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Navigating Medical School Podcast
Добавлен 6 сен 2012
Hi, everyone! I'm a medical student with a passion for helping students move toward their dream of becoming doctors. I’ll be sharing the lessons, strategies, and resources that have worked for me along the way!
If you like my content and want more, please check out my podcast “Navigating Medical School”! There, I interview other med students about their journey to medical school and what drives their passions.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4D2vX2IY2vcXKN9Er61ZK4?si=a9avCgaoR2yB7d8PSV2mmw
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/navigating-medical-school/id1689039827
If you like my content and want more, please check out my podcast “Navigating Medical School”! There, I interview other med students about their journey to medical school and what drives their passions.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4D2vX2IY2vcXKN9Er61ZK4?si=a9avCgaoR2yB7d8PSV2mmw
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/navigating-medical-school/id1689039827
How To Use UWorld To Ace STEP 1 and STEP 2 (260+) | Harvard Medical Student Advice
Today, I go over the details on how I set up my screen to efficiently go through UWorld and ace USMLE STEP 1 and STEP 2. I’ll talk about my actual screen setup, my UWorld settings, and how I toggle between anki and Uworld to work efficiently. For context, I have a 34 inch monitor, so if your monitor doesn’t have as much space, you may need to re-size some of the windows for this method to work. I hope this helps, and as always- work hard and good luck!
DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes only. I am not affiliated with UWorld, and the content discussed in this video reflects my own personal opinions and experiences with UWorld products. All trademarks, logos, and brand names ...
DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes only. I am not affiliated with UWorld, and the content discussed in this video reflects my own personal opinions and experiences with UWorld products. All trademarks, logos, and brand names ...
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My 6 Week Schedule To Score 260+ On STEP 2CK (2024) | Harvard Medical Student Advice
Просмотров 7 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Today, I go through my exact schedule for studying for STEP 2 CK (from scratch!). I hope that this episode is a helpful reference/guide for you to return to when you are making your dedicated period schedule. I also go through what my day-to-day schedule actually looked like and what other resources I used (divine intervention, amboss, etc.). Good luck and work hard!
My 4 week schedule for passing STEP 1 | Harvard Medical Student Advice
Просмотров 6 тыс.8 месяцев назад
We’ve all been there during 1st or 2nd year-STEP 1 is looming above our heads and we need to figure out the most effective way to ace it. By the end of this episode you will have a realistic framework for 1) all of the resources I used to pass step 1, 2) exactly how long it will take you, and how many hours per day you need to study, and 3) How to time your practice tests and review them. For e...
The Mistakes Most Students Make When Using The Pomodoro Technique
Просмотров 4328 месяцев назад
If you are a student who is looking to make the most of your time and learn as much as you can, then the pomodoro technique isn’t new to you. But, if you’re not careful, you might be using it incorrectly. Let’s talk about how to adjust your focus times for deep and creative work and how to use Pomodoro for task batching. By the end of this video, you'll know how to optimize the Pomodoro techniq...
These Google Sheets Helped Me Honor Every Shelf Exam in Medical School
Просмотров 7969 месяцев назад
If you are starting your clinical year in medical school, then this episode is for you. Being organized and methodical about how many practice questions you do, when you do them, and how you pace yourself is absolutely critical to acing the NBME Shelf exams. In this episode, I’ll be sharing the exact sheets that I used to plan and execute my study strategy. If you like this and want to listen t...
What is the Medicine Rotation ACTUALLY Like In Medical School?
Просмотров 9979 месяцев назад
In today's episode, we're diving into what it's really like to be a medical student during a medicine rotation. Whether you're just starting medical school or gearing up for your medicine rotation, this video will be for you! If you like this and want to listen to exclusive interviews with other medical students from top MD programs, check out my podcast-Navigating Medical School: Spotify: open...
Productive Gap Year Options for Pre-meds | Advice from a Harvard Medical Student
Просмотров 4749 месяцев назад
Every year, more and more people are taking gap years in preparation for medical school. Let’s talk about some of the different options you can consider and why some may be better for you than others! If you like this and want to listen to exclusive interviews with other medical students from top MD programs, check out my podcast-Navigating Medical School: Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4D2vX2I...
Hey! Great video! How about adding onlu uworld questions that i got wrong in Anking and unsuspend them? I suppose browsing function is cool but its a little bit time consuming..
Wow are you an AMG? Your videos are amazing..
baseline 238?😢
How did you manage doing divine intervention podcastss during this time period
I only listened to 4 or 5 episodes! It wasn't too long.
did you do UW all random or subject mode?
I did it all on random! Helps with retention as you are seeing many different kinds of information.
Great video!!! how do you approach questions? like last sentence first, top to bottom, etc
Almost always I read the question first, then I read the passage from top to bottom
does it make sense to buy uworld at the beginning to prepare for step 1? Or should we start with first aid to understand?
How did you keep up with your anki cards as well as learning new content which adds on to your anki review
I limited to 50 new cards a day!
Hi! i have only 3 weeks left for my step 1, and my micro is very poor :( do you have any tips to improve? thanks
Hi, Hope your test went well! Sketchy micro is the key!
Hey, I don't understand what you would typically be looking for in the browse function (little context-I've never used Anki before, but it helped going through a couple of small decks like Duke and Pepper before step 1). Let's say you got a question incorrect about Staph superantigen-so what would you add in the browse section, and what extra info would you make a card out of? Could you please explain with an example?
Yeah, for that I would go to browse and type in "superantigen" and look for any relevant cards that highlight the key learning point, but if none are satisfactory, then I would make my own card based on Uworld!
@@Navigatingmedicalschool Oh okay that makes sense. thanks so much!!
Did you work through UWorld and CMS forms once when on rotations in 3rd year?
Yes! Then I repeated during dedicated
When you talk about your UWrold self assessment grades are those the "Assessment Scores" that UWorld calculates using their proprietary algorithm or is it their Approximate 3 digit score? Either way I don't understand why UWorld gives those score if 1) they don't disclose how they're calculated and what factors are considered in the algorithm and 2) if they say they're not intended to actually predict performance. Seems like they're actually a waste of money considering that the score have no practical relevance.
I'm referring to the scores that they generate on UWorld. They aren't entirely predictive of your true test scores, but they are still good practice!
How did you decide whether or not you were going to do 40 with tutor mode vs just going straight through and reviewing after all 40?
I did tutor mode for the most part during the first half to first 3/4 of my studying. Then towards the end when I wanted to practice timing, I went straight through.
Great, and when you go about answering questions do you read the entire vignette first? Or glance at the question asked and then fish the vignette?
@@TheNightwing133 I always read the question first!
Was your structure with STEP 1 studying similar to STEP 2?
Yes it was similar! I made separate videos on STEP 1 and STEP 2 if you want to know my exact structures!
Can you link a copy of your study schedule so we can modify it to our needs?
Hi! I can't share the excel, but feel free to take a screenshot of what I put up!
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Do you recommend amboss ? Or any other rsource! Especially if one is starting right after step 1,
I used amboss library as a reference for extra details! I did not use any of their question banks outside of the few subjects I listed in the video.
Love you channel- straight to the point!
Thanks for all of the support! I'll try to make some more episodes when I have the time!
You unlocked the god mode for the exam.
awesome guys could you tell us what app you use to record this type of videos?
I recorded it with my iphone and my ipad!
Where you always an ANKI person? And if not, what deck did you do?
I made my own cards-- I did not use prior made decks!
@@Navigatingmedicalschool Ugh, I have 5 weeks. I dont think I'll be able to do that.
Love the channel! It seems that your curriculum is similar to mine, where we take Step 1 after clinical rotations. If you did Anking, did you keep doing Step 1 cards during rotation or only focused on them during dedicated? It seems like it’ll be overwhelming to do Anking cards during clinical rotations
Thanks for the kind words! I did not do any STEP 1 anking during my rotations, or even before my rotations. You will have to study hard for your shelf exams, so you should do anki that is relevant to the shelves (STEP 2 material). Anking in general was not very helpful, I made most of my own cards. Hope this advice helps.
It did. Thank you!!
Did you review your Uworld blocks after doing them?
Yes! See response to comment above on how I reviewed
Currently for Step2 with also a 6 week period. Amazing video! Thank you so so much really great advice
Good luck, you'll crush it!
You should make a video about how to go through Uworld
Definitely on my list! See the reply above on how I went through Uworld
Very informative video! Quick question, going through 2 blocks in 4 hours meant you took one hour to do the block and one hour to review. Can you expand on how you reviewed the block that quickly. I understand you took anki cards. Did you read the whole explanation (including the wrong answers) and make an anki card on your incorrects?
Thanks for the question! I would do the questions in "tutor mode", i.e. it would give me the answer after every question. 30s-1 min per question + 1-2 min to review the right answer before moving to the next question means I was able to go through each question in about 3-4 minutes. If I got the answer right/remembered the answer from my shelf exam studying, I wouldn't spend any time on it. I got ~70-75% correct, so I would only spend 3-4 minutes on the incorrects (~10 questions per block), and quickly review the rest. This allowed me to get through efficiently.
@@Navigatingmedicalschool Dam this makes alot of sense and cuts through time! Bless
@@BenjaminMaciel_MD Glad it helps!
@@Navigatingmedicalschool so to do and review 3 blocks in 5 hours in that 7-12pm time frame you aimed to get 24q done in a 50 min pomodoro (120q/5hrs)? Cus that’s even faster at a 40 min per block review rate as opposed to one hour per block.
@@gps000-r3t Sounds about right. I didn't spend much time on questions I got right/questions I remembered from shelf exams, so it went quickly!
did you take the NBMEs online or the offline pdfs?
I took the online NBMEs! they are the most updated, so I don't recommend doing older offline ones.
thanks for sharing. btw which anki deck you used for your preparation?
I made my own anki cards from questions I got wrong from Uworld! Usually I will make anki cards from the "learning objective" at the bottom of each UW explanation + a card from any graphic or table they include
Really helpful
Thank you!
Hi! Just wondering, were you able to go through the qbank for your shelf exams?
Hi! Yes-- I finished all of UW for the shelf exams. Then I reset UW before my step 2 dedicated. If you want to see how I spaced out my questions, check out my other video on the shelf exams :) I also have a bunch of podcast episodes on clinical rotations if that would be helpful for you.
Hi there! Thank you for this very informative video. Btw I was wondering why you did free 120 2022 as opposed to free 120 2024?
Hello! Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the "2024" was last updated in 2022, which is why I put it!
@@Navigatingmedicalschool oh okay, I wasn’t aware of this but that makes sense. Thank you!
What about first aid And how much of uworld did you get done with Thank you for sharing!
I finished all of UWorld. I did not use First aid at all for step 1. Hope this answers your questions!
Thank you I’m about to go into my dedicated starting next week and this video is extremely helpful! It’s no secret that practice makes perfect but 1000 uworld questions a week sounds really intimidating 😅
It's a lot of work, but if you can block out all other distractions and focus hard for 6 weeks, I'm sure you can do it! Good luck.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Super helpful content👍
Thank you! Glad it is helpful.
thank you im also not a native speaker so the captions also help me alot
I am glad they help!
Hey yo what are your thoughts on Carribean MD. I got into AUC UK track starting this May.
Hi! Unfortunately I have no experience with Caribbean schools and I don’t know anyone who did it either. There are other good videos on RUclips about it!
Hi Soham! I discovered your channel by chance. I really agree with what you say. I am currently in urology internship and I work in the inpatient department. From 06.30 am to 6.30 pm. It's really tiring and being responsible for more than 30 patients!? I also checked out your other videos. You do great work. :) I hope we will be good doctors in the future. Isn't that what all the pain and stressful days we endure are for?! :) Good luck!
Hi there! Thanks for checking out my other videos, I’ll try to upload every week. Good luck on your Intern year, I hope that you learn a lot and it sets you up for the future!
Hey, great video. I am in undergrad and not sure whether to pursue medicine or not. Do you have any advice on how one can be sure if this field is good for them.
Hey there! I think the most important thing you can do right now is expose yourself to the field as much as possible. Shadow doctors in internal medicine, medical sub specialties, surgery, anesthesiology, etc if you can. Also shadow in different settings such as the hospital, an outpatient clinic, and the emergency room. Obviously you might not get to see it all, but as much as possible should give you a good idea if the field is good for you!
@@Navigatingmedicalschool That’s great advice and I am actually already making arrangements. I am already 21 so hopefully I make up my mind quick lol. Thank you!
What camera setup do you use?
Nikon D610 with a 35mm f/1.4 shot at f/2.8. It’s not made for shooting videos so I don’t recommend it at all, I would probably recommend one of the Sony mirrorless cameras.