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USMLE Step 2 CS Forum USMLE Step 2 CS Discussion Forum: Let's talk about anything related to USMLE Step 2 CS exam |
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First of all let me say thank you for all the support i got here , thank you guys for your patience and encouraging words .
Today i received my score and i PASSED! , 1st attempt . To tell you all the truth i was SURE i failed . I took my test on Atlanta (great center btw and great patients , Atlanta Country Inn south is literally the frontyard of the center) 3 months ago and i had this terrible feeling i failed. Im a IMG so i studied a lot , aprox 6 weeks , using only First Aid . I did all the big cases at least twice and we did a lot of made up cases using the mini cases . I encourage everyone to learn every single mini case and think what kind of questions would you do to reach THAT diagnosis . Dont improvise the day of the exam! , this is what SAVED [email protected] . Last and not least you should organize the Physical examination by Chief complaint . For example : If i had a Neuro case , i had a sequence memorized to do the complete Neuro in the fastest time possible. Same thing for cardio , same thing for Mental illness , etc. I practiced that during the last few days and i think it helped me a lot since i ask a lot of random useless questions . The day of the exam was terrible I never got particularly nervous but i forgot some key things : I didnt counsel in all the cases , i didnt ask how the problem was affecting the patient , i didnt ask to any of my patients if they had any other questions . My advice would be : counsel INSTANTLY! , ask if they have any questions while putting the gloves/washing and ask how the problem is affecting them at the beginning of the case . I ran out of time in at least 8 out of the 12 cases . This is pretty serious **** , i made lots of terrible CIS errors and i STILL MANAGED TO PASS (only thing i had borderline was my CIS ) Other mistakes : i failed to do critical PE maneuvers in at least 3 cases , i failed to 'counsel' a patient miserably (i think she was legit mad at me by the end) , i forgot to write some stuff in my PNs , missed at least 3-4 diagnosis but probably got close enough. I dont regret studying for 6 weeks and i advise all IMGs to do so btw . Better be safe than sorry , this exam is harder than ever. All the cases i encountered were in some form or similar form in the First Aid book . IF anyone has any other questions ill be glad to answer them! . |
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currentofinjury (10-17-2013), exudate (05-21-2014), MIZO105 (07-23-2014), nsesereso (10-09-2013), Oldgradandmom (02-07-2014), rg99 (01-23-2014), ufot (10-09-2013), water (10-10-2013) |
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First of all congratulations
Did you use any other book apart from FA.
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In USMLE, “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” |
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i read part of the Kaplan Complex cases book 1 or 2 days before the exam , not really the cases themselves just some guidelines they had . Its more IMG friendly than the FA , but i like the format of the FA cases more than the Kaplan book .
Did it help? im not sure , i dont think it hurt . For most people i think The FA is enough . |
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Congratulations on passing!! Can you suggest a way we can practice/study the mini cases giving an example?
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What my friends and I did was take a chief complaint : for example headache, and change it up using the information from the short mini case. Instead of doing a migraine case like in the big case, we did cluster or meningitis, or S.A. H. We did the same thing all the common chief complaints and even changed the wording a bit, so that one would have ti improvise. |
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Congratulations!! I have to retake this test and I was thinking of Atlanta, but I heard SPs there are mostly black people with a difficult accent. Is this true??
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Last edited by emad; 10-17-2013 at 03:06 AM. |
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My English is pretty good but from what I recall, only 1 sp had a difficult accent. You gotta keep in mind these guys are actors, they know it's a test. On the streets is different, there's a really weird accent in Atlanta indeed. |
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