General Statpearls is a free online textbook that provides focused, high-yield reviews of almost any topic. You can find a summary of nearly anything you might need simply by googling a topic followed by “Statpearls.” This is a great citable resource and comes highly recommended. Some students may feel that it is insufficient in depth, […]
General Sketchy is a resource that turns medical topics into pictures. As a third-party resource, sketchy is particularly useful for microbiology and pharmacology, as both of these areas have a lot of information that is difficult to remember without a picture or mnemonic. As you go through each block, you will be expected to learn
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General Osmosis is a good review resource to help learn about subjects you find challenging. It’s free on youtube and can be helpful for briefly summarizing difficult topics.
First aid is, in the opinion of the author of this post, the single most important book for the first two years of medical school. It does not contain everything you need to know. But, everything in this book is necessary for you to learn for step. Step prep is ultimately the goal of the
General Anki Anki (official download linked here) is an app you can download for make flashcards. There is another tutorial section for general anki information here which may be edited later, but is useful for now. Once you have the basics you can get started with decks. Most people use the AnKing deck (detailed below) but
Let’s be real. Matching in ophthalmology is a confusing process. Hopefully, this post can answer some questions you may have about being prepared for applying to ophthalmology. Much of the information is based on Matthew Hirabayashi’s book “The Eye Guide: Matching in Ophthalmology” so I encourage you to refer to his book for more detailed
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What are away rotations? Away rotations allow you to take an elective (usually one targeted to fourth-year med students) at an outside institution, usually lasting 2-4 weeks! During the time of your elective, you will be enrolled as a student at that institution, will rotate with other students there, and work with their faculty and
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These are our STEP 1 studying reflections, and it includes what 1) resources we used and how we used them, 2) daily outlines, 3) ways we stayed sane, and 4) things we wish we did differently. We want to start by saying studying for Step 1 is daunting and intimidating, but that you are 100%
Block 8 is only 5 total weeks (with spring break after 2 weeks), and is mostly about microbiology with dermatology, MSK, GU, and neuro sprinkled in. The lectures are really important for PBL and IPC content this block, so while it’s not necessary to attend all of the lectures, definitely make sure you know them! Our