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ask_question - 07-16-10 10:55
i want to take up step 1 and im doin 2nd year medicine in india... so when can i take up my exam and how to start about??
ask_question - 07-16-10 10:55
i want to take up step 1 and im doin 2nd year medicine in india... so when can i take up my exam and how to start about??
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Re: USMLE Step-1 Preparation adonis123 - 07-16-10 12:00 
posted by ask_question on 07-16-10 10:55
i want to take up step 1 and im doin 2nd year medicine in india... so when can i take up my exam and how to start about??
i want to take up step 1 and im doin 2nd year medicine in india... so when can i take up my exam and how to start about??
I wud advise taking Step-1 at the end of Internship or sometime right after it.This because by that time u will have studied both the clinical and non-clinical subjects which is important because USMLE exams r clinically oriented.U can start studying the relevant material right from this year.
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 .
Good Luck!
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