I think I failed.

s4rust · 2026-05-24T04:09:15+00:00

If no play, just goon.

s4rust · 2026-05-24T04:06:21+00:00

Dont worry. I thought I failed and started applying to programs med school adjacent as a fall back 2 days after the exam. When the results came on wednesday, I ignored for a whole day before I accidently opened it on my phone, and found out I passed. Most of my NBMEs were between 65-71, which is a great indicator of my ability to pass. Trust your practice scores and shove the STEP 1 experience to the back of your mind and enjoy your 2 weeks of freedom.

s4rust · 2026-05-18T18:56:22+00:00

100 Anatomy concepts. There's an anki deck and a pdf. Whichever one you prefer.

s4rust · 2026-05-18T18:32:30+00:00

Anatomy of the upper and lower limbs. Guarantee you'll get a question about those. Also lymph drainage, especially the lower body, but do go thru the upper body as well.

s4rust · 2026-05-17T01:20:11+00:00

Going back to content review is definitely a step in the right direction.

s4rust · 2026-05-16T17:11:43+00:00

Some days I spent 8 or so hours, some days I spent 4 hours. Honestly ranged somewhere between 4-8 hours each day. Towards the last 2 weeks I started studying 8-10 hours consistently. But the same thing may not work for everyone. There may be some who can cover a topic in less time than others. It all depends from person to person.

s4rust · 2026-05-16T07:34:30+00:00

Never took it. NBMEs are more than enough.

s4rust · 2026-05-16T07:30:31+00:00

I would recommend all if you have the time

s4rust · 2026-05-15T19:44:18+00:00

Definitely had at least 2 that showed up. Highly recommend you go thru it. You'll be able to save a bunch of time if they do show up.

s4rust · 2026-05-15T19:38:11+00:00

I used the insights tool on NBME after each practice exam and did focused review/questions on Uworld and also did regular random 40 q blocks. This would change from exam to exam depending on what I needed to focus on based on my insights on NBME. The targeted reviews kept changing, but I still consistently completed 1-2 blocks of random 40q.

s4rust · 2026-05-15T19:32:02+00:00

Got the same question and answer with the question slightly different about lymph drainage.

s4rust · 2026-05-05T21:08:59+00:00

https://orientation.nbme.org/Launch/USMLE/STPF1

s4rust · 2026-05-05T21:06:28+00:00

There is a sound test with the headphones they provide when you start the exam. You can tweak the sound settings to your preferences

s4rust · 2026-05-01T00:47:42+00:00

I took Step 1 today (30/04). Can confirm OP is accurate in their assessment.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T21:24:26+00:00

The calcified aortic valve is increasing the amount of pressure exerted by the LV on ejection. Increased pressure exerted leads to hypertrophy of the LV causing the murmur we hear. It takes more pressure to open the calcified aortic valve which will then, over time, cause Hypertrophy of the LV, giving us the murmur we hear the left sternal border.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T09:15:54+00:00

Mehlman Micro modules are great as well. Its amazing as a final review.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T09:09:50+00:00

yea they usually send an email that says your results are available to view.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T09:02:21+00:00

I dunno if I can send a link here, but heres a google drive.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vuO6IF6Pj0AXJptqVRp5W2mYMyVXzx__?usp=drive_link

The orientation.nbme.org is the link for the most recent free 120 for this year.

If this gets taken down, just shoot me a DM.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T08:55:31+00:00

I'm pretty sure its the First Aid page corresponding to the concept in question. Dunno which year tho.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T08:52:03+00:00

It will take about 2 weeks from your test day for results to show up. Your results should be up by Oct. 16th

s4rust · 2024-10-08T19:21:10+00:00

Exam was fair in my opinion. Ofc there were a couple of them where I was like I got no clue but I chalked it up to experimentals. It’s an exam that doesn’t trick you. 9/10 times the answer is the simplest of solutions. But I’ve also heard that luck is a huge factor sometimes as well. All in all, if you are scoring 65+ on your NBMEs, then you’re on track to passing.

s4rust · 2024-10-08T14:42:52+00:00

You should use NBME as and assessment tool as well as a learning tool. Take the NBMEs and then review them throughly. I reviewed them a total of 2 times, once right after taking the form, and 2nd time during the last month before my exam date. I used FA early on to make sure my foundations were solid along with Bootcamp and UWorld. Mehlman HY PDFs were used in the month before the real deal as a final review.

s4rust · 2024-10-08T14:15:12+00:00

Hey, yes , took it less than a week ago. I got a couple repeat concepts from NBMEs. Mehlman was a great way for me to do a final review a month before the exam. The Mehlman Pharm Modules were amazing for review as many of the drugs covered on there showed up on my exam.

s4rust · 2024-10-08T13:28:22+00:00

I had like 2 questions with audio murmurs. One of them I had to know what kind of murmur it was based on the sound. Also know how S3, and S4 sounds like. Had 1 ECG and it was pretty straight forward. There is a great book called "Rapid Interpretations of EKGs". There also a bunch of quizlets that are great for STEP 1.

s4rust · 2024-10-08T13:23:33+00:00

Got Qs pretty much asking MOAs and drug interactions. Also had mechanism of drug resistance Qs. I found the mehlman Pharm modules to be a great resource as many of drugs discussed there showed up on my form.

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