USMLE - One stop Guide Part - 5 : Preparation Strategy

 

USMLE

United States Medical Licensing Examination

Part - 5 : Preparation Strategy

It is An Entrance exam by which You will Gain Entry Into united State as a RESIDENT DOCTOR; After which you have to complete your residency and Give Resident Exit Exam Which I will talk in a Different Blog.

Contents:

 

1. Story Time

2. Study Pattern

3. Daily Routine

4. What I Would've Done Better

5. Final Words of Wisdom

6. Conclusion

Story Time

When I Started My Preparation i was a "noob' in matter of preparing for USMLE

I in Enthusiasm download all the materials available online and stared reading subjects from whatever material i like

After 1 month i got major shock of my life when i attempted to solve UWorld i couldn't even get 50%correct in a Module

Then i Search for solution in online forums and came to realize my mistakes and after researching about all the things i have started preparing for usmle again and You can see as i have mentioned on my About me section that i have cleared USMLE with flying colors

So, Here i Present all of my research which i have done online before starting my preparation and few updates also which i have included during my preparation days as and when i felt any difficulty.

I hope sincerely in my heart that you will like what i have to say

Study Pattern

Basically i have read the sources which i mentioned in my previous blog 3 times, Which i divided into 3 levels

1. Beginner
2. Intermediate
3. Advanced

 

Beginner : A Concept Building Stage

 

As per one of my teacher said that you will never learn if you sit in a lecture with mind full of thoughts that i know this

so i started with an empty mind with an aim that i would learn each and every concept from start

I Included FA(First Aid For USMLE), UW(Uworld Question bank) and PATHOMA in this stage

 

First i Read all the basic chapters from FA like Cell, Biochemistry, Genetics etc. and solved all modules i find on UW

then i went on to organ system;

My approach was kind of this:

First i would read The system From First AID then i Would do its Pathology From PATHOMA to understand it Better and then I would go to UW and Solve all the modules of particular system and all all the thing in First Aid Which I didn't understand from FA or Which are not included in FA

Intermediate: Stronger the concept, Stronger the Response in Exam Will be;

 

So I did Learn concept with an empty mind from FA in firs step but now its time to solidify the concepts

Only one way to remember what you have learn is REVISION

this Intermediate stage is kind of a revision Stage

in this Stage i included UW and FA only

what i did in  this stage is that i would revisit my wrong question by doing in in Exam mode which is included in UW you will see yourself

make a module of a system with all the question you did wrong first time

i did this for all systems TWICE in this stage

so total 3 Readings of mine completed

 

Advanced: Master the EXAM

This stage is absolutely crucial in the sense that now you will actually see how you will do in exams

I included NBME(National board of medical education) Papers in this stage both OFFLINE and ONLINE

OFFLINE PAPERS: I started with offline papers first Because I don't want to spend more money(You know how you can get offline papers) But i Only did old offline papers

ONLINE PAPERS:

Then i started with online papers and NEW ones

Anywhere i made a mistake or a new topic appear i simply add it into my notes

 

 

Daily Routine

I used POMODORO method to study and i read for 10 hours Every day 7 to 13 and 18 to 23 O'clock

 

Pomodoro method

study for 40 minutes and take a break of 5 minute

in the break i just close my eyes so it reduce strain on my eyes and then i Remember what i have read in past 40 minutes

 

 

What I Would've Done Better

I didn't do Much Ethics i would've done a lot better if i have done "100 Cases in ethics by Conrad"

I would also add a second Q bank into Intermediate stage of preparation

 

Final Words of Wisdom

Set Goals and Try to complete them I didn't set deadlines and i had to delay the exam freaking 2 times

also TAKE CARE of yourself first guys

I got depressed during my preparation of USMLE Step 1

No exam is more than yourself remember that

I Wish you all the Best for the Exam and hope you all do Best out of this Exam

 

Conclusion:

 

That's All for this Blog, Hope i made your doubts Clear and Present this information in a Easy way to you Guys

I would like to know if i made any mistakes or if you wanna know anything else you can contact me through contact-us Page

Thank You Everyone to Read This Blog

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