Then, I would scan the sentence before last. I always read the last sentence in the paragraph first, which is the question. I wrote them on a notecard and posted it on my desk. I developed a step-by-step process for tackling questions. What skills did you learn from studying USMLE questions early? You mention the importance of studying from QBanks several months before your exam. It doesn’t take much time to flip through a chapter’s highlighted points (maybe 10 minutes), but it really helps you remember those details. Keep doing that as you go through First Aid. It’s off your “to-remember list.” If you do that multiple times, eventually it sticks. When you read through FA again, you’ll see those highlighted points. Then, every day I skimmed through what I read the day before, and went ove the highlighted points. But if there are key facts, like side effects, specific drugs, or symptoms that you can’t seem to remember, highlight them. At this stage, as you go through First Aid and your Cram Fighter tasks, you will notice that you know a lot of the material. For the last couple of times I went through First Aid, I bought erasable highlighters. I went through First Aid four or five times. Since First Aid was so central to your study plan, do you have any tips for how to use this resource most effectively? In terms of resources, I found that I only needed USMLE-Rx, UWorld, Cram Fighter, Pathoma, and First Aid.
I switched to using UWorld from March to May. If you use UWorld’s questions as a learning tool, you’ll recognize the questions when you take the assessment. Use UWorld assessments to track your progress with self-assessment scores. I see a lot of people using UWorld as a learning tool, but I recommend using UWorld as an assessment tool. I recommend using USMLE-Rx as a learning tool. I did a timed block of 44 questions from USMLE-Rx from 6 AM to 11 AM every morning. Then, in December, start doing a block of questions per day. Before you memorize the material on the slides from classes, make sure you know what First Aid has to say about that topic. I found that I only needed USMLE-Rx, UWorld, Cram Fighter, Pathoma, and First Aid.Ĭontinue reading through First Aid during second year. I recommend reading First Aid again and again until you know every line. I read First Aid’s chapters on Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Physiology, Immunology, Microbiology, and Neurology. During the summer between my first and second year, I reviewed the material I had learned in class. My advice would be to start reading First Aid as early as you can. What advice do you have for students who want to get a high score on the COMLEX and the USMLE? Most of the material, with the exception of OPP, overlaps on both exams. I studied for the USMLE and gave myself a few days at the end of my schedule to study OPP. How did you handle studying for both the COMLEX and the USMLE at the same time?
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