DoctorsInTraining.com USMLE Step 1 Review
- 12 Week Study Plan for the Prior Medical School Graduate -
| Week # | Date | First Aid & DIT Part I Emails* | Question Bank** |
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Days 1-3 |
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4hr practice test (200q). If less than 45% correct, then |
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Week 1 |
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DoctorsInTraining USMLE Step 1 Review |
25q daily |
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Week 2 |
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DoctorsInTraining USMLE Step 1 Review |
25q daily |
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Week 3 |
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FA: First Pass (73 pgs/wk). |
50q/day |
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Week 4 |
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FA: First Pass (73 pgs/wk). |
50q/day |
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Week 5 |
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FA: First Pass (73 pgs/wk). |
50q/day |
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Week 6 |
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FA: First Pass (73 pgs/wk). |
50q/day |
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Week 7 |
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FA: First Pass (73 pgs/wk). |
50q/day |
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Week 8 |
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FA: First Pass (73 pgs/wk). |
4hr practice test (200q) |
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Week 9 |
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DoctorsInTraining USMLE Step 1 Review |
25q daily. Weekend 150q NBME test online. |
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Week 10 |
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DoctorsInTraining USMLE Step 1 Review |
25q daily. 100Q DIT Predictive Exam. |
Week 11-12 : Post Course
Weekend
150 question NBME online practice test
If scoring less than 55-60% correct on practice questions (Qbank or World), your risk of not passing Step 1 is high.
Days 1-4
8-hr practice test --> review answers --> brush-up on weaknesses +/- additional NBME tests online
Days 5-10
The last 5 days before your test, re-read First Aid (1/5 daily) and review high-yield info from the course.
Day 11-14
Take test within a 5-14 day window after the DoctorsInTraining.com course
* The twice weekly 20q Part I emails start on 2-09-08 for every city and continue until May 14th. For the 2009 online course, the Part I emails will be sent in bulk via email within 48 hours of your purchase.
** Question Bank resources to consider: Kaplan Q-bank, USMLEWorld.com, NMS review book
** It usually takes 1-2hrs to take and review 25 questions.
*** For a 240+ score, choose 5-6 books other than First Aid to review.
*** As you go through each book, make sure you correlate/read/take notes in the corresponding pages in First Aid.
Review Books to strongly consider reading or referencing:
- BRS Pathology (or Goljan)
- BRS Physiology
- Lippincott Biochemistry (or Goljan)
- Lippincott Pharmacology
- Robbins Pathology Chapters 1-7
- HY Neuroanatomy
Important Notes:
- Success with this plan will require 8-10 hours of study daily.
- By placing a check mark on the upper right-hand corner of a page completed, you can skip around in pages and keep track of what you have already done.
- Meet with a study partner 2-3 times a week so that you can quiz each other over the FA pages read in previous weeks.
- Each week, set aside a small amount of time to quickly review the FA pages read the previous week.
- If this plan is too difficult, then ditch the 5-6 "Other Books" and use them as reference resources when reviewing First Aid.
- If this plan is still too difficult, then bump the number of daily questions down to 25q/day.
