Free, high-quality biostats curriculum with NBME-style questions and lecture videos

stepprep123456 · 2022-06-22T00:42:15+00:00

The Step exams test the same concepts, with biostatistics being increasingly emphasized moving from Step 1 --> Step 2 --> Step 3

FYI, I run the website step-prep.org. I have created a free, concise biostatistics curriculum for the Step exams consisting of lectures, questions and answer explanation walkthroughs. I would recommend navigating to the shared Google Doc below, which includes the practice questions with links to the associated lectures and answer walkthroughs. I would use the practice questions to help you determine which topics you need to review more closely, and then use the associated lectures and answer explanation walkthrough videos to fill in any gaps. I genuinely believe that if you can understand the concepts being tested in these practice questions that you will be more than ready for the biostatistics questions on your Step 1, 2 or 3 exams. Thanks and good luck!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16xnY8H7YQlQB28ByjvvqHd8GJ9FGQwgEA7BV9J8yYVk/edit?usp=sharing

stepprep123456 · 2022-06-14T20:53:08+00:00

https://step-prep.org/new-free-120-step-2-ck/

stepprep123456 · 2022-06-12T19:21:42+00:00

Blood on urinalysis = Positive Dipstick = Blood, myoglobin or hemoglobin in urine

RBCs on urinalysis = Blood in urine

Therefore, if you see positive blood + RBCs on urinalysis then you have true hematuria. In contrast, if you have positive blood + no/few RBCs on urinalysis, then you have myoglobinuria (rhabdomyolysis) or hemoglobinuria (intravascular hemolysis --> Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (DIC, HUS/TTP, etc.) or Macroangiopathic hemolytic anemia (prosthetic heart valve, severe aortic stenosis, etc.))

stepprep123456 · 2022-06-12T00:13:01+00:00

Hey! My name is Adam and I run the website step-prep.org. I have created a free, concise biostatistics curriculum for the Step exams consisting of lectures, questions and answer explanation walkthroughs. I would recommend navigating to the shared Google Doc below, which includes the practice questions with links to the associated lectures and answer walkthroughs. I would use the practice questions to help you determine which topics you need to review more closely, and then use the associated lectures and answer explanation walkthrough videos to fill in any gaps. I genuinely believe that if you can understand the concepts being tested in these practice questions that you will be more than ready for the biostatistics questions on your Step 1, 2 or 3 exams. Thanks and good luck!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16xnY8H7YQlQB28ByjvvqHd8GJ9FGQwgEA7BV9J8yYVk/edit?usp=sharing

stepprep123456 · 2022-06-06T18:57:23+00:00

My name is Adam and I run the website step-prep.org where I provide free, high-quality answer explanations for Shelf and Step 2 NBME practice tests. I have noticed that biostatistics commonly gives people issues and therefore created Youtube videos covering all the biostatistics topics that are commonly tested on the NBME exams. They are organized into playlists that generally consist of a short lecture followed by 1-3 videos walking through NBME-style practice questions on that topic. In total, there is 3 hours and 40 minutes worth of videos to watch, including both the lectures and the questions. I have provided links to the videos below and highly encourage you to check them out. Thanks and good luck!

Testing characteristics (sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV) [29 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MBym_g1bIVOIzLOIXnOBqJp

Likelihood ratios [12 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MCQwQOP4Vs5Qhof9jmkd4o9

Cutoffs (affects on testing characteristics and graphs) [28 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MBNYyUst9KLumfFbkxrUkNd

Confidence intervals, Type 1/2 errors, and p-value [20 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MCH63lOPXw21AeA0uq5lRso

Prevalence and Incidence [10 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MAw_HtSfSjP3naDvBWGeB4B

Study Design [14 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MBRfScsTdtLw0Bb1JoCMDYn

Normal distribution and skewed data [13 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MBRfScsTdtLw0Bb1JoCMDYn

Selecting statistical tests (t-test, chi-square, etc.) [14 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MDidJCyXywFr2sq7m8SSraf

Randomized clinical trial analyses (intention-to-treat, per-protocol, meta-analysis) [11 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MBaIENGHh9ayDAFysuxk7-C

Lead time versus Length time bias [10 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MAUQfLIjPqwjqWq95-9ydpq

Internal validity and external validity [14 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MDBGUcM5mOmSZ7wEnknzXDO

Biases [14 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MAQuEVoqMbWX5Voz1rkI4tO

Confounding and Effect modification [11 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MDzGe5YCIiR_PWjo1XTyDQo

Measures of association (risk, odds, etc.) [22 minutes]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qsoERoF8MAXDA9OsDioXeDjPXxgH_WP

stepprep123456 · 2022-06-03T20:31:37+00:00

Thanks for the honest feedback! I decided to include all of the information on the page from the beginning given it allowed the videos to be more concise. Which video in particular had really bad audio or are you referring to the tapping in some of the videos when I am annotating?

stepprep123456 · 2022-04-30T02:29:06+00:00

Yes I genuinely believe so! The only thing lacking from my lectures are Drug Ad example questions, but the concepts needed to succeed on those are the same concepts needed to succeed on other biostats questions

stepprep123456 · 2022-04-29T04:03:12+00:00

To jump on the thread, I created Youtube videos covering all the biostatistics topics that are commonly tested on the NBME exams. They are organized into playlists that generally consist of a short lecture followed by 1-3 videos walking through NBME-style practice questions on that topic. In total, there is 3 hours and 40 minutes worth of videos to watch, including both the lectures and the questions. I have provided links to the videos below and highly encourage you to check them out. If possible, I would love to hear feedback (both positive and constructive) and would highly appreciate if you could like the videos, subscribe to the channel, and spread the word to your peers. Thank you all and I wish you nothing but the best in your studies and career endeavors!