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Changes to Step 1 are coming this year. Here are some trends we’ve noticed so far. This year, taking Step 1 may seem different than in most recent years for a couple of reasons. To begin with, 2021 marks the…
Here’s what med students are saying. You’re making your way to being a doctor, and those infamous board exams are looming on the horizon. As a med student at an osteopathic college of medicine, you’ve probably heard about taking the…
Here’s how the next big exam for M3s, Step 2 CK, differs from the USMLE Step 1. So, you’ve made your way through the USMLE Step 1, and now it’s on to your Step 2 CK exam. The Step 2…
We asked musician and med student Tara Jamieson, who attends the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, how she constructed a plan to study for the USMLE Step 1 as an IMG. What are some challenges of studying for Step…
Many med students continue to emphasize the importance of UFAP resources (which stands for UWorld, First Aid, and Pathoma). But are these resources enough to prepare you for the USMLE Step 1? Years ago, the Reddit hivemind coined the term…
We summarize and discuss a recent, big change to the USMLE Step 1 made by the FSMB and NBME On February 12, 2020, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®), co-sponsors of the…
We collected a fresh batch of study tips from med students who have taken the boards. It’s February, which means that many second-year medical students are gearing up to take Step 1, Level 1, or both exams later this spring.…
This is the second in our series of interviews with Cram Fighter customers, who share their board exam study tips for Step 1 and Level 1. To help our customers apply successful study strategies to studying for the USMLE Step…
We asked Cram Fighter customers who took their Step 1 or COMLEX Level 1, to share their board exam study tips. To help our customers apply successful study strategies to studying for the USMLE Step 1, we interviewed some Cram…
Our Campus Heroes share their opinions on the resources that worked the best for them. At Cram Fighter, we keep statistics on the most popular USMLE Step 1 Resources that our customers use, but we also want to know what…