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Is there any use of electives in fields other than field/specialty of interest?
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How can I improve my chances for acceptance for electives in any medical school?
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My medical school is not a well-reputed one...can I get electives in US?
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What to write in 'Column of description of clinical activities in home school'
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On which visa to go for electives/ which visa we need for electives?
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Every person has his/her own way of preparing alongwith the books used but I would mention here the standard books recommended by most of seniors. The first 8 and the last 2 are must.
- Kaplan lecture notes of all the 7 subjects
- Kaplan Dvd Lectures
- Goljan Audio Lectures of Pathology + Goljan Pathology(very highly recommended)
- Kaplan Q bank
- USMLE world Q bank
- USMLERx Q bank
- First Aid Review
- First Aid Q& A
- Kaplan Q book
- BRS esp Physio.
- Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple (MRS)
- Hi-Yield(MCQs) Gross Anatomy, Embryo, Neuroanatomy recommended by few
- NBME Online Self-Assessment Exams
- UWorld Online Self-Assessment Exams
The standard recommendation for study is
- 1st read of Kaplan lecture notes with Kaplan Dvds
- 2nd Read Kaplan lecture notes with First Aid and Q banks.
- Practice as much MCQs as you(Kaplan Q bank, USMLE world Q bank, USMLERx Q bank)
- 3rd Read with First Aid revision and more practice of MCQs
- NBME, UWSA & other online MCQs practice
Different Individuals study in a different way with more and less number of reads but this is the basic and most widely recommended way.
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timeline of the exams
hi.. i wanted to ask if i start preparing for usmle from today onwards (ie start from a scratch) wat should be the timeline of the exams wich will allow me to participate in the residency aplication in sept 2010....yani in how many months should i give step1 ,2 etc...moreover do i need to clear all the steps 1 ,2, cs before applying for match ...your opinion will be a gr8 help for me
my piece of advice get your
my piece of advice get your CS done before step 2 CK, either before or after step 1.... because it take 3-4 months to get CS result and only 3 weeks for step 1 and step 2 CK... so my recommendation for you would be.... apply for step 2 CS NOW...... and start preparing for step 1 because it takes around 1-4 months(varies from person to person) to get the application done... once you are done get a date of CS after step 1 and get a date of step 1....
now give your step 1... then CS... then CK... but before doing everything apply for CS and step 1... you have to apply for CS earlier to get a date... this way you might be able to be ECFMG certified before Sep 1....
You dont have to get all 3 steps done for interview... you can apply on the basis of only 1 but... you dont get many interview calls or from a good place if you have only one score... tc n best of luck!
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thanks a lot for your
thanks a lot for your recomendation...u r a great help for all those studying for steps!
thanks for ur kind
thanks for ur kind words.....tc n best of luck!
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regarding usmle score
hi umarbhai..its a great work that you are doing on this side.. i got my score of usmle step-1..got only 90(220)..i am from india..so can you please tell me should i go further in this us residency???
it is not very low score...
hi i am not sure if that's a very bad score to leave USMLEs. I would recommend getting good scores in Step 2 CK and clearing Step 3 before application alongwith research experience and externships might really help...however 220 is not a very low score...so I wont recommend u to leave ur aspiration of US residency...tc and best of luck!
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urgent help needed
Dear Umair Bhai
i am in finale year, i want to take usmle but confused whetr should i take step2 first or step1 as thre are alot of subjects that have resemblance with step2 kindly help me out as my clases has jzt started for finale year,
secondly gudie me how to handle both usmle ( whatever u thnk better to take jzt after finale year) kindly guide me
It is better to give step 1
It is better to give step 1 before step 2... step 1 knowledge is required more than final year knowledge for step 2 ck...
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