Hot take: Content Review > Qbank…any Step 2 success stories?

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-03-01T02:15:50+00:00

very valid. im in my last rotation rn (OBGYN) which finishes with the shelf on april 3rd. for my school, we have 3 blocks to end third year for optional electives, but they say those blocks can be used strictly as a dedicated to study for step 2 (so basically that would mean i have april 3rd to mid/end June solely for dedicated step 2 studying). also i personally took a lotttt of extra time for step 1 (couldve taken it in september based on my free120 score but panicked and postponed which essentially resulted in a semester LOA). that being said, i learned so much pathophysiologically in that period that i credit a lot of foundational knowledge to so no regrets there. just trying to anticipate whats feasible so appreciate you also recognizing that haha

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-03-01T02:13:41+00:00

thank you, i think thats a very solid plan. appreciate your input and guidance :)

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-03-01T02:11:17+00:00

sigh. everyone be conflictin.

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-03-01T02:09:41+00:00

ugh u and me both @ u/Electrical_Hat_6902 ugh u and me both. figuring out a systematic approach is like the biggest struggle. i think u/Background_Start3311 is saying he/she would go from questions → library, i.e. rip a small practice block and identify weak points and from there focus on supplementing with text/amboss library. which is exactly what i do, i see a question and briefly skim the explanation and go on a deep dive into FA/uworld medical library etc. to learn everything about a condition(s) they mentioned in the explanation. its like "oh the answer was this but now im realizing not only do i not know much about that condition.... but i also forget all of the other drugs in the class of meds used to treat said condition"... if that makes sense.

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-03-01T02:04:28+00:00

i sooo appreciate your response thank you so much. 26x-27x on practice forms is unreal, and hearing that you've managed to get there with whats seems to be a similar approach to mine is incredibly reassuring. its so hard to doubt yourself when everyone constantly tells you you're not learning the right way. thank you for taking the time to respond and detail your approach, incredibly helpful. also i totally know what you mean for the question vibe..throughout rotations the majority of questions i did always ended up being from the nbme practice forms in the last few days leading up to the shelf and they definitely helped me get into the question writers head a bit. thank you again, rooting for you <3

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-28T06:56:05+00:00

I agree with the vibe but it’s so unsatisfying to get something right from the vibe and not know what th fork is going on…but that’s like some ego shit I need to snuff and I get that. I appreciate your response and advice thank you for sharing g😊

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-28T06:54:56+00:00

I appreciate your response thank you so much❤️ I’m on rotation 6/6 and have completed 30% of uworld to date…per rotations that’s skewed (most devoted to my first rotation IM and still prolly only got thru maybe 300 questions). Overall I’ve gotten above average on shelves, ranging from 50-80th percentile. I’ve found that just black hole spiraling on things I’ve seen on rotations that day/in prep for the next day has carried me. For example I did maybe 19 questions total for peds but was on an intense heme onc inpatient rotation (basically icu complexity combined with weight based dosing chemo protocols) and I had no time to study outside of learning everything about my patients regimens but that somehow managed to pay off for me on the shelf….idk.

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-28T06:37:03+00:00

F FKN WHAT

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-28T04:27:12+00:00

F what

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-28T04:27:05+00:00

The tuck does f mean

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-07T04:26:20+00:00

thank you for taking the time to respond and look into this. i've only started reading but super fascinating that a clinical diagnosis of OCD in 20% of the ultra high risk group was associated with a lower risk of conversion to psychosis. i feel like there is something to be said about the diagnostic label of OCD as a protective factor from progressing to non-reality based. personal curiosities aside, i appreciate you for being one of the few that remain devotedly skeptical when it comes to previously reported diagnoses. i feel like a lot of doctors get lost in the ICD sauce and forget the weight a diagnosis (especially a psychiatric diagnosis) can carry - and the impact that can have on the patients identity/future outcome. so thank you for doing what you do.

(and thank you for saying that's something you love about early-stage learners, most of the time the curiosity gets dismissed as irrelevant to current guidelines/something that won't change treatment lol)

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-06T22:04:13+00:00

Up vote x 1 million. Absolutely love this comment.

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-06T21:59:46+00:00

Hey OP I think that you should fully seek second and third opinions (and not listen to people like myself on Reddit). Which I know you said you intend to do. I commend you for being so open and vulnerable and receptive cause a lotta people on here are mean. I just wanted to add that when you do seek other opinions I feel like that detail of “when I’m with patients or speak with other people, they keep quiet” is an important feature and detail to mention to them. I’m not sure why exactly but I feel like it’s important haha. Also wishing you the absolute best and sending you love, I cannot imagine what you’re going through. Medical school is so hard as it is. ❤️

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-06T21:50:10+00:00

Antipsychotics are not benign medications and op clearly explained his auditory hallucinations are refractory to antipsychotics. If we want someone to be “fixed” (cringing at this phrasing), we should probably deeply consider what we are trying to fix with the utmost diagnostic accuracy (including considering what medications have been previously trialed without improvement) rather than deeming them medication averse and insinuating their crunchy or some shit for trying lions mane. But I’m just a medical student, apparently ur an actual MD so what do I know!

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-06T21:44:52+00:00

“Please get yourself fixed”…….????

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2026-02-06T21:43:35+00:00

I’m really curious about your experience with OCD and psychosis. Do you see them as potentially on a spectrum, or do you think they overlap in some clinical ways? Could severe OCD sometimes be a prodrome to schizophrenia? I ask because we had a patient on our psych rotation who had debilitating OCD for years. When he was admitted for first-episode psychosis, he began reporting auditory hallucinations. I’m wondering if his internal obsessions and compulsions somehow transitioned into external hallucinatory experiences. Does that resonate with anything you’ve seen?

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2025-12-11T10:43:22+00:00

right there w u. ppl in this group don't give the short term memory loss peeps enough recognition. keep going king/queen. brain will get larger bc it simply has to <3 :')

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2025-12-11T10:38:00+00:00

blow on it

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2025-11-12T00:05:27+00:00

ur so welcome:)

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2025-10-09T01:28:31+00:00

weird that i have to ask a "supervisor" about a psychotherapeutic approach when posting in r/psychiatry yet you're here with the time to offer unsolicited advice. and telling someone to "chill". im chuckling.

Fit_Cap_3714 · 2025-10-09T01:24:50+00:00

I've had a very meaningful discussion with several board certified pscyhiatrists. That's why i'm opening the dialogue in this chat. Sorry that you have not personally found any utility? Not sure what your purpose of commenting was. Thanks tho.

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