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How to Use Deliberate Practice to Prep for Your Medical School Exams
The equation is simple: solid preparation = successful exam performance. Whether you’re getting ready to take the USMLE or COMLEX, dedicating a large chunk of time exclusively to test prep is how to ensure you’ll crush it on exam day. If you don’t put the time in, you’re going to be disappointed—period. So do yourself
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How We Made the New Step 2 & Shelf Exams Qbank from Blueprint Test Prep
As a third-year medical student, you no doubt spend a lot of time going through your Step 2 & Shelf Exams Qbank getting ready for your M3 exams. At some point during your study period, you’ve probably asked yourself how your Qbank provider came up with the questions. Who is making sure the content and
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How to Use Blueprint’s Med School Study Planner to Prep for All Your Med School Exams
Finally, you’re done! You spent hours on Excel creating a study plan, and you’re letting out a sigh of relief. But your joy is short-lived: your professor adds another suggested book to your reviewing list, a friend insists a lecture series is a must-have based on their experiences prepping for Step, or you get an
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Maximizing Your Dedicated Step 2 CK Study Period
Wait, so Step 2 CK matters? Yes, yes it does! I think by now, most medical students know USMLE Step 1 is a pass/fail exam. Thus, the primary objective measure on our application for residency is the USMLE Step 2 CK score. It wasn’t always this way, of course. I remember many of my attendings
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How Long Should You Study for Step 2 CK?
That drive home after the USMLE Step 1 was a wonderful cocktail of emotions. I felt light, free, breezy, and unburdened. There was a theme of, “Thank goodness, I never have to go through this again.” While that was true to some extent, exam prepping was far from over. While there was never another Step
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How (and Why) to Use a Qbank to Prepare for USMLE Step 2
When preparing for Step 2, it’s important to be strategic in how you do it. You’ll only need to use a handful of resources to adequately prepare for the exam, with your main resource being a Step 2 Qbank (or two) and other resources providing you with topic reviews (such as USMLE flashcards, videos, and
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How to Prepare for Step 2: The Ultimate Guide
As a medical student, preparing for Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a crucial milestone on your path to becoming a licensed physician. With the recent change in Step 1 scoring to pass/fail, Step 2 has gained even more significance in showcasing your clinical knowledge and skills. In this guide,
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Top Step 2 FAQs: Everything You Need to Know Before the Exam
Congratulations, med students! You’ve completed and passed Step 1 and now get to prepare for the arguably more important (and graded) exam: USMLE Step 2. In this blog post, I detail a seven-point guide that will provide you with essential information about USMLE Step 2, including its purpose, eligibility requirements, and a guide on how
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