Step 1 Prep: What the Evidence Says
21K views · 7 years ago · strategy · Step 1Dated
DanManMD review of evidence behind Step 1 study methods.
6 comments from Reddit
@Logical-sincking · 2021-07 · in “For someone how doesn’t use Anki how many passes of FA do you recommend?”
Look at this, it might help you ▶ link
View on r/step1@Logical-sincking · 2021-07 · in “Yo I need somebody to tell me what the heck I need to do”
…it only for sketchy and pixorize) and FA (didn’t open it at all but plan to use it as a reference since I hate bullet-point type of books). Regarding qbanks, only after I did uworld and some of Amboss I noticed myself picking what would be a potential question while reading from a textbook like Costanzo or Goljan rapid review. I encourage you to see this video, I wish I saw it before prepared for this exam. ▶ link
View on r/step1@Murghabi · 2021-06 · in “Is first aid enough to score 250plus??”
A qbank without first aid is enough. First Aid without a Qbank isn't. ▶ link ▶ link ▶ link
View on r/step1@shirafune5179 · 2020-06 · in “Step 1 P/F document rant”
The comment on time is not true. Amount of time spent studying is not associated with Step 1 score. The first half of this goes through some of the factors that affect Step 1 score: ▶ link
View on r/step1@afeliperc · 2020-04 · in “1 point usmle step 1 increase/ question”
I don’t think it’s a rumor (there are a couple of articles about it mentioned in this video ▶ link but there are many variables involved
View on r/step1@delamj · 2020-01 · in “How many passes of first aid is optimal?”
▶ link According a 2015 U Michigan study, 3+ passes is best. Time stamp at around 7:00. Not sure if there’s more recent literature on it but it’s nice to know there’s evidence to back that claim.
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