Reviewing with a Tutor or a study buddy is an excellent approach.Ĩ. After your Exam Day, review the questions you got wrong and try to understand why you got it wrong (was it knowledge, reading or uncertainty). Take the same break schedule as you would on exam day. This involves doing a uWorld Assessment or an NBME followed by 2-3 uWorld Blocks. Whenever you feel like your weak points have been addressed, Do a Self-Assessment/Exam Day Simulation. I did a minimum of 120 questions a day, this will GREATLY improve your reading speed and time management skills.Ħ. No point in reading questions you already understand. The goal is to move quickly and only read what you don’t know. Read the answer explanations ONLY on questions you guessed and the ones you got wrong. Every day you should be cranking out uWorld blocks of 40 questions in timed and random. Those pointless facts that NBME loves to test can be learned passively and from doing questions and getting them wrong, there’s no better way to learn things than by getting them wrong first.ĥ. Anytime you are learning from B&B or Pathoma focus on LEARNING concepts, it is pointless to memorize factoids because your brain will not retain it, I repeat, UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS and PRINCIPALS is primordial to your success.Ĥa. If you have trouble retaining some of the Sketchy videos, load up Pepper Anki and use the flash cards as a rapid-fire review to quickly review all the important points of the video you have just watched.Ĥ. It is much easier to remember an image than to memorize some random words like Cefepime or Abciximab (your brain has no hook to use for recall).ģa. Antibiotic names and Bacteria they cover) then Sketchy at 2x speed is very VERY useful. list of diseases Staph Aureus can cause) or Pharmacology (e.g. If your weak points include Microbiology pure/rote memory facts (e.g. NO NEED TO WRITE ANYTHING, just listen and learn.ģ. Sattar beautiful voices are meant to be in high speed. Watch Pathoma, boards and Beyond at 2x speed covering your weak points. make a list of topics you struggle with).Ģ. Grab any assessment you have (I used my CBSE score breakdown) or take an NBME self-assessment or self-diagnose your weaknesses (i.e.

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