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Anonymous
09-22-2004, 11:42 PM
i took the exam on aug 19 and received my score today ( unexpectedly a day early)
i got 255/99
my study methods were as follows;
started studying properly last week of may.did kaplan material for all except goljan cd/notes and webpath for path.
managed some of qbook , average 75.
did 85% of qbank and cumulative of 74
did not do the kaplan simulated.
nbme form 1 640 (2 weeks before exam)
nbme form 2 600 (1 week before exam)

exam itself,
the three ps- path, phys and pharm.
pathology- covered every area including cellular path including apoptosis, protooncogenes, tumor suppressor. (all in gojan- a goldmine of information)
understanding physio extremely important, esp ca metabolism,renin-ang system and hormones.
pharm - understand the concepts of partial agonist, etc,
questions require you to apply these concepts to hypothetical drugs.
also straightforward qs on many drugs.
i found that out of every block 30 qs straightforward 10 difficult, 10 impossible.

good luck to everyone

Anonymous
09-23-2004, 06:39 AM
Congratulations Veronica and thanks for sharing your experience!
You've done a great job!
Wish you the same on your next exams!
:-sunny :-jump

lf777
09-23-2004, 07:57 PM
Congratulations. I am sure it was a tough road. Keep up the good work !

lf