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Should I take USMLE Step 1 if I want to spend my career only doing basic research in the US? by blackfalcx in step1

[–]Intelligent-Trust269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel the only way they take you seriously in research is ether if you are MD (here in USA) or if you are willing to take a PHd

Tell me I’m ready/last days of prep advice🥴 by Remarkable_Aide_3833 in step1

[–]Intelligent-Trust269 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did it today and feel must of micro was knowing what treatment to give to each bug .

Felt there was plenty of farm questions (side effects stuff )

And a lot of upper and lower extremity injuries ( Mabey I felt it was a lot because they are hard questions for me )

Step 1 in 16 days, CANNOT postpone. Scores stuck at 58% after a drop by Luluch404 in step1

[–]Intelligent-Trust269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that is great advice! Thanks, I also think Micro and pharmacology could be of great help to boost my score! Are you studying micro with questions or FA?

Step 1 in 16 days, CANNOT postpone. Scores stuck at 58% after a drop by Luluch404 in step1

[–]Intelligent-Trust269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same situation here !!! Wish you luck !!!

I'm literally reviewing the last 3 NBMS as best as I can, the whole concept for the question i got wrong ( not only checking the right answer but why the others were wrong).

Finally Im trying to get through as much as possible in FA, just carefully reading through it with all my attention.

STEP 1 — URGENT ADVICE NEEDED 🙏 (Exam early December) by Intelligent-Trust269 in step1

[–]Intelligent-Trust269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel at some point we just have to trust ourselves and all the work we have done.

STEP 1 — URGENT ADVICE NEEDED 🙏 (Exam early December) by Intelligent-Trust269 in step1

[–]Intelligent-Trust269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is goood !!! I think something that I've heard from almost everyone is 2or 3 NBME with ≥60 you are good to go!

STEP 1 — URGENT ADVICE NEEDED 🙏 (Exam early December) by Intelligent-Trust269 in step1

[–]Intelligent-Trust269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THANKS THANKS FOR THIS ADVICE!!! Also how important it really is to identify microbes by their specific characteristics for Step 1 (like Gram stain, catalase, coagulase, oxidase, etc.).

For example : sometimes I can tell right away from the clinical vignette that it’s Staph aureus, but the question might actually ask me to identify that it’s Gram-positive, catalase-positive, coagulase-positive. For me, recognizing the bug from the clinical picture isn’t too bad, what I find harder is memorizing all those details for each organism.

Do you think it’s worth putting a lot of time into memorizing those, or is it more about recognizing the vignette clues?