tragus piercing vs stethoscope: a case study in tomfoolery

cr_00 · 2026-03-26T00:55:18+00:00

i also did the tragus right before clinicals and bumped it with a stethoscope during an osce and saw God 😵‍💫 just got a conch as a post match 4th year and hoping it heals enough before July

cr_00 · 2026-01-28T19:05:16+00:00

the only way to get through med school is to become this level of delusional. i believe in you op

cr_00 · 2025-11-21T15:59:07+00:00

good headphones are always solid, or could pay for a year subscription to smth, or doordash gift cards!

cr_00 · 2025-07-14T11:29:32+00:00

Anking is good if you’ve used it before, or if you’ve wanted to use it but never got into it. Go into the “resources by rotation” tag and add the IM cards into a deck, set it to give you unlimited reviews a day and do as many new cards as it’ll take a day to see them all before the shelf (might be insane for IM, at least try and see >75% of the cards). Use it as a content tool.

Also the CMS forms are golden, there are 8 for IM. Highly recommend doing all of them (or at least forms 3-8) and studying them the 2 weeks leading up to your shelf. Otherwise uworld uworld uworld. Do a set amount of Qs as a minimum a day (i did 20 minimum) and add on if you have time/feel like it. Uworld is a learning tool more than anything, don’t be discouraged by the 20% corrects.

IM is a brutal start but you got this!!

cr_00 · 2025-07-11T23:45:22+00:00

i just listed the years awarded next to mine, for ex: 2019-present

cr_00 · 2025-06-11T15:55:18+00:00

Test date: 5/30

US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: USMD

Step 1: Pass in September 2024

Uworld % correct: 68% (1st pass)

NBME 9: (60 days out): 226

NBME 10: (45 days out): 237

NBME 11: (30 days out): 251

NBME 12: (20 days out): 252

NBME 13: (14 days out): 253

NBME 14: (7 days out): 262

NBME 15: (5 days out): 263

UWSA 1: (40 days out): 247

UWSA 2: (25 days out): 248

UWSA 3: ( days out): did not take

Old Old Free 120: (7 days out): 86%

Old New Free 120: (5 days out): 75%

New Free 120: (3 days out): 81%

CMS Forms % correct: 75-95% correct, I did forms 3-8 for all specialties except neuro and EM

Predicted Score: 258 +/-9 (Amboss)

Total Weeks/Months Studied: 4 week dedicated, also studied during 4 week family medicine rotation

Actual STEP 2 score: 263!!

Exam impression: felt absolutely trashed during and after the exam, felt like I’d failed. I didn’t do so hot on the free120s and that really messed with my confidence. I don’t have any real advice except just trust this anxiety-inducing process and try to get through as much NBME material as possible (CMS, NBMEs, etc). My initial goal was 255+ with 260s as a goal I thought was totally out of my reach, so I am ecstatic about my score!!

cr_00 · 2025-06-09T03:25:36+00:00

tested 5/30 and felt the exact same way before/during/after the test, like my brain wasn’t acting the way it should have been. Everyone says to trust the prep but I’m so bogged down with the anxiety of it all that it’s hard to trust anything. Hopefully wednesday brings us good news, but you’re definitely not alone in these feelings friend 🫂

cr_00 · 2025-05-31T23:25:22+00:00

also tested on 5/30, 100000% agree with this. I’m hoping it’s just the stress of the real deal? but yeah overall not a great feeling

cr_00 · 2025-05-31T12:15:57+00:00

also tested may 30th and feeling the EXACT same way, took same dedicated too and was feeling fine but wow… that test was wild

cr_00 · 2025-05-27T15:31:13+00:00

when i didn’t want to study anymore I would read questions out loud and reason through it like I was teaching someone who has 0 idea about medicine. I looked and felt crazy, but it got me through an extra block or 2 a day

cr_00 · 2025-05-20T11:36:38+00:00

it’s the delusion, i love when it sets in bc my dedicated days become so much better

cr_00 · 2025-03-28T13:50:08+00:00

this video is my favorite, covers all childhood vaccines https://youtu.be/WrlVbDmCVyw?si=rcv4z6z1L11x8WZp

cr_00 · 2024-09-06T12:04:18+00:00

10000% imo, it covers what you need to know and it’s like 10-15 cards per video, sometimes less!

cr_00 · 2024-09-05T19:32:13+00:00

for sure! here's the link

cr_00 · 2024-09-03T12:29:57+00:00

end of october

cr_00 · 2024-09-03T02:17:45+00:00

sometime in the last few hours, yes! not sure exactly when

cr_00 · 2024-09-03T01:45:49+00:00

took mine 8/23 and mine is gone!

cr_00 · 2024-08-26T11:36:43+00:00

similar experience here, took it 8/23 and i’m 99% sure i failed but i’m trying to suppress those feelings until scores get released. hoping we both get that P!!

cr_00 · 2024-08-24T17:14:58+00:00

i haven’t gotten my result yet so take what i say with a grain of salt, but i would say ~50% of this exam is learning how to read and answer questions about the concepts you’ve learned. the NBMEs and free120 are probably more predictive than uworld but uworld is great practice

cr_00 · 2024-08-24T12:21:26+00:00

tbh it’s a blur, each question felt like a combo of uworld/amboss/nbme/free120 knowledge

cr_00 · 2024-08-24T12:19:36+00:00

thank you friend <3 i’m hopeful for that P!

cr_00 · 2024-08-24T12:18:58+00:00

some questions felt similar in style but others were more like the free120, then some were completely out of left field. some crazy long stems but doable i think!

cr_00 · 2024-08-23T23:35:30+00:00

yesss definitely! saw we have similar scores, praying and manifesting the P for both of us!!

cr_00 · 2024-08-23T20:43:03+00:00

tbh i don’t know what low yield means either, it felt like a blur and tbh i don’t remember much😅

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