USMLE Step 1 - UC Davis Health System
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Nuts & Bolts: Policy, Registration, Study
Schedules & Support Services
OSLER
October 2, 2012
Review UC Davis SOM policy related to Step 1
Provide information related to registration,
scheduling and testing accommodations for
Step 1
Describe support available from OSLER
Identify essential study resources for Step 1
Provide an outline of deadlines and events
related to Step 1 preparation
You must TAKE (and complete!) the exam by
April 15, 2013
If you do not pass…
◦ You will stop your rotation immediately
◦ Prepare a plan of remediation
◦ Take exam and post passing score by start of
rotation 3
Go to www.nbme.org
Click on “Log-in to NBME Licensing Exam
Services”
Follow prompts to complete registration
Select 90-day eligibility period
Print form, attach picture and deliver form to
Registrar’s Office – Room 1208
◦ Take your ID when you submit form!
What is an eligibility period?
◦ 90 day window in which you may schedule/take
your exam
You can not test outside of your eligibility
period unless you:
◦ File for a one time extension
$65 fee and you only get one extension!!!
◦ Re-register for the exam (i.e. pay another $535)
The first month of your eligibility period
should be the month in which you are going
to test.
◦ Block 5 ends March 1.
◦ Boards study typically lasts 5-6 weeks.
Eligibility
period: April-May-June
You will receive an e-mail telling you that
your scheduling permit is available
Log-in, click on “Scheduling Permit”
Go to Prometric website and schedule your
test date.
Accommodations for documented disabilities
covered under the Americans with Disabilities
Act
You must apply for accommodations at the
same time you register for the exam
◦ See Gail Peoples if you plan on applying for or have
questions about applying for accommodations
Request for Personal Items
◦ Hearing aids, insulin pumps, inhalers, etc.
◦ http://www.usmle.org/bulletin/applying-and-scheduling/#disabilities
Different levels of support to meet your
individual needs:
◦ Lowest level: help creating/reviewing a study
schedule, choosing supplemental resources and
reassurance that you can do this
◦ Medium level: help assessing results of the BSX,
individual appointments throughout boards study
to help with quizzing, review and confidence
◦ Highest level: Boards Review Class
OSLER will help you build a study schedule
and plan the study that is best for you!
There are many methods out there:
◦ DIT, Kaplan, Penn Method, Taus Method, Questions
Only, etc.
All are variations on a theme
◦ Different curricula, different goals, different exams
Be informed!!!
Clear start and end dates
Days off
Review days
Reserved time for questions
Time limits
◦ Organ systems vs. disciplines
◦ Nervous system vs. cardiovascular
◦ CV physiology vs. CV pharmacology
Pick a start date
◦ Block 5 ends on March 1, 2013
◦ Time off?
Pick a test date
◦ You must test on or before April 15, 2013
Identify “special” days off
◦ Identify any day that you will be away from studying
Weddings, conferences, birthdays, etc.
Identify “scheduled” days off…
◦ For the sake of your health, sanity and personal
hygiene, give yourself 1 reliable day off each week.
◦ Usually Saturday or Sunday
Identify question bank days
◦ One day/week devoted to question based
cumulative review
Track progress
Identify weak areas
Prepare for the real deal
◦ Usually the day before scheduled day off
Pick practice test days
◦ NBME self-assessments
◦ Typically scheduled after 2-3 weeks of study and 1
week prior to the exam.
Identify time for final cumulative review
◦ Time set aside for final push for detail
◦ Usually 3-3.5 days immediately before test date
2 days for organ system review
1 to 1.5 days for discipline review
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24 study days
3 question bank days
2 NBME practice tests
3.5 days of cumulative review
Schedule an appointment with OSLER
It may take two appointments…
◦ Appointment 1- weekly schedule
Day 1 to exam day
When do I review? When do I do a practice test? How
many days for Renal?
◦ Appointment 2 – daily schedule
How long is a study day? How long for Heme
pathology?
What do I do during the four hours scheduled for CV
pharm?
Six week guided study
Focused on approach, strategy
◦ NOT a content based review
Designed to provide structure, accountability
and additional support for those who need it
If interested, talk to Joanna, Gail or Richard
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 – 2012 or 2013
edition
One additional reference per discipline
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Anatomy/Histology
Biochemistry
Physiology
Immunology/Microbiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Embryology
Question Bank
◦ USMLE World
◦ Kaplan Q-bank
October 12 – 3-4:30 pm
◦ Strategies for Reviewing Year 1 Content (Respiratory
Physiology)
October 26 – 1-2:30 pm
◦ Strategies for Reviewing Pharmacology (Autonomic
Drugs)
December 4 – 1-5 pm
◦ BSX Exam (required!)
December 7 – 3-4:30 pm
◦ Planning a review of Behavioral Science & Psychiatry
On-going November-February
◦ Individual appointments to create a Step 1 study plan
October-December
January-February
March-April
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Complete registration
Select and schedule test day
Meet with OSLER to create/review study schedule
Participate in Step 1 workshops
Take BSX exam – December 4
◦ Review results of BSX
◦ Revise study schedule (if necessary)
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Activate Question bank
Purchase NBME practice exams
Study!
Take Step 1
Be informed
Be systematic
Be reflective
Know yourself and what works for you
Ask questions now
Help is available
Step 1and Residency
◦ Dr. Jones
Registration, Testing Accommodations,
Personal Item Exceptions
◦ Gail Peoples – 4101G
[email protected], 734-4122
Study Support
◦ Joanna Arnold – 4101C, 734-8785
[email protected]
◦ Richard Moses – 4101A, 734-4678
[email protected]