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Most need a little help with how to make effective cards (I have a fairly different approach from Yousmle, and make much more succinct cards). I have my students make flashcards based on their UW and NBME incorrects, and just by doing this their retention usually improves dramatically (they were previously just taking notes in FA for Step 1, which is very passive, and then for Step 2 just reading the explanations, which again is passive). For people with low scores, the main issue is usually a combination of inactive learning and poor test-taking strategy. You're welcome! I greatly appreciate the positive feedbackġ) Yes, I definitely work with a fair number of students with low Step 1 scores. I didn't rely on what I saw in various forums as I knew these explanations could be incorrect but rather tried to come up with the explanations on my own using trusted resources. To understand the questions, I spent a lot of time (hours and hours) on my own Googling and cross-referencing FA (for Step 1, I never used FA for Step 2 CK and I don't think it's a good resource) and UW. Unfortunately, they still don't provide explanations. Fortunately, the NBME now shows you the correct answers (highlighted) for the questions you get wrong. I think it's important to review both the questions you get right and the ones you get wrong (you can screenshot during the exam, as long as you don't distribute those screenshots to others). While I can't speak to the content of actual examinations, in my experience both as a student and as a tutor, the content of these exams, particularly the images, are historically extremely high yield. This does take some finesse as a test taker, but I think anyone can pick up on these cues to some extent if you spend enough time really trying to understand these exams. While UWorld is a great resource and I highly recommend everyone complete at least 1 pass of the entire Qbank for Step 2 CK, it isn't written by the test makers.Īs far as style, after getting really familiar with these NBME exams, you get a sense for how the NBME "likes" to test certain topics, how often certain answer choices are incorrect (you will see that there's at least a handful of diagnoses that frequently come up as the 2nd best answer-but are almost never the correct answer). I believe the NBMEs (Comprehensive Clinical Science Self Assessments, or CCSSAs in the case of Step 2 CK) are so vital both for the style of thinking they help you develop and the content that they test.
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