Usmle materials
Saturday, April 27, 2013
USMLE materials 2012-13 are available
Following are the usmle materials that I have in dvds. Let me know which one you need so that I can give you further details regarding each one.
1. Kaplan Classroom Anywhere Step 1, 2012 live captured videos with
2012 lecture notes in pdf
2. Kaplan Step 1 High Yield 2012 videos
3. Kaplan Step 2 High Yield 2012 videos
4. Kaplan's Step 2 CS Live Online Course 2012 videos
5. Kaplan Step 2 CK Live Question-Based Review 2012 videos
6. Kaplan USMLE Step 3 Classroom Anywhere 2012 videos
7. DIT Step 1,2012 videos
8. DIT Step 2,2012 videos
9. MedStudy 2012 videos
10. Internal Medicine Live Online by Internal Medicine guru Dr. Conrad Fischer
11. Kaplan Step 1 videos 2010
12. Kaplan step 2 ck videos 2010
13. Kaplan Step 3 videos 2010
14. Pass program videos 2011
15. Step 1 pathoma videos 2012
Please get back to me...drpreeti916@yahoo.com
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Saturday, July 14, 2012
USMLE step 2 CK study Plan
Study Plan for USMLE
Step 2 CK
Books You’ll Need:
1.
First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK (FA)—this
book is probably a MUST, as it provides a very good review of all important
subject areas tested, and in the back has a list of rated review books that you
should try to get. (While you should use books that work best for you, try to
get the most highly rated books, as the ratings represent a consensus among
many students who took the test and know which books helped the most.)
2. Board and Wards (B&W), by Ayala and
Spellberg—another important book to get. It is even higher yield than First
Aid, and is perhaps the best review book for the CK. Read this book 5-6 times
before the test and memorise everything in this book. It will help
tremendously.
3. Crush Step 2: The Ultimate USMLE Step 2
Review, OR USMLE Step 2 Secrets, both books by Adam Brochert—these books are
very helpful. They pretty much cover the exact same content, in different
formats, although Secrets is slightly more detailed. Therefore, getting either
one will suffice. However, if you happen to have both, by all means, use both.
It will be similar to reading the same textbook twice, but in different forms,
which is better because you are asked on the test to be able to apply what you
know in various ways. So it helps to learn things from not one, but many
perspectives.
4. Kaplan notes—these are pretty good,
actually, but don’t rely on them. Read them very fast to get a good overview
and understanding of the material. I got free copies from a friend, but if you have
to pay a lot to get them, it is probably not worth it, as the other resources
will suffice.
5. UCVs—as for Step 1, UCVs are great for
familiarising yourself with key medical conditions and buzzwords. Clinical
vignettes are even more important for Step 2 than for Step 1.
6. For specific subjects, i.e. Medicine,
Surgery, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, just try to get the highest rated
review books listed in the back of First Aid. If two review books have the same
rating, just use the one you have, or can obtain at a cheaper price, or you
like better. For Medicine, I used Step-Up and High-Yield. For Surgery, I used
NMS Surgery Casebook. For Ob/Gyn, Peds, and Psych, I used Blueprints.
Practice Questions:
1. You’ll need to practice a lot of
questions under exam conditions to get comfortable. The best rated Q Bank is
USMLE World (the one I used). I think it’s excellent. Make sure to do them
under exam conditions—i.e. timed,
random blocks of 46 (or is it 44 now??) Q’s at a time, just like the real test.
2. Get the practice questions from the
official USMLE Website here: http://www.usmle.org/Examinations/step2/step2ck.html Also ready everything on the website
about the Step 2. These questions are free and are as close to the actual test
as you can possibly get. So do them closer to your test date to see whether you
are ready or not.
3. NMS Review for USMLE Step 2 is also a
great question source. I think the older edition is better (and you can get it
for much cheaper too).
Sample
4-Week Study Plan
(this was
the one I used):
Day
1+2. Psychiatry+Biostats+Ethics. It is good
to review from the most high-yield books to get an overview, then move on
successively to the more detailed books to gain a deeper understanding, and
finally back to one or two most high-yield books to really memorize key facts.
The key idea is to read fast without losing comprehension, and learn the
material from as many different sources as you can, because Step 2 test many,
many different things, and that which one review book neglects, another review
might fill the gap, and vice versa. You can read in order as listed in “Books
You’ll Need”, or determine the order that works best for you. For example, you
can start the day by reading FA, then B&W, then Crush/Secrets, then Kaplan
notes, then subject-specific review books, then UCV, then back to FA or B&W
to really memorize the things in it. Make a check-off list of books you need to
read, the sections to read, the number of pages, and the amount time you plan
to read each one. For example (the chapter and page numbers may not correspond
to yours, as I probably used older editions):
Day 1.
7-8:30AM: FA-15 pages
8:30AM-12PM:B&W-Psych, Rad, and
Appendix – 45pgs
12-12:30PM –Lunch
12:30-4PM-Crush- ch 16, 17, 32+Misc
topics in Immuno (ch 13), Genetics (ch 14), Geri (ch 15), Pharm (ch 29), Rad
(ch 30), Lab (ch 31), Photo (ch 33), Si&Sx (ch 34)
4-8PM (include time for Dinner)-Secrets
ch. 1-8 (26 pgs), ch 21-25 (25 pgs), ch 37-41 (16 pgs)
8-10ish- USMLE World 46 random
questions, timed. Then review all answers thoroughly
Day 2.
7AM-1PM-Kaplan notes and lunch
1-4PM- Blueprints Psych-read the whole
book
4-6PM-UCV Psych, Dinner
6-8PM-Re-read FA and B&W
8-10PM-USMLE World 46 Q + review
afterwards
Day
3. IM-Endocrine. Just
repeat the drill. For example:
7-8:30AM- FA-10 pgs
8:30-9AM- B&W- 7 pgs
9-10AM- Crush – 27 pgs
10-11:30AM- Secrets- 33 pgs
11:30AM-1PM-Lunch, Kaplan Notes ch 2, 4
(36 pgs), Sec III (27 pgs)
1-2:30PM- Step Up ch 4 42 pgs
2:30-3:30PM- High Yield- ch 2- 26 pg
3:30-5PM- FA Medicine-Endo section 36
pg
5-6PM- UCV
6-8PM- Re-read FA or B&W
8-10- USMLE World 46 Q
Day
4. Neuro+Ophtho. Just
do the same as before. You get the idea. Devise your own schedule for the day
that you can keep. Read all the relevant sections in the general review books
for the subject of the day, then read the subject-specific review books, and
back to FA or B&W, then questions.
Day
5. Cardio.
Day
6. Pulmonary
Day
7. Renal
Day
8. MSK = Rheum+Ortho
Day
9. Heme/Onc
Day
10. GI
Day
11. GI+ Catch-up (trust me, you will fall behind schedule)+ID
Day
12. ID
Day
13. ID+Derm
Day
14. Derm+Catch-up
Day
15. EM+Surgery
Day
16. EM+Surgery Catchup
Day
17. More catch-up+ OB/Gyn
Day
18. OB/Gyn
Day
19. OB/Gyn+Self-Test
(you can use 4-6 blocks of USMLE World, or the equivalent in another question
bank/book)
Day
20. Peds
Day
21. More Peds
Day
22. Full-length Test
(9 blocks) – try to simulate actual test condition as much as possible
Day
23. Rapid Review of everything
in B&W+catchup+more practice questions if time permits
Day
24. Another Full-length Test
Day
25. Cramming Day 1-Re-read
FA, B&W for Psych, Endo, Neuro, Cards, then practice Q’s
Day
26. Cramming Day 2-
Re-read FA, B&W for Pulm, Renal, MSK, Heme/Onc, GI, then practice Q’s
Day
27. Cramming Day 3-
Re-read FA, B&W for ID, Derm, Surg, EM, then practice Q’s
Day
28. Cramming Day 4-
Re-read FA, B&W for OB/Gyn, Peds, then practice Q’s
Day
29. Last Day of studying-
Finish all unfinished USMLE World question, if you haven’t already (you should
have). Try to skim through FA or B&W again. Relax, and have a good night’s
sleep.
Day
30. Take the test.
Sample
2-wk Study Plan:
If you only have two weeks to study,
you need to use the most high-yield books. Forget all subject-specific review
books now. Forget Kaplan notes (too much reading). Just use FA, B&W, and
USMLE World, +/- Crush/Secrets/UCV.
For a sample schedule, just combine
every 2 consecutive days in the 4-wk study plan above into 1, for example, Days
1 and 2 becomes Day 1, Days 3 and 4 becomes Day 2, etc.
Make sure to go through all of USMLE
World, and all of FA and B&W. It is best to read FA and B&W at least 3
times to really get it down. Good luck.
Sample
6-wk Study Plan:
With 6 wks, you have the luxury of more
time for a more thorough review. Spread out the 4-wk study plan above, so that
each Day in that schedule become a day and a half in your 6-wk schedule. You
can use the extra time to read additional review books, re-read FA and B&W,
or do more practice questions. Make sure to know FA and B&W really well,
and read them 5-7 times each. Have fun.
Tips:
1. Distractions are the worst enemy of
efficient studying. Avoid them at all costs!! Stay far away from the computer
except for using Q Banks. That includes emails as well. Just set up a vacation
message in your email so others will understand. In your study period,
especially towards the end, make sure you do nothing else except study, eat,
drink, use bathroom, and sleep.
2. Set realistic goals. Do not set reading
plans that you cannot possibly fulfill. Even then, you will inevitably fall
behind at time. Let it not discourage you, but catch up as soon as you can. If
you finish a task before schedule, great! Don’t use that as excuse to do
something fun, however. Instead, start doing the next item on the list
immediately. Trust me, you will fall behind eventually, so you should get an
early start to prepare for that.
3. Sometimes the questions in USMLE World
can be tough. Be not dismayed, but rather use that as motivation to study even
harder to overcome it.
4. With any review book you decide to use,
please set your own schedule so you can eventually read all of it at least once
before you take the exam. You don’t want to be held accountable for knowing
something on exam day that you did not read, but could have.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Kaplan High Yield Step 1 Review 2012 DVDs
Introducing Kaplan's NEW! High-yield review for USMLE Step 1.
http://www.kaptest.ie/courses/medical-licensing/usmle/online/highyield-step1
A fast-paced, online course, specifically designed for medical students!
This is a purely exam-focused study program, held online and taught by Kaplan's elite high scorers and approved by Kaplan's academic MDs!
Recent high scorers, who have achieved exceptional excellence ratings from students, explain how they mastered the material and how it will be tested on Step 1. Leading academic M.Ds have reviewed and approved all lectures. So you can be certain the material is 100% accurate and upto date!
The course covers nearly 50 hours of lecture material, covering the complete organ system. Each 20-30 minute lecture ends with interactive, USMLE style questions. So you can actively put what you have just learnt into practice!
In addition to the lecture material covered you will receive NBME questions for free
USPS shipping with tracking #
Price is $139 USD free shipping
Payment through Paypal
Please contact drpreeti916@yahoo.com
http://www.kaptest.ie/courses/medical-licensing/usmle/online/highyield-step1
A fast-paced, online course, specifically designed for medical students!
This is a purely exam-focused study program, held online and taught by Kaplan's elite high scorers and approved by Kaplan's academic MDs!
Recent high scorers, who have achieved exceptional excellence ratings from students, explain how they mastered the material and how it will be tested on Step 1. Leading academic M.Ds have reviewed and approved all lectures. So you can be certain the material is 100% accurate and upto date!
The course covers nearly 50 hours of lecture material, covering the complete organ system. Each 20-30 minute lecture ends with interactive, USMLE style questions. So you can actively put what you have just learnt into practice!
In addition to the lecture material covered you will receive NBME questions for free
USPS shipping with tracking #
Price is $139 USD free shipping
Payment through Paypal
Please contact drpreeti916@yahoo.com
Monday, May 21, 2012
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