Exams Coming Up…What to do in the last week?
Photo credit: shutterstock It is March, and many will sit down for weeks or months on end to study for what is known as the “exams of doom”, also known as the USMLE® and COMLEX-USA®. Now keep in mind I...
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Phot Credit: http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/70627 One of the greatest challenges to actually studying for a board exam is the actual “getting started”. In fact, it is very difficult to...
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Can you imagine Tiger Woods showing up for a golf tournament and using a brand new driver without taking any practice swings? Can you imagine the Los Angeles Philharmonic showing up to perform without...
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deeplifequotes / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA Human beings as a species suffer from many fears: commitment, intimacy and even success are just a few examples. But one of the biggest fears that anyone in the...
View ArticleGet to Steppin’: Tips for USMLE Success
By Hasan Ali Kakli, MD Photo credit: By Nick Allen (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsThere are two types of USMLE® exam takers: those who...
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It was recently announced on USMLE®.org that the USMLE® Step 1 minimum passing score has increased from 188 to 192, effective January 1, 2014. This may come as a challenge, but also an opportunity to...
View ArticleA Step-by-Step Study Plan for USMLE® – Part I
(1) Take a comprehensive test to measure where your recall is right now with Kaplan’s Diagnostic Exam or Step 1 QBank. If using Qbank, take the test under timed mode so it will provide the most...
View ArticleStrategies for Success: USMLE® Step 2 CK
Want to know how to score big on the USMLE® Step 2 Clinical Knowledge? Well, read on… The United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE®) series represents one of the most stressful things medical...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for the 2016 Match℠
Are you ready to submit your residency applications for the 2016 Match? Is it May already? For those of you planning to submit applications for the 2016 Match, there is no better time to start thinking...
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