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Hi friends,

I am looking for a good class to prepare me for step3 other than premier and Kaplan. I looked up and found postgraduate medical review education home study kit with tapes for 1200 usd. Also there are Family Medicine classes in Philadelphia for 1000 usd. There is also one in Kansas uni. for 2000, it trains you to acquire strong test taking strategies( I missed it unfortunately).The reason why I am looking for a class is because I am doing my internship in IM and do not have time. The calls are terrible and the experience is not helpful to pass Step 3. Because lets be honest: what are we doing? Bullshit like sleeping meds, pain meds for addicts and repeated same cases times and times again, plus nursing home and oncology patients? I am sick and tired of scut work. Scut work is good for the hospital but not for me. I am only wasting my time every single day. Teaching? There is no teaching at all. From where? I got no useful information from anyone except my books. I am burned out due to scut work, nasty residents and step3, which started to affect my life. Since it became a monster to me that follows you everywhere you go and prevents you from enjoing your life, since you want to study for it but you can not. And this is a big problem for me and I am sure for many of you.

I need a solid class with reliable material. If anyone knows such a prep class, please let me know. Thank you.


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anyone?


  #3

I totally agree with you. I believe that is PGY1 for the most of the people.... just scut work and passing step 3 it is extremely important. What about premier review? Is it close to you? It is pretty good. I am sorry I don't know anything else. Good Luck on your step 3


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studyforstep3 wrote:
Hi friends,

step3, which started to affect my life. Since it became a monster to me that follows you everywhere you go and prevents you from enjoing your life, since you want to study for it but you can not. And this is a big problem for me and I am sure for many of you.



That is exactly how I felt about the USMLE steps when I was in research - I wanted so badly to study for them, but never had time, because of some PhD PIs who worked me around the clock - literally. (with the exception of my last boss who was an MD and was great and even told me to make time to study for the boards).

Now to your question about a class for Step 3 - why don't you take whatever class is close by in terms of time and distance, and afterwards take couple of weeks off from your vacation and study very hard USMLE World questions and than just go and take the exam. Hey, you already made it into residency - you've achieved what other people are hoping to get to one day...nod Always look on the brighter side of life !!!

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