are reading longer. And more importantly, since attention span is a function of time, the faster reading speed allows you to absorb more material before your mind starts to wander.
My preparation phase consists of 2 parts, learning and mastery
"Master the Big Three, Know the Rest" protocol
In order to score well in the USMLE, we not only need to master the concepts being tested and be able to recall them at will, we also need to be able to do it in the manner and condition imposed on us by the board. I call this Test Preparedness.
The board requires us :
1. To be able to recall concepts randomly, and,
2. To be able to recall them fast.
I've already discussed how we could do this and would refer the reader to appropriate posts.
3. be able to answer questions posed in a clinical manner.
If the problem is recall, It could be due to a KA or KR problem and you need to remedy it at the appropriate stage of your preparation. However, if it is a problem of random recall, doing more random q's will help. Performing speed practice and random recall drills as I've outlined before can improve this tremendously.
When I was doing speed drills(remember, I never did stamina drills as that was one of my mistakes)
Eyestrain is more severe when staring at a monitor because of 2 reasons. 1. Screen glare which forces you to squint. 2. Failure to blink.
I should've started practicing with throwaway QBanks probably on Month 3 of review. Doing a full 8 hour 7 Block exam, probably on a Saturday, since Sunday was rest day anyway. By the time I would be doingFrequently used commands
The following table shows some of the most commonly used commands in Speech Recognition. Words in italic font indicate that you can say many different things in place of the example word or phrase and get useful results
Kaplan QBank, I would've probably done a minimum of a dozen full 8-hour exam even if I don't do it every week. Then I would do 2 to 3 full 8 - hour exam with Kaplan Qbank to really simulate the actual examination. Will this help? Probably. I was not able to test this.
I've also outlined a way to do that before, but I will repeat it here in more detail. The best way to increase your random recall speed is to train it. You can do this by doing what I call the "Answer 50 questions in under 30 minutes without review" method. It is important that you use a Qbank that is in CBT format, so you get use to clicking the "next" button and the timer running down on top of the screen. The "next" button is the only navigation button you should be using during this practice session. (and also "end" button)
Edited by ra_doc on 03/13/08 - 09:59 PM
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| ra_doc
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aweeeee,
I copied 2 file togather,is there a way to delte this post?????????
well i l look or it,
ok
todays progress
2 topics from ccs
UW resp completed all 56 ques
did 20 qeus with discrption
read in detal PEEP setting
going to finish more discription from UW resp
lets make a target of 20 ques.
wat do u say
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| ra_doc
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ok,
my plan is focus on 3 topics
copd
sarcoidosi
cancer
and try to ocus on ques telling clues about resp s/s
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| docnikki
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nice post! Thanks. u can delete the unwanted parts by clicking on the yellow pencil above and then u can edit ur post.
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| ra_doc
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thank u nikki,
just trying to meet my schedule,sometimes its impossible
i ll try to make new schedule n follow it.
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| njcjzy
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Nice posts, really encouraging. Keep it up. And happy studying!
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