meduploader
04-25-2009, 12:49 PM
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
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)
****** 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
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
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)
****** 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