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The third year of medical school is one of the hardest years of medical training. You’re waking up at the crack of dawn to make it to the hospital before your residents, witnessing applied pathophysiology for the first time, and…
As we continue through the musculoskeletal system for Step 1 prep, we ask the question that leads off every section of study: what is high-yield from this topic? How can I trim the excess and get the most value out…
Go ahead—tell an orthopedist that the musculoskeletal questions on Step 1 aren’t very high-yield. They will bench press you faster than you can say ORIF. While it may seem that the musculoskeletal system (MSK) isn’t as elegantly intertwined as cardiovascular,…
Neurology is a behemoth of Step 1 studying. The amount of material is perhaps greater than in any other body system! After all, it does encompass a four-year residency while the broad strokes of internal medicine only necessitate three. My…
If you’re a med student interested in dermatology, you’ve probably seen the stats about how competitive this specialty is. While it can be daunting, with the right effort and preparation, you can also be on your way to landing a…
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 specific chemotherapy regimens,” and this leaves us wondering…”Well, what do…
Nervous about prepping your questions to ask during residency interviews? You’re not the only one. Deciding what to ask program directors, residents, and faculty can feel just as stressful as answering their questions for you. That’s why we’ve pulled together…
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…
Sweet, sweet pathology. It’s what makes the Step 1 world go round. On the USMLE Step 1 content breakdown, we find that 55-60% of Step 1 questions are about “abnormal processes,” so it pays to have a firm grasp of…
When it comes to what is internal medicine vs family medicine, it can be tough to know where the line is. Careers in internal medicine (IM) and family medicine (FM) have a lot in common, but as we’ll see, there…