So, it’s your final week of Step 1 preparation. Congratulations! Are you wondering what you should do during the last week of studying? One resource I tell my students to use in the final week of Step 1 studying is…
With testing season in full swing now, Prometric has finally opened some test centers amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Of course, there are some caveats: such as 50% testing facility capacity and the requirement of gloves and masks during tests.…
Due to the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19, the NBME provided new free self-assessment exams. The following NBME self-assessments will be available beginning April 3, 2020: CBSSA (Comprehensive Basic Science) Forms 13, 15, 16, 17, and 19 CCSSA (Comprehensive Clinical…
4th year of medical school is extremely paradoxical. It’s one of the most stressful relaxation periods of your life. The stressful part is interview season and the match, but it’s nice because you don’t really need to study anymore, and…
Pediatric medicine is vastly different from adult medicine. For one, every patient doesn’t have high blood pressure, type II diabetes and high cholesterol. Other differences center around what diseases are common, normal vital signs and vaccines. The good news is,…
Although there are a few ways people take the NBME self-assessments, there’s one method that stands above the rest. In short, take it how you would take the actual USMLE Step 1. Sounds easy enough, but what steps should you…
One issue I find most students struggle a bit with when studying is revisiting old material. There never seems to be a good time to go back to your old lectures to brush up on the basics of physiology, pathology,…