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About Step-1 Prep. And Application?
ask_question - 08-06-10 06:27
I am a first year MBBS student currently studying from Frontier Medical college Abbottabad Pakistan.Can anyone kindly tell me how to apply,prepare and when to apply for USMLE part-1!What books and subjects I need to cover and how much score will make me pass this test?How can it be a better decision for my future?
ask_question - 08-06-10 06:27
I am a first year MBBS student currently studying from Frontier Medical college Abbottabad Pakistan.Can anyone kindly tell me how to apply,prepare and when to apply for USMLE part-1!What books and subjects I need to cover and how much score will make me pass this test?How can it be a better decision for my future?
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Re: About Step-1 Prep. And Application? adonis123 - 08-09-10 05:02 
posted by ask_question on 08-06-10 06:27
I am a first year MBBS student currently studying from Frontier Medical college Abbottabad Pakistan.Can anyone kindly tell me how to apply,prepare and when to apply for USMLE part-1!What books and subjects I need to cover and how much score will make me pass this test?How can it be a better decision for my future?
I am a first year MBBS student currently studying from Frontier Medical college Abbottabad Pakistan.Can anyone kindly tell me how to apply,prepare and when to apply for USMLE part-1!What books and subjects I need to cover and how much score will make me pass this test?How can it be a better decision for my future?
U need to apply for this and other USMLE exams thro' the IWA section of the website 'www.ecfmg.org'.
Simply getting a passing score on the USMLE tests is of no use to an IMG because of the increased competition for entering the residency programs.U need to get scores over 230 on both the steps in order to easily match into a residency program like IM,GS,etc.Family Medicine is least competitive among the common specialties.For that u also need to get scores around 210 on both the steps.
U also need to get some US clinical experience in order to strengthen yur credentials.
Here is the high yield material for USMLE Step-1:
1.Kaplan Lecture Notes for Step-1
2.Goljan Audio for Step-1
3.USMLE World Online Q Bank
4.Kaplan Online Q Bank
5.Kaplan Q Book
6.WebPath for Histopathology Slides
7.First Aid for Step-1
8.WikitestPrep(Free Online Q Bank for Practice)
9.USMLE World Self Assessment tests (Before Exams)
Prepare at least for 5-6 months fulltime and try to score very high on it.
U can get some of the above books from leading book stores.U will have to get the photocopies of the Kaplan Lecture Notes as original material is too expensive.See if someone on the forum is willing to sell his/her material to u.U will have to subscribe online for the above mentioned Q-Banks .The websites r www.usmleworld.com and www.kaplanmedical.com .
It can be better decision for u only if u pass the Steps with good scores and only on the first attempt.If so happens then u can match into a residency of yur choice.
Good Luck!
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Re: About Step-1 Prep. And Application? babbu5508 - 08-29-10 00:37 hey as u r just inthe first year of medical school you have plenty of time to prepare, so read standard books in medical school...
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Re: About Step-1 Prep. And Application? adonis123 - 08-29-10 13:06 posted by ask_question on 08-06-10 06:27
I am a first year MBBS student currently studying from Frontier Medical college Abbottabad Pakistan.Can anyone kindly tell me how to apply,prepare and when to apply for USMLE part-1!What books and subjects I need to cover and how much score will make me pass this test?How can it be a better decision for my future?
I am a first year MBBS student currently studying from Frontier Medical college Abbottabad Pakistan.Can anyone kindly tell me how to apply,prepare and when to apply for USMLE part-1!What books and subjects I need to cover and how much score will make me pass this test?How can it be a better decision for my future?
Take the USMLE Steps at the end of yur Internship or right after it.It will help u get a high score as u will have studied all the subjects by then.
Good Luck!
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