USMLE Sample Step 1 Study

Exam day:
Friday, June
Schedule
Resources \

2009

12, 2009

Title
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1
Rapid Review Pathology
First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General
Principles
First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ
Systems
BRS Pathology
BRS Physiology
BRS Cell Biology and Histology
Rapid Review Biochemistry
High-Yield Neuroanatomy
High-Yield Immunology
High-Yield Biostatistics
High-Yield Behavioral Science
High-Yield Cell and Molecular Biology
High-Yield Gross Anatomy
High-Yield Embryology
High-Yield Genetics
Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology
Katzung and Trevors Pharmacology Exam
& Board Review
Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously
Simple

Author
Tao Le
Goljan
Tao Le, Krause

Edition / Year
2009
2nd

Tao Le, Krause

Schneider, Szanto
Costanzo
Gartner
Pelley, Goljan
Fix
Johnson, Clarke
Glaser
Fadem
Dudek
Dudek, Louis
Dudek
Dudek, Wiley
Klatt
Trevor, Katzung

4th
4th
5th
2nd
4th
2nd
3rd
3rd
2nd
3rd
3rd
2009
1st
8th

Gladwin, Trattler

4th

Author
Bhushan, Pall, Tao
Le
Tao Le
Costanzo
Rosen
Brown, Brown
Kumar, Abbas,
Fausto
Brochert

Edition / Year
4th

Clinical Scenarios and Cases \

Title
Blackwell Underground Clinical Vignettes
Step 1 Bundle
First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1
BRS Physiology Cases & Problems
Case Studies in Immunology
USMLE Step 1 Secrets
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of
Disease CD Cases
StudentConsult Platinum Vignettes
(Samples)

2nd
3rd
4th
2004
7th
2003

Qbanks and Questions \

Qbanks and Exams
USMLERx
Prometric Practice Exam

Flashcards and Quick Reference \

Books
Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology,
2nd
First Aid Q&A for the USMLE Step 1, 1st

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Title
Pharmacology
MicroCards
Lange Biochemistry & Genetics

Author
Brenner
Harpavat, Nissim
Baron, Lee

Edition / Year
1st
2nd
2005

Study Period Schedule \

Study Day &
Date
-01, 21 April

Objective

Sources

Details

Practice test

NBME

00, 22 April
(H)
01, 23 April
(H)

GEB Considerations: Behavioral

Sciences
GEB Considerations: Behavioral
Sciences

--, 24 April

UCLA NBME Review

Biochemistry
Review First Aid.

HY Behavioral Sciences
FA
HY Behavioral Sciences
UCV Behavioral
Science
SC Platinum Vignettes
DGSOM
Lange Flash Cards
FA

School-sponsored NBME
session.
Full book (117 pgs).
Behavioral Sciences
Full book, continue (117 pgs).
Cases
Cases

02, 25 April
03, 26 April

GEB Considerations: Behavioral

Sciences

04, 27 April

Biology of Tissue Response to

Disease (Inflammation)
Biology of Cells
Multisystem Processes.

05, 28 April

HY Behavioral Sciences
UCV Behavioral
Science
SC Platinum Vignettes
HY CellMol Biology
Goljan RR
HY CellMol Biology
Robbins
Robbins CD Images +
Cases

06, 29 April

Immunology and Neoplasia

07, 30 April
--, 01 May (F)
(H)
08, 02 May

Pharmacology
Personal event.

09, 03 May

Pharmacology

10, 04 May
11, 05 May

Human Development & Genetics

Human Development & Genetics

12, 06 May

Biochemistry & MolBio

13, 07 May
14, 08 May (F)

Biochemistry & MolBio

Biochemistry & MolBio

Practice test. Catch up.

Goljan RR
FA
HY Immunology
FA
Goljan RR
Robbins CD Images +
Cases
Katzung Pharm

Kaplan Qbank Sim

Exam
FA
Brenner Flash Cards
HY Genetics
Thompson &
Thompson
Goljan RR
FA
RR Biochemistry
RR Biochemistry
RR Biochemistry

12-2 pm
Continue.
Mental overview of the content
landscape: high-yield and image
review.
Full book, continue (117 pgs).
Cases
Cases
Ch 1-2: Cell Injury, Inflammation
Select chapters.
Nutrition, temperature
regulation, adaptation to
environment, acid/base status
Inflammation and Repair,
Neoplasia, Nutritional Disease
Ch 4, 6, 7
Pathology
All
Immunology
Ch 3, 8
Diseases of Immunity
Concentrate on weak areas.

Pharmacology
Renal, Respiratory, CV
Full book (128 pgs).
43 blue page cases.
Ch 5: Genetics and Dev
Disorders
Biochemistry
205 pgs
Continue 205 pgs.
Continue 205 pgs.

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Lippincott Biochemistry
15, 09 May

Catch up. Questions.

17, 10 May

Microbial Biology & Infection

18, 11 May
19, 12 May

Microbial Biology & Infection

Microbial Biology & Infection

16, 13 May
20, 14 May

Pathology
CNS/PNS

21,
22,
23,
24,
25,

CNS/PNS
Practice test. Catch up.
Heme/Lymph
Heme/Lymph
Musculoskeletal

15
16
17
18
19

May (F)
May
May
May
May

26, 20 May
27, 21 May

Musculoskeletal
Gastrointestinal

28, 22 May (F)

29, 23 May
30, 24 May

Gastrointestinal
Practice test. Catch up.
Reproductive

31, 25 May (H)

32, 26 May

Reproductive
Endocrine

33, 27 May
34, 28 May

Endocrine
Skin & Related Connective Tissue

---35,

Personal event.
Personal event.
Personal event.
Renal/Urinary

29 May (F)
30 May
31 May
01 June

36, 02 June
37, 03 June

Renal/Urinary
Respiratory

38, 04 June
39, 05 June (F)
40, 06 June

Respiratory
Practice test.
Cardiovascular

41,
42,
43,
44,

Cardiovascular
Review
Review
Review. Microbiology,
Pharmacology, Quantitative
Methods.
Day of rest.
Step 1.

07
08
09
10

June
June
June
June

- - 11 June
- - 12 June
(F)

Kaplan Qbank
USMLEWorld
CMMRS
Microcards
CMMRS
CMMRS
UCV Microbiology
BRS Pathology
FA
HY Neuroanatomy
BRS Physiology
USMLEWorld Dx 2
FA
Goljan RR
FA
HY Gross Anatomy
HY Gross Anatomy
FA
BRS Physiology
Goljan RR
NBME 4
FA
BRS Physiology
BRS Pathology
FA
BRS Physiology
Goljan RR
Robbins Atlas
Fitzpatrick Color Atlas

Review weak areas /

clarifications.
Block I
Block II
Blocks I II
Tables
All
All
Neurology
Neurology
Hematology
Hematology
Musculoskeletal

GI
GI
GI
Reproductive
Reproductive
Reproductive
Endocrine
Endocrine
Endocrine
Skin
Images

FA
BRS Physiology
Goljan RR
FA
BRS Physiology
Goljan RR
NBME 5 + 6
FA
BRS Physiology
Goljan RR
FA
FA
Harpavat MicroCards
Brenner PharmCards

Renal
Renal
Renal
Respiratory
Respiratory
Respiratory
8:30 AM commence.
CV
CV
CV
FA, areas of weakness.
FA, areas of weakness.
All
GI, Reproductive, Endocrine

Pleasure read.

House of God (Samuel Shem)

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2009

Practice exam scores:

Exam

Date

USMLERx
Simulation

Tuesday, 14 April

USMLE Practice
(Prometric)

Thursday, 16 April

NBME School
(Written)

Tuesday, 21 April

USMLERx
Simulation

Saturday, 02 May

USMLERx
Simulation

Saturday, 16 May

NBME CBSSA 4

Saturday, 23 May

NBME CBSSA 5+6

Friday, 05 June

USMLE Step 1

Friday, 12 June,
2009

Sco
re

Scale
d

Comments (Areas of
Weakness)

Final exam score: ___ (__th

Percentile)

2009

Tip: Error analysis is worth tracking in your Step 1 schedule. USMLERx keeps
track of this for you, but you can create your own tables if you like.
USMLERx
Date

Category

% correct

28 March 2009

CV + Respiratory

62

31 March 2009

CV + Respiratory

64

08 April 2009

CV

83

12 April 2009

CV + Respiratory + Renal

75, 68

14 April 2009

CV + Respiratory + Renal

72

19 April 2009

All

56

23 April 2009

Behavioral Science

76

26 April 2009

All

62

28 April 2009

Pathology + Pathophysiology

64

28 April 2009

All