Lectures, Notes, and UWorld: How I Fit Them into My Day (an M2 perspective)
By Abi Felsted Starting my second year of medical school felt like a rite of passage in and of itself. Having already reveled in the white coat ceremony, bonded with classmates, and successfully...
View ArticleAvoid These Common Pitfalls in USMLE Step 1 Preparation
Neal Patel, MD/PhD Candidate For many students, preparing for USMLE Step 1 feels like anything but a straightforward process. With dedicated study periods varying among medical schools and an array of...
View ArticleWhy Using UWorld’s ABFM QBank Is a No-Brainer
By Deepa Ramadurai, MD It is surprisingly difficult to find board examination content on the internet that has been vetted by physicians familiar with the exam’s content. However, if you have already...
View ArticleHarnessing the Healing Power: Health Benefits of Laughter
Sometimes, in life and in medicine, we can know something is good for us even before we fully understand why. Consider laughter and these timeworn quotes: “Laughter is a bodily exercise, precious to...
View ArticleHow I Used UWorld for My Clinical Rotations: An M3 Perspective
By Michelle Chapman Clinical Rotations: A New Learning Environment Starting clinical rotations as a third-year medical student has been both exciting and nerve-wracking for me. I finally get to leave...
View ArticleWhy Mnemonics Aren’t Enough to Pass USMLE® Step 1
By: Karolina Woroniecka, MD, PhD Mnemonics are a fantastic way to remember information. Typically, mnemonics encode important information with retrieval cues that may be verbal (eg, acronyms) or...
View ArticleHow I Made My Weak Areas Stronger Using UWorld’s Step 1 QBank
By: Abi Felsted, M2 For me, UWorld is more than a question bank (QBank). It has become my number one learning tool in medical school. It is a resource that I reference every day to measure what I know...
View ArticleHow UWorld Prepared Me for Shelf Exams and Real-Life Clinical Practice: An M4...
By Michelle Chapman As an M1 and M2, you’re expected to learn a lot, and you’re expected to learn it fast! During those first two years, I spent countless hours memorizing patterns of presenting...
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Review of UWorld’s American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) QBank
Neelam Mistry, MD. An age-old question comes up every year as thousands of physicians start their journey studying for the ABIM internal medicine boards: Which question bank (Qbank) should I choose?...
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Why You Should Use UWorld’s American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) QBank
By Neelam Mistry, MD Each year, as thousands of physicians begin studying for the internal medicine boards, an age-old question comes up: Which question bank (Qbank) should they choose? This is a good...
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