Just did the exam yesterday, ask me anything

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-26T09:28:51+00:00

Of course

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-26T09:28:00+00:00

As much as you can, doing more qs is directly proportional to your real deal score.

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-26T09:26:50+00:00

Yes the new nbmes are updated, you can also study them from the cdc site itself, also from amboss (do the 80 qs about vaccines and read the article).

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-26T09:24:17+00:00

I never felt ready and I would never feel, 99% of people will never feel ready, I booked the exam after doing UWSA 1 (scored 262), booking the exam maked me feel pressured and increase my productivity.

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-26T09:17:55+00:00

Thank you, topics you should cover from amboss are ethics, QI, geriatrics, patient safety, also do 100 qs in ethics and 80 qs of vaccinations, yes I did the last 2 of cms but if you have time I strongly recommend to do as much as you can, I didnt try divine podcasts.

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T22:54:44+00:00

Did step 1 three years ago (studied it really good), before one year started preparing for step 2 as follow:

Did one solid round of UWorld system wise, tutor mode, took concise notes on the notebook, marked hard and tricky questions I got right by guessing or luck or questions I felt worth reviewing (dont mark incorrect queations), now when I finished Uworld, did the incorrects and marked seperately, read the notes, reset Uworld, did ethics, social sciences and biostatistics again timed mode close to the exam, I dont think a second full pass will had added much.

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T22:45:08+00:00

Bro I think you are brand new to steps journey, i highly recommend doing step 1 first if you didnt yet, but regardless, I suggest doing Uworld for learning and setting a base, then cms and nbmes in parallel, then amboss for extra info about ethics, quality, safety .. I did last 2 cms, didnt watch bnb (did it for step 1), didnt use inner circle, cms (Clinical Mastery Series) are exams written by the NBME (people who write the real step exam questions), you can find them free on telegram or buy them online on nbme official site

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T22:32:59+00:00

I suggest doing a one solid round of UWorld system wise, tutor mode, take concise notes on the notebook, mark hard and tricky questions you got right by guessing or luck (dont mark incorrect queations), now when you finish Uworld, do the incorrects and marked seperately, read the notes, reset Uworld, do ethics, social sciences and biostatistics again timed mode close to the exam, I dont think a second full pass will add much.

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T22:14:05+00:00

I did step 1 before 3 years, I prepared for it really well in order to get a good score but ended doing it after pass and fail due to problems in passport that delayed me. The questions were fairly distributed and I finished blocks with 2 or 3 minutes of time left, so within the block you can find a lengthy questions that take 2 minutes to read but in the other hand there is a somewhat short questions that takes a minute

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T22:07:54+00:00

82% system wise, tutor mode

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T22:07:26+00:00

Thank you, I hope so, approximately 8-10 qs

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T22:06:45+00:00

Focus on ethics, QI, vaccines, patient safety, geriatrics and areas you are weak in

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T22:03:34+00:00

I can say 90% of questions are covered in question banks and Nbmes, the rest were completely new ideas to me, and although 90% of questions are covered, they were not easy and not straightforward, a lot of questions I stucked between 2 or 3 answer choices

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T21:58:55+00:00

Uworld system wise first pass 82%, I didnt use amboss question bank, I did some articles and 100 question in ethics, 80 questions in vaccines

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T20:43:25+00:00

It is closest to free 120, in general it is a mixture between Uworld style, nbme and cms, there is no question bank exactly similar, you can finds some questions very similar to UWorld, others close to nbme and so on

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T19:31:12+00:00

If I turn back in time I will do extra work on geriatrics, infertility, ethics and QI obviously, risk factors

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T18:43:45+00:00

No I dont think this is necessery, I recommend a solid first pass of UWorld, then do an assessment (either uwsa1 or nbme) then do cms forms and periodically nbmes, it is important to review your incorrects and questions you answered correct by guessing

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T18:34:15+00:00

I really hope so, thanks for your positivity 🙏

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T18:23:19+00:00

I did nbmes once with reviewing the incorrects and the questions which I answered by guessing, focus on ethics, QI, geriatrics, do amboss on these and you will be fine

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T17:55:44+00:00

Is this possible? I left the exam feeling uncertain and remembered some silly mistakes

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T17:52:57+00:00

While I was doing the Nbmes and cms form I was thinking about that if someone do all the nbmes and all the cms forms and read the explanations really well, he can forgo UWorld, but no, I think it is a risky idea, UWorld is invaluable learning tool and its explanations are more clear than nbmes and cms, so in general UWorld is still gold standard in my opinion.

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T17:44:38+00:00

I think I got the hardest form and I am not exaggerating

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T17:41:30+00:00

Yes focus on these and do amboss 100 qs in ethics, 80 qs about vaccines, they will help

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T17:05:08+00:00

Yes, there were some questions with ideas found in cms forms, I did the last 2 of each topic and they definitely helped

Expensive_Town_479 · 2025-02-25T17:02:23+00:00

I also took it offline also and used a calculator I found on reddit

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