“While not all topics listed in the content outline are included in every examination, overall content coverage is comparable in the various examination forms that will be taken by different examinees”
Behavior Sciences (what would the ideal doctor do?)
“While not all topics listed in the content outline are included in every examination, overall content coverage is comparable in the various examination forms that will be taken by different examinees”
15 min tutorial
15 min tutorial
If you skip it WILL add to the total time for the test
(NBME keeps saying that they will stop this eventually)
60 min of each block of 50 questions
1hr per block (This is designed to help you!)
If you finish early it WILL add to the total test time
But each block CANNOT exceed 60 min
Always remember: 1 question per minute
45 min break time
DO take a break between blocks, even 5 or 10 minutes
EAT LUNCH and bring snacks
www.nbme.org
www.nbme.org
Services for Medical Students & Graduates
USMLE
NBME Licensing Examination Services Website
https://apps.nbme.org/ciw2/prod/jsp/login.jsp
Submit the Verification Form to student affairs
“Scheduling number” & “CIN” will be emailed to you
Use scheduling number for Prometric Scheduling
www.prometric.com
Use CIN to take the test (CIN = candidate id number)
YOU NEED THIS TO TAKE THE TEST!!!
You need a valid photo ID with the name that “exactly” matches that on your scheduling permit
3 month window to schedule
3 month window to schedule
$480 for Step I
Schedule the exam ~1-2 weeks prior to 3rd yr
Now: built-in 5 “summer break” days (?)
~5-6 weeks to study
Troy: 8am testing time
Livonia: 10am testing time
University of Toledo, Chicago, etc
Visit the testing site before the test!!!
Define a goal and stick to it
Define a goal and stick to it
Beat the mean (usu. ~220) vs one SD above (~240)
www.nrmp.org (Results & Data, Match Outcomes PDF)
Make a schedule
Crammable subjects? (ie micro, pharm, biochem)
Be open to revising your schedule if absolutely necessary but stick to an overall plan as much as possible
“Do the things you hate”
Choose your books & stick with them!
BRS Path vs. Robbins vs. Kaplan vs. other books
How many weeks are you going to study?
How many weeks are you going to study?
Do you need break time?
Important events?
What books will you use?
What question bank? Tutor or Timed mode?
Coffee shop/Home/Library?
Study partner?
Practice test or not?
How are you going to keep your motivation?
Kaplan Qbank
Kaplan Qbank
>2000 questions, representative, expensive
USMLE World
>2000 questions, well-liked, more affordable
NBME Practice tests
Helps you “feel out” the center, from “the source”
Other question books
How many do you need?!?
“You always remember your first”
“You always remember your first”
The goal is to show up and feel prepared
Not just ready to take the test, but that you’ve done everything you can to reach your goal
Have a plan of attack before you show up
Bring IDx2 (just in case), lunch, a sweater, etc
Know what you’re like the day before an exam
“Multiple step questions”
“Multiple step questions”
Each step is easy so just make them 1 at a time!
This is a thinking test, not a knowledge test
Have to know it and then be able to do it at a rate of 1question/minute for 7hrsbe a machine
