USMLE Step 1 Survey Boards advice from the Class of 2010

USMLE Step 1 SurveyUSMLE Step 1 Survey

Boards advice from the Class of 2010Boards advice from the Class of 2010

Were you happy with your board Scores?

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Did you achieve your target score?

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When do you start studying for boards?When do you start studying for boards?

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Was the amount of time you studied for boards too Was the amount of time you studied for boards too long, just right, not enough?long, just right, not enough?

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Did you take some time off over spring break?Did you take some time off over spring break?

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Took the entire time off Took a few days off andthen studied

Studied some each dayover break

Studied the entire break

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How many hours per day did you study for boards How many hours per day did you study for boards

while classes were in session?while classes were in session?

How many hours per day did you study after How many hours per day did you study after

classes ended?classes ended?

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How many hours did you study each Month?How many hours did you study each Month?

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On average, how many hours did you spend with class after spring break vs. boards?

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Which classes did you attend lecture for?

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Renal Endo-Repro GI MSI MSP

What percent of classes/lectures did you attend after spring break? --GI

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What percent of classes/lectures did you attend after spring break? --MSI

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What percent of classes/lectures did you attend after spring break? --MSP

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How well prepared did classes prepare you for the boards in the following areas?

---Anatomy---

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- Very Well - Covered mostmain concepts

- Covered somemain concepts

- Not very well


---MCB---

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- Not very well


---MCB II---

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- Not very well


---Ethics---

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- Not very well


---HD Med/Psych Dim---

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- Not very well


---Microbiology---

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- Not very well

How well prepared did classes prepare you for the boards in the following areas? ---Immunology/Host Defense---

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- Not very well


---EBM---

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- Not very well


---Neuro---

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- Not very well


---Infectious disease---

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- Not very well


---Heme/onc---

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- Not very well


---Cardio---

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- Not very well


---Respiratory---

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- Not very well


---Renal---

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- Not very well


---Endo/Repro---

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- Not very well


---GI---

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- Not very well


---MSI---

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- Not very well


---MSP---

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- Not very well


---Pathology---

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- Not very well


---Physiology---

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- Not very well


---Pharmacology---

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- Not very well

What was your worst subject?

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Did you have a study plan?

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Did you stick to your study plan?

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Yes No My plan evolvedover time

Did you visit with Linda Pappas or Michele Millard?

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Yes No

How many people did you study with?

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Zero One Two Other

Which of the following did you use?

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When did you buy a question bank When did you buy a question bank (USMLE World, Q Bank, USMLErx, (USMLE World, Q Bank, USMLErx,

etc? etc?

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BeforeChristmas

February April

Would you use USMLE World Would you use USMLE World again?again?

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Yes No Did not use

Would you use Q bank again? Would you use Q bank again?

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Yes No Did not use

Would you use the same resources Would you use the same resources again?again?

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Did you take the pathology Did you take the pathology shelf?shelf?

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How many NBME tests did you How many NBME tests did you take?take?

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If you took the NBME practice tests If you took the NBME practice tests did you feel it was a good practice did you feel it was a good practice

for Step 1?for Step 1?

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Did you think the class Did you think the class organized review sessions were organized review sessions were

helpful?helpful?

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Did you attend the class organized Did you attend the class organized review sessions?review sessions?

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USMLE Step 1 Survey Boards advice from the Class of 2010