How I Studied USMLE Step 2 CK

Materials you will need

– Study materials I used :• Kaplan mainly • UW

– Study material I would have wanted to use but I didn’t :

Kaplan Qbank

TimeLine

• Total time taken for step :• 5.5—11 months

• Proposed timing of each part :

– IM--- 7 weeks– OB/GYN--- 3 weeks– Pediatrics---- 3 weeks– Statistics and Psychiatry----- 1 week – UW------ 8 weeks

How I studied

• Number of hours everyday and days per week• Number of times I went over the material• How often did I did questions• Did I do them at the end or during my study• When I did Qbanks (books or online)• How I knew I was ready for the exam• Other details

The Exam day and the week before

• The week before the exam– What I did– What I should have done

• The day of my Step 2 exam

• How I tackled each block

• How I felt after the exam

Problems I faced during step 1

• Not enough time• Getting bored• Too much material out there• Work • Family• Expectations• Unclear future• Others

• Which one I did first Step 1 or Step 2 CK ?

• And why ?

Conclusion