Studying for USMLE Step 1 using evidence-based strategies

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2020-05-08

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Chrisman, Joshua William

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The United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 1 is the first in a series of medical licensing exams that students take as they progress through medical school. It covers much of the basic science and foundational medical concepts covered during the first two years of pre-clinical education at most medical schools. Despite the facts that mastery of this knowledge is needed as a strong foundation on which to build the rest of a student’s medical expertise and that scores on this test have a substantial impact on future training opportunities, there is virtually nothing in the medical education literature linking evidence based study strategies to Step 1 performance. In this paper, I review the literature on some of the most effective, evidence-based study approaches and lay out a study plan for students preparing to take the USMLE Step 1 exam

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