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Hi, I am old IMG who took USMLE step 1, 2, CS and ECFMG certified 15 year ago (in 2005) and returned home after failed match. I did MD in radiology and doing good. Now, I want to do fellowship in the US and they says "Step 3" is must.


I'm pretty much determined to sit for Step 3 and can spare 4 to 5 hours daily for studying MLE.
My questions:


1. What to study for Step 3 since my basic (Step 1) is almost zero present and how important is Step 1 in context of Step 3 ?


2. How to study, how many hours and when to take exam (after how many months) if I start now ? Any good suggestions ?


3. Lastly, does age matters for fellowship?


Will be much grateful for any valuable output.

Thanks

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go through rapid review at the end of FA1 and FA2 and read FA3
take step 1 nbmes, step 2 and step 3 nbmes
do step 2 and step 3 uw and all uw sa 1 and 2
Focus on CCS Biostats and ethics!
age does not natter as much but you might have to retake Step 1 and 2 for some states for licensing requirements.
good luck
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