prep4usmle
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I'm happy to give you some tips but I am not an expert, the most valuable guidance you will find through study. First, you need to gather the materials you will read, books, cd, commercial resources on internet like kaplan, irevu etc. Use first aid to guide your choices, establish how long can you prepare, the amount of time you can study every day. Choose the books which you like most, regarding the style, number of pages, pictures, tables, questions and... prices. It's difficult to study the same filed from 2 or 3 sources, just stick on one that you like most and master it, after all they test if you understand the basic principles of preclinic medicine which are the same in every book. Also, take a look at Kaplan Test-Taking Strategies.
Start with one book, for example physiology, for let's say 5-7 days, read the first aid to identify to difficult subjects, then study the book, then go back to first aid and review those subjects. Make your own notes, colorfully, easy to remember.
Then go to the next book for example biochemistry, let's say 7-8 days, doing the same thing (first aid->book->first aid) but reserve 1 hour/day to review those notes and difficult subjects from physiology.
Then go to the next book, for example pathology, doing the same thing but this time reserve the 1 hour a day to review both the physiology and biochemistry.
You choose how long to study, maybe like this, but reserve the last month (or more) before the exam just to review and test your knowledge. It was impossible for me to read all what I wanted the last month (for example the microb@immun by Levison has around 500 pages and I just read the tables and their questions the month before the exam because the time was not enough).
I also access the kaplan qbank for 1 mo, if you take 2 blocks=100q/day you will finish the questions in 20 days and the 10 days left you can make the questions with incorrect answer. I simulated the exam with qbank on the first days of access to see the subjects I don't master. I read the explanation for almost all of the questions and this was an excellent review also.
Keep your mind fresh for the exam day and watch your brake time, you need to sign in&out every time you take a brake and also you will have to write the password when open a block - these will take 1-2 min. I skipped the tutorial at the beginning of the exam (it's recommended to be familiar with the software) and I didn't take a brake after the first block.
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| nikhil madan
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hi guys
i  am new to this site and havent really started my prep on mle 1 . i just took my plab and am planning to start for step 1 .
the advice i got is to have atleast 6 months for prep
can anyone here tell me what book, internet sites,and other materisl is available which is good and absolutely necessary
are there any free internet sites where we can go and solve a few questions.
lastly any one preparing for step 1 in hyderabad
will wait for feed back
later
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| prep4usmle
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Hi,
Take a look at the Link Directory, there are now about 200 links and books organized in categories and subcategories.
Feel free to rate, email or comment any resource.
If you find a good website you also can submit it to our directory.
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| sim
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hi ,
i need favour abt step 1. Are review books like BRS
PHISIOLOGY , PATHOLOGY sufficient for exam or
should i go for larger texts for exam.
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