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    Why You Need to Master the USMLE Step 1
    Why You Need to Master the USMLE Step 1
    Why You Need to Master the USMLE Step 1
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    Why You Need to Master the USMLE Step 1

    By Mike Nicol Uy

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    'Why You Need to Master the USMLE Step 1' will tell you...

    ...what you need to know about the USMLE Step 1.
    ...why you need to study differently for the USMLE Step 1 compared to your shelf exam
    ...what study skills you need to develop if you want to pass the USMLE Step 1 and even ace it.

    Do it once. Do it Right. Get it over with. Master the USMLE Step 1.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMike Nicol Uy
    Release dateAug 10, 2012
    ISBN9781476126135
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    • 5/5
      Great Quick read. Thank you for your time and outlining the USMLE process.
    • 5/5
      nice tips! Very handy when exam time closing up....Good book
    • 4/5
      Date read June 10th 2015

      Quick read,felt like this stuff is repetitious,but yes enough words have been use to make the idea of a good preparation come across for me to keep reading through.
      Its a sale pitch to get you to join their course. The main idea of how to prep is outlined in a few pages.
      Id say give this one a quick read as it does a good job of sharing some good info.

      Thank you for the amazing guideline.

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    Why You Need to Master the USMLE Step 1 - Mike Nicol Uy

    Why You Need to Master the USMLE Step 1: An Introduction to Askdoc’s Method of USMLE Prep

    Smashwords Edition

    MIKE NICOL E. UY, M.D.

    Copyright ©2012 by ASKDOC-USMLE

    All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including photocopying, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval system without permission from the copyright owner.

    Table of Contents

    Front Matter

    Chapter 1: Why You Need to Master the USMLE Step 1

    Chapter 2: What You Need to Know in Order to Do Well

    Chapter 3: Expanding Your Limited Memory

    Chapter 4: Right-sizing the USMLE

    Chapter 5: Minimizing the Forgetting Process

    Chapter 6: Stretching Your Limited Time

    Chapter 7: Maximizing Your Score

    Afterword

    About the Author

    Master the USMLE Step 1

    What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so.

    - Mark Twain

    Do it Once. Do it Right. Get it Over With.

    CHAPTER 1

    WHY YOU NEED TO MASTER THE USMLE STEP 1?

    Factors to Consider

    Taking the USMLE is different from any exam you have ever taken before. If you are an IMG, chances are it is different from the board exam you took in your home country. Therefore, you need to take into account those features that can affect your performance in the USMLE and adjust for them during your prep. For an AMG, the length of the exam, the sheer amount of details you need to read and memorize and the emphasis on analysis and understanding mechanisms rather than just memorizing facts can be quite daunting. Therefore it makes sense that you would take more time and effort to prepare for the USMLE than for other exams.

    Everyone has a Limited Memory Capacity

    Unless you have photographic memory, you can't remember everything. Everyone has a limited memory capacity. That is true for you, for me, for those who have failed the exams and for those who aced it. Different people have different memory capacities. Some may be larger, others smaller, but in the end, our memory capacities are limited. This is probably the single biggest reason why we need to prep properly in the first place. If we have unlimited memory, we can just open a book and start reading. By the time you finish the nth book, you know and can remember everything you need to ace the exam. But because of this limitation, it's not possible to do it that way and you need to take that into consideration in your prep. Later, we will discuss ways to increase the amount of information we can store in our limited memories. It requires some work and you will need to study a certain way in order to take advantage of it. But, it is doable.

    USMLE Coverage is just too broad

    The USMLE website has a list of all the topics that may come out in the exam. If you actually studied everything listed there, you will realize that you need to study all the major textbooks of each of the subjects covered and journals published in the past 5 years. It is impossible to study everything. Therefore, deciding what you are going to study and how detailed you are going to study them is a very important step in your preparation.

    There are two things we need to understand though. First, with just over 300 questions in Step 1, the USMLE cannot cover everything. Therefore, you know you do not need to study everything. Second, the USMLE has a mandate, and that is to ensure that

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