一老美考试专家跟美国医学生介绍USMLE

dvdheUID: 2118577

一老美考试专家跟美国医学生介绍USMLE

USMLE I

70% to pass in medical school (most of you do better)
60-70% to Pass Step I
You will miss approximately 1 in 3 questions
No medical student is used to that
Humiliating
Psychologically Frustrating

#1 You Must Prepare
#2 Know What is on the Test
#3 Know Your Test Makers
#4 Get Every Question Correct That You         Can
#5 Never Leave a Question Blank
#6 Learn to Guess

YOU MUST PREPARE!!
Don’t review the first 2 years of med school
Prepare specifically for THE test
Be efficient
Don’t assume Loyola has prepared you for this test.

Know What’s on the Test!
www.usmle.org

Content and Format

They tell you SPECIFICALLY what you need to know

USMLE I – Format

350 questions
7 blocks of 50 questions
50 questions or one block experimental & NOT graded
60 minutes each block
One 8-hour session
15 min for tutorial
45 minutes for breaks

USMLE I – Content

http://www.usmle.org/bulletin/2004/examinationcontent.htm

http://www.usmle.org/step1/intro.htm

USMLE I - SCORING

Two Scores
Three Digit Score
Mean is 200-220 with SD of 20
Possibly the actual number you get correct out of 300?
182 minnimum score for passing

Two Digit Score
0 to 100
75 is passing
NOT PERCENTILE RANK


Rule # 3 Know Your Test Makers

http://www.usmle.org/bulletin/2004/Overview.htm

This is important for certain types of test questions

Rule #4 Get Every Question Correct that You Can

Every question is worth the same point
Don’t get bogged down on difficult ?s
Look at the answers first – if unfamiliar, mark and move on
Difficult may be experimental
You may get 1 in 3 questions wrong
DON’T DWELL ON IT!!


Answer and Move on
Mark it if unsure

Rule # 6 Learn to Guess

Wrong answers are chosen for a reason
Egos ARE involved in USMLE
Think about what the test maker wants
If you can eliminate then guess
If you cannot eliminate then guess all the same

Download the USMLE Tutorial and Sample Test Materials
Download the USMLE 1 Content Description
http://www.usmle.org/step1/default.htm

As You Study, Check off Each Item
This is the Most Important List to Make Sure You Have the Content Covered
Use Martha Halsey’s Method to Help Organize the Details

Since you will miss up to 1 in 3 questions, don’t let the test frustrate you.

2 out of 3 questions gets you a pass, residency at Harvard, a new car, school loans paid off.  Well, maybe just the first one.



LET’S GET SPECIFIC AND HAVE SOME FUN!