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dancingpineapple8

Current M1 interested to hear what your study plans are for Step 1/2 studying now that Step 1 is P/F

Since c/o 2024 may or may not have p/f step 1, I'm interested in hearing what your plans are for tackling these beasts. I find Anki works well for me and if Step 1 for me is scored, I would do Anking's deck no questions asked. I was planning on starting this month during break. I'm now wondering if this is the best use of my time or if I should do a deck with fewer cards (like LY) or suspending cards after each block (which seems like it defeats the purpose of Anki?). Is it even possible to start studying for Step 2 so early on? I have a traditional curriculum so we haven't learned much clinical stuff yet.

Posted Dec 7, 2020, 6:22 AM UTC

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dancingpineapple8OP•

I have a traditional curriculum so I don’t even know if i have enough clinical knowledge to do a step 2 deck yet

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dancingpineapple8OP•

Honestly if my school was true p/f i would probably give this a shot but they take our preclinical grades into ranking/AOA so I’m not sure if i have that kind of time. Definitely a solid strategy though

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whatamidoingSOS•

Curious to see the answers--I'm an M2 tho so it doesn't matter for me.

Would it be totally crazy if someone did UFAPS summer between M1/2 and took their step early like September or something and then just focused on step 2 from that point on? Like get a full pass of UW for step 2 before M3? Is that gonna be a thing? How long is your dedicated for step 2?

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ModelMedicine•

I’m an M1 now and have finished about 7% of anking working through histo/anatomy/biochem/physio and I have considered taking Step1 early when it’s still scored because I feel like a 230+ is better than getting a P.

However it’s a huge gamble since it means I’ll be self teaching myself more of the material. I think my plan was that if I’m able to teach myself everything and score 240+ consistently on step 1, it might actually be a possibility. By doing it this way, I’ll have more time to prep for Step 2 as well.

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dancingpineapple8OP•

Wow. That’s ballsy.

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SudowoodoGout•

It does matter for us though?

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whatamidoingSOS•

Right step 1 matters for us and so does step 2, I'm just saying this post doesn't pertain to us specifically since we have to take it scored no matter what (is that what u were referring to?)

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SudowoodoGout•

Gotcha I misread your comment!

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PhospholipaseA2•

I did all of Zanki, lolnotacop, and Zanki pharm. Also did the 100 concepts, and Duke pathoma decks.

During my clinical year I mostly made my own cards based on Amboss and UWorld incorrects which worked very well for me.

If I went back and did it all again, I'd have done only the physiology cards from Zanki and done Duke pathoma for pathology this would cut down the amount of cards substantially. lolnotacop is amazing for learning all of sketchy micro and I'd recommend that too.

FWIW, I didn't do any step 1 Anki during my clinical year, so I essentially took a year off. When I started dedicated I had 269 UWSA1 and my NBMEs have been 245-255. Pretty sure that as long as you're diligent with Zanki during preclinical you'll find that it's much easier to remember all the content from first aid when the time comes to go hammer time for Step 1.

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dancingpineapple8OP•

This is super helpful, thanks so much!

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mrmeanguy•

M3 who hasn't been able to take step yet but...

Step 1 is not hard to pass. A quick review with a decent foundation will get you there in just a couple weeks. Promise. Just do your best to do well in your classes and you should be fine.

Download AnKing Step 2 and do all the step 1 cards before 3rd year. You'll finish 1/3rd the deck before 3rd year, you can do more and jump ahead if you want too. For me with no medical background, this would have been hard without the hands on experience.

Focus on ECs, research, shadowing, or enjoying your weekends during your first 2 years. Honestly, making this test P/F is going to save you so much time and stress over this dumb exam. Step 2 will become the new measuring stick (some residencies have already stopped looking at Step 1), so just keep that in mind.

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AnkiMedic33•

Why not focus on classes? Make your own cards on testable material. You’ll crush your exams and You’ll be building a better foundation

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