Hey guys,
I needed some help and advice from everyone regarding my study plan for the next 2 months. My eligibility period ends on June 30th and I want to be prepared for my exam by the May 30th! (that's my goal).
I got held up past week because I got hit with the flu and I have been very sick. I wasn't able to study as much as I used to and it slowed things down. Well here is my plan moving on forward -
**Doing Kaplan Qbank as much as I can while following this plan**
1) Starting with the three P's:
I finished off Pharm and Physiology in the month of March.
2) April 5th to April 15th: Pathology
-sources: Pathoma Videos + KLN (my own notes on Kaplan Book)
-I don't plan on using the Pathoma book because it will be a "new source" and for now I just plan on watching the videos. That way I will also save time and may be I can watch the videos for a 2nd time at a faster speed.
3) April 16th to April 25th: Work on Weak Areas
I will be using Kaplan Lecture Notes for all of these.
-Neuro: also using HY Neuro - this will prolly take me 3 days.
-Micro: Viruses (1 day)
-Beh. Sci: Biostats (0.5 day)
-Genetics, Immunology (1 day)
-Phys: Renal, Cardiac calculations (2 days)
-Path: Msk/Skin disorders, GIT Disorders (1 day)
-Pharm: Antibacterials/virals, Adrenergic pharm (2 days)
-Biochem: A few key enzymes, GSD's (0.5 day)
This will take me about 10 days to cover all these smaller topics. These are my weak areas so I will focus on these and review them from KLN.
4)April 26th: Give an NBME !!
5) April 27th: Start DIT !!
So this is my basic plan for the month of April. I am aiming to work on Pathology and other weak areas and use Pathoma and KLN & HY Neuro. I will give an NBME at the end of this month, around April 26th or 27th. I am giving myself 1 or 2 days worth of leeway in case I don't stick to the plan strictly!
After the NBME, that will give me a good indication of where I stand and no matter what after that, I will start DIT. Hopefully, DIT will bring up my averages in Qbank and NBME and I can assess myself again with another NBME in mid-May.
Please give me advice on the following:
1) Do I need to follow the pathoma book? Or is it ok if I don't use their book but still watch the videos at least 2 times?
2) Which NBME should I give at the end of April(before DIT) and in mid-May (after DIT) ?
3) Are there any other weak areas that are high yield that I should add to my list to cover during the 10 days ?
Thank you. Your advice and suggestions will be very helpful!
I needed some help and advice from everyone regarding my study plan for the next 2 months. My eligibility period ends on June 30th and I want to be prepared for my exam by the May 30th! (that's my goal).
I got held up past week because I got hit with the flu and I have been very sick. I wasn't able to study as much as I used to and it slowed things down. Well here is my plan moving on forward -
**Doing Kaplan Qbank as much as I can while following this plan**
1) Starting with the three P's:
I finished off Pharm and Physiology in the month of March.
2) April 5th to April 15th: Pathology
-sources: Pathoma Videos + KLN (my own notes on Kaplan Book)
-I don't plan on using the Pathoma book because it will be a "new source" and for now I just plan on watching the videos. That way I will also save time and may be I can watch the videos for a 2nd time at a faster speed.
3) April 16th to April 25th: Work on Weak Areas
I will be using Kaplan Lecture Notes for all of these.
-Neuro: also using HY Neuro - this will prolly take me 3 days.
-Micro: Viruses (1 day)
-Beh. Sci: Biostats (0.5 day)
-Genetics, Immunology (1 day)
-Phys: Renal, Cardiac calculations (2 days)
-Path: Msk/Skin disorders, GIT Disorders (1 day)
-Pharm: Antibacterials/virals, Adrenergic pharm (2 days)
-Biochem: A few key enzymes, GSD's (0.5 day)
This will take me about 10 days to cover all these smaller topics. These are my weak areas so I will focus on these and review them from KLN.
4)April 26th: Give an NBME !!
5) April 27th: Start DIT !!
So this is my basic plan for the month of April. I am aiming to work on Pathology and other weak areas and use Pathoma and KLN & HY Neuro. I will give an NBME at the end of this month, around April 26th or 27th. I am giving myself 1 or 2 days worth of leeway in case I don't stick to the plan strictly!
After the NBME, that will give me a good indication of where I stand and no matter what after that, I will start DIT. Hopefully, DIT will bring up my averages in Qbank and NBME and I can assess myself again with another NBME in mid-May.
Please give me advice on the following:
1) Do I need to follow the pathoma book? Or is it ok if I don't use their book but still watch the videos at least 2 times?
2) Which NBME should I give at the end of April(before DIT) and in mid-May (after DIT) ?
3) Are there any other weak areas that are high yield that I should add to my list to cover during the 10 days ?
Thank you. Your advice and suggestions will be very helpful!