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Crash-course on succeeding in your first-year anatomy class.
Anatomy is usually one of those first few courses you take in medical school – it was for me at least. From the start, we were given the expectation that the class was going to be very difficult and unlike anything we’ve experienced before. Looking back at it now, I’ll agree that it was difficult, even giving the impression of being eerily similar to those pre-med weed-out classes from undergraduate school. However, anatomy is far from impossible with proper planning and dedication. I’ll outline my approach and some tips I found useful for the class. What tools did I use for anatomy? In my experience, anatomy is a topic that’s…
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How to crush USMLE Step 1 on game-day?
This month, I took the USMLE Step 1 examination, and while I have things fresh in my mind, I’ve decided to share my experience along with some helpful tips. Hopefully this is helpful to someone preparing for the exam. Just a disclaimer, I’m by no means an expert at the USMLE and every exam has inherent variability. WHAT DID I DO THE DAY BEFORE EXAM DAY? Take it easy the day before. If you want to review, maybe do some light content reviews. Realistically, you won’t be able to learn anything new the day before the exam, so don’t stress too much about things you think you don’t know. There…
