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If you’ve made it this far, congratulations… You are doing all of the right things. Just like setting up your central line kit before inserting your needle, you’ve put everything in its right place to set yourself up for an…
Here’s our advice for crafting the perfect study plan to crush the USMLE Step 1 in two months. At Cram Fighter, our stats show that June is the most popular month for our customers to take the USMLE Step 1…
Fred Bertino, MD — our Medical Tutor and Admissions Consultant — hosted a FB Live Q&A session last week, focused on “Thought Organization for USMLE Step 1.” To quote Fred: “You’re almost there! You’ve rocked UWorld, you’ve exhausted First Aid- you many…
Thanks for joining us for Part 4 of the Ultimate Guide to Step 1 Studying. If you haven’t already, start with the first post in our How to Study for Step 1 series. When you ask a medical student how to…
Histology isn’t historically the most high yield topic on the boards, but the questions that have a histology image included can be easy points if you take a step back, don’t freak out, and try to dissect out what’s important…
Thanks for joining us for Part 3 of the Ultimate Guide to Step 1 Studying. If you haven’t already, start with the first post in our How to Study for Step 1 series. By the end of this 7-part series, you…
Find out how Cram Fighter compares Many second-year med students have chosen their USMLE Step 1 study resources. After choosing a USMLE Qbank, selecting which Step 1 books to read, and what lecture series to follow, it’s now time to…
How to Study for USMLE Step 1, the Ultimate Guide continues. If you haven’t already, start with the first post in our How to Study for Step 1 series. We started where it all begins, on Day 1 of medical school.…
It’s not until you reach the summit that you realize how high you’ve climbed. — Unknown I’ve used that quote many times to describe to others how it feels to graduate medical school and start residency. I very often think about…
Studying for Step 1 is a lot like playing poker. It takes minutes to understand the basic rules and approach, but hundreds of hours of dedicated practice to improve your game. When it comes to Step 1, you are after…