Originally published 2016 It was January of MS2 year, and after winter break, excitement for Step 1 was starting to build. Within a few weeks, our administration laid out a calendar for one-on-one meetings with faculty to discuss our prep…
Ask any nephrologist – they will tell you that renal function is all that matters. Well, it’s pretty important for your Step 1 studying, too. There’s so much wonderful physiology, pathophysiology, medications, mechanisms of action. A truly exciting organ system.…
Gather round, brethren. And bring a bleeding desire to master Hematology. I can imagine the hematologic system advocating for itself, explaining that “without me, what are the heart and lungs really doing? The blood is everything!” All the body’s systems…
When it comes time to sit for USMLE Step 1, you really have to go with your gut. The test can be a difficult thing to stomach, but by focusing on the high-yield aspects of GI physiology and pathophysiology, your…
If any subject needed the high-yield teased out of it, oncology would be the one. We go through medical school under the repeated mantra that, “You don’t need to know chemotherapy regimens,” and this leaves us wondering…”Well, what do I…
How would you describe studying for Step 1? Is it internalizing data? Or would you call it pattern recognition? Is it retaining facts, or applying knowledge? Likely all the above. But at some level, studying for Step 1, or any…
You’re prepping for the USMLE. You have your UWorld subscription, a shiny new copy of First Aid, a subscription to Boards&Beyond, and a tattered, well-loved copy of BRS Physiology. But have you taken an NBME? The National Board of Medical Examiners compiles…
Originally published September 22, 2021 We recognize that many students use UWorld to help prepare for their Step 1 exams. But where do they go wrong? What are potential pitfalls that second year med students should make sure to avoid…
OMG, they are changing USMLE Step 1 again! Why now, during your medical school tenure, do all of these changes have to happen? The two things you thought you could bank on when starting medical school were: 1. Step 1…
If you had to reduce the function of your cardiovascular system to one goal, how would you describe it? What is the primary purpose of the heart and blood and vasculature? At the center of it all is the need…