Study group for Step 3 - examusmle

[ArchivalUser]

How can i share your study group?

[ArchivalUser]

For those who are wondering about what study materials and how to study, here is a great plan posted by meduploader. I cut and paste the information below for all our benefit.
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meduploader - 04/25/09 08:42

This is a MILLION dollar question, and was aksed BILLIONS of time.
As I started step 3 prep i found that step 3 like a girl friend
1,Too Many Questions.
2,Difficult to Understand.
3,More Explanation is Needed.
4,Result is usually FAIL!
5,takes your sleep and rest away
6, Always demanding " Buy me this Q bank Get me that material".
7,Get's easily lure with live lectures
(described by a forum GURU sometime back)

In one way this is good time that some new things are available in market that are making life easy.
The recommendations are: according to priority..

a. USMLE Master the boards step 3 by C. Fischer (as name tells, its master iece for step 3 and published in feb 2009)
b. Kaplan step 3 books (new edition has all the information of Ck + CCS, so no need to revise CK notes)
c. UW MCQ and CCS
d. Premier review notes (with or without audio)/ Some says Dr Reds (Archers Notes)
e. Kaplan step 3 video
f. Kaplan Q bank and or Kaplan Q book
g. First aid/Crush
h. Family practice examination and board review by Jason
i. Swanson (only sports medicine, geriatrics etc)

Must to do: A to C

Now, from where to start:
Start with Master the baords and UW MCQs if u r fresh with ur CK exam. and if u taken it for more than a year than Step 3 kaplan notes.

For CCS (very important component of exam)
UW 88 cases (They are making their cases interactive, which gives real time practice)
Shaher CD (newer version include 100 cases)
some people recommend USMLE step 123 CCS / Dr reds workshop .....

how long it take to prepare:
it also depends on ur personal situation
for 2 week to 12 months...depending on your ambition, capacity etc.

I hope you can start with these basic info...more info will coome gradually...
GL

(Thanx to TH, who posted the first post in this regards)
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[ArchivalUser]

Hi,

Can anyone suggest how to subscribe for UW?

I mean do you subscribe MCQs and CCS for e.g. 2 months at the same time and do both along side?

Or do you subscribe MCQs and CCS individually for 30 days each? I am a bit confused how to
go about it. Please can anyone guide me?

[ArchivalUser]

Hello,
I sent you almost 3 emails asking you if you will acceptig me in your study group,
you will feel the spirit of motivation from my presence with all of you.
Please accept me.
Thanx

[ArchivalUser]

@lioness,

You are accepted!!

Please guys, as I said before, DO NOT send me any individual emails asking to join this group.

Anyone who has motivation to study can join the group.