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Guide to step 1 Experience : Dr Aamir Laghari ( 255)

Duration : 11 months .January1st to Decmber 8th 2016.


Break Time : 1 and half month of house job in these 11 months &15 days total
holidays .so total 2 months break time .
Plus point in Step 1 :
I am already done with step2 =240.December 2015 .Graduated in march 2015.so it does
not means you do CK first .whatever step you do first , it has been seen that score in 2nd
step are greater as compared to first exam because you know all the tricks of study by
then .
Study Timing : from 9a.m to 11pm ,in last month I tried for 8 am start.
N.B morning study is recommended for effective out put by all expert opinion as
compared to all night study because Creator of this world has made night for some
reason.
Material Used :
Kaplan videos for all except Microbiology and Psychiatry
Pathoma videos with notes (V.V.V high yield source )
Q banks : only uw .if u ask what next my answer will be 1st uw, 2nd uw ,3rd uw but
again quality matters instead of no of repeats of uw .But if u want add then Rx is best
to do compared to Kaplan q bank .
NBMEs
NBME 7 my first ( offline ) 220 January end 2016
NBME 13 ( online ) 237 20th May 2016
NBME 15 ( online ) 247 10th September 2016
Uwsa 1 online 256 September 16
UWSA2 online 249 September 16
NBME 16 Online 230 November 16
Nbme (17 offline )and 18 same day .245 & 225 on 3rd December 2016 .just 4
days before Exam so you can imagine the how much believe you need to go in
exam after seeing all this but it works when you actually have believe in Allah
and and in your hard work .This believe helped me in exam !
Exam on 8th December 255 All above than any NBME
Lesson : though NBME predict very right but your inner self ,your believe in Allah
,your dedication ,your hard work knows where your actual preparation are after
this so long journey when things goes on other way .

Preparation Phase
Instead of telling a long tale of my own ,I will go one step further in telling to all of
u there , how you should master each subject in best and most effective way .
Pathology !
50% exam bulk comes from this part so master it in most effective way .best
way is first listen the pathoma lecture and annonate all on pathoma 7
days task .then revise all after completion in 2 days .after that revise all
patho part from FA ..but why ? because it wl save your energy ,time
,approach and wll increase the out put .you need uworld to master the
patho after you end all of ur lecture phase months .UWORLD is best ever to
master instead of speding time on Goljan .
Pictures and High Yield lines of Goljan are recommended
Pictures of pathoma in last week before exam
Make your diagnostic best always but how ?by UWORLD .Always remember that
uworld question are exam qz and real life qz so remember them and change the qz
of uw by changing different option so make 5 out 1 qz of UWORLD.Got so many
diagnostic on Board .

Pharmacology .!
I did only from FA plus UWORLD .From Kaplan first 2 unit u must have to revise .its
most crammed part of step1 .but they give question like you never read before so
point is read the mechanism very carefully and keep on revising .best way is to
remember just 10 forgettable facts before you go into bed and then revise on next
morning

Immunology !
Most tested domain regarding advance Medicine and new immune therapy mechanism .how
to master it ?
First listen lecture of Kaplan in 3 to 4 days .then next day from FA then from Uworld if
u have offline otherwise online is best all time .
Type in search box of UWORLD online only Signaling mechanism and u will get
atleast 15 pathways V .V.V. High Yield and u will remember them always by this
approach .
Focus on all immunology disease of 2 pages in FA extremely high yield .
Boards loves high yield instead of so much deep that u even dont know what u
reading .

Biochem.!
Most ignored subject I think ,but Dr Turco lectures is best to listen its must
to listen him .
Only kaplan book which I read is biochem otherwise my everything was FA
plus UW .
Board loves clinical oriented question touched very deep in biochem as
explained by Dr Turco not more deep than him ..p
Genetics is most difficult to learn .so best way is first Turco lectures next
only Kaplan qz bank part of genetics then uw one time then uw next time if
u see no improvement ..see the style of mistake and dnt make the mistake
next time
Mistake are blessings dnt worry for them why ? because they have long
term memory if learnt well ,I was thanking to Allah during my real exam
that most of my nbme mistakes were related with Real Exam question .

Anatomy !
First listen Kaplan lecture ,especially Neuroanatomy is must .
Do Shelf Notes of Aantomy I got direct question from it it wl take just you 5 hours , I
did just 2 day before exam
Master UWORLD anatomy every line and word is Golden then reading again n again
Kaplan .
Learn in this sequence Neurology and nerves lesion > vessles > Muscle function >
very least origin insertion only the pics of uworld and shelf notes are more than
enough .
Revise all neuro gross pics in last week ,we all humane forget early so its normal dnt
worry for that .even if u dnt remember just believe that you will do it right at right
point in exam if it is learnt in a effective way then regurgitation in exam will be easy .
BIOSTATISTICS .! most feared one
Dnt worry for it but why yr ? because it has same difficulty index for 90% UMLE
students .we improve it as move from step 1 to step 2 to step 3 but thats not
excuse too .
So the plan is first listen Steven Daugherty lectures ..u will not understand first but
no issue ,it happens first time ..
Now always remember stasts can only be learnt by NO of Qz u will do before exam
not book reading .so do first Stat from Rx Qbank .then from UW step1 then
from uworld special subsrcription 70 Qz then you can also do step2 stats part if
u have time and want high score .
NBME biostat are also high yield so collect them while solving NBMES .
Do them again in last week specially all UWORLD biostat qz .

Microbiology .!
Do only from one source whatever but FA is highly recommended ..why one
source bro ,my senior says study 2 to 3 books ? yes you can study books too but
thats not point to get bestalways remember grasp one subject from one
source in best way it wll save ur hard work ,save ur time and importantly will
increase your out put .so FA plus uw is ultimate here no other thing .
Recently there is increased trendof some more qz on viro ,parasites ,
Resistance mechanism and fungus ecology

Physiology .!
First listen Kaplan lectures ..i focused more on respo ,cardio and renal .
Your physiology should be best in endocrinology and cardiology specially they give
arrow and up down and graph qz all like uworld and from uw and FA so just learn the
facts already given in them .
If u have time revise all pics of physio in last week like cardio graphs .
Female physiology menstrual periods graphs are also important
Neurophysiology best covered in FA plus UWORLD

Psychiatry & Behavioural !


Instead of reading Kaplan again n again expecting improvements is waste of all things
Do BRS behavior ..why ? because its excellent book which will help u to shape ur this
weak zone not in step 1 but in step2 and step3 .
Its Qz type books so solve all qz u will feel after that now u know some thing .
In 2nd revision of BRS u will feel confident
After this revise from FA
Now do UWORLD of this part
Do 100 cases of Conrad fischer

Best Last month Plan ..!

Revise behavior from BRS in 2 days


Revise Last 4 NBME mistakes v important
Revise uwsa1 and uwsa2 v v v high yield source for Board
Solve whole uworld in 8 days to make yourself as u doing real exam .explanation of
only wrongs Qz
Revise stats from uworld step1 ,Rx ,uworld special review .
Give nbme 17 or 18 atleast 15 days before exam so u should plan accordingly
Do shelf notes anatomy important
Exercise is v v v high yield during this time too lol.U will feel it when u will do this
.Atleast walk on jogging track to get the feeling of freshness and to cope all
depression
Have faith in Allah that He will do best on exam day and then believe in prayers
behind you and believe in your hard work
Check all requirements for exam ..just 2 things must Pasport ID and Permit and date
verification ..to avoid anxiety .

Last week plan .!


Believe in yourself just ,you will have feeling that you dnt know much
compared to Forum people who know so much but believe me its
completely normal .
If u have anxiety before exam than tanks to yourself because its Normal
.only abnormal people have dnt anxiety ..Conrad fischer says so not me
.
Revise all ur high yield notes
Type in Google forgettable list of step1 topics and revise them
Type in Google 150 cases of High yield Cases USMLE And do them
Revise uw tables and pics quickly
On last day pay thanks to Allah that you are at this stage due to Him
..because He loves it and will give u more on exam day

Exam Day

Be Calm and hopeful .there will be every type of qz from very easy to moderate
to some tough qz dnt wast ur precious time on very tough qz just give it a try
if u can solve it otherwise do it at the end .
Take short breaks initially then increase duration progressively
Wear poketless shirt to save ur time during exit and entering
Be very confident during all this time if u need more then washroom also has
mirror and u can say whatever u want to say urself in that its ur day u have to
make it
Dnt panic in any case what will happen if u dnt know the one qz not much
but panic will collapse whole block so be calm just and happy that u doing ur
best and rest is in the hands of ALLAH who never disappoint a hard worker .

I will just need ur prayers


Sincerely .!
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