Pharm: I covered relevant pharmacology within each topic (e.g. Special note about pharmacology & microbiology: Half day off often ended up becoming 3/4 towards the end of the study period and you should try to account for feeling burnt out.
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Rest days- I took 1 full day off during 6 weeks & 1/2 day off per week to relax, go to church on Sundays, etc. Question days- At least 4-5 days dedicated to just doing UWorld Questions the week before exam day Helpful to do this with a friend so you can talk out difficult questions NBME (practice exams)- forgot how many are available but one day dedicated to doing each NBME + going over the wrong questions. *Each system based topic was broken down into embryology, physiology, pathology, pharmacology + extra materials as needed I have a video with all the resources I was using for Step I + an overview of my 6-week study schedule here. Here's an example schedule (46 days total): I thought it would be helpful to have a dedicated blog post on the topic so that people can refer to it whenever if needed! So here is an overview of how I studied for Step 1. I hope it’s helpful! (If you want general information on how I studied during first two years of medical school, it's here)įirst, let's start with the overall schedule. I basically worked with my school's board exam prep office to come up with a list of all the topics for Step 1 & assigned the number of days I thought I needed for each topic. This is one of my most frequently asked questions via email & DMs.