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Welcome to the USMLE Step1 Link Library!
Note: I am aware that many of the links to the threads from the "old valuemd" forum no longer work. At this time, some of those original threads are no longer available. Please work with the valid links until I can update the others.
Personal Experiences and Success Stories with the USMLE Step1 fernando = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...y-my-life.html nickvzla = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...est-today.html shahmati = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...back-exam.html Vega$ = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...ook-today.html asrusmle = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...-99-258-a.html tapan = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html drholemd = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...html#post91462 helpme upperclassmen = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...-99-today.html Easy with references to posts by "USMLEman1" and "docespy" = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html elcubano = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html and http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...-242-98-a.html vjpdoc = http://www.valuemd.com/ftopic19084.html kiwi = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html kana = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html ani = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...-step-1-a.html Boggs http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html magdel = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html bdp = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=18699 guest = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html docespy = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...ory-score.html john = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=18453 Daisy = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html April = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...experince.html helper = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=18008 Venus = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...-step-1-a.html VKT = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=17993 Carry = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...-i-passed.html TAC = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=17886 Cruz = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html silent observer = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html anonymous = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html Error = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=17732 Patel = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=17562 parisima = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=17546 rachael = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=17265 sona = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=16936 Butterball8675 = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=16882 Texan/IMG = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=16804 shery = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=16616 apoorva = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=16392 guest = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=16272 homeobox = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=16170 whoobub = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=16169 vita = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=15776 Sony = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=15506 Dequ's success story = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...e-my-exam.html monica camelia = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=15037 may = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=14609 meg = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=14592 dodo = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=14342 Helen = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=14363 bts4202 = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...le-advice.html drak = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=13955 nasdaf = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html ping = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...xperience.html bonus = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12780 guest = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12605 arwen = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12535 J.D. = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12506 Gallant = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12505 passmle = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12264 Tracy = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=11968 Apple = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=11109 and http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=11176 Tiingler = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=11496 Meowie = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...-dec-17-a.html Luck = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=11136 Joo = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=10921 Loser's 95 = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=9087 Guest = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...nce-today.html Garam Masala = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-...-90-score.html How I scored a 97 = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=1764 i have a life again = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=1450 How I scored above a 90 = http://pub42.ezboard.com/fpinoyimgfo...icID=344.topic How I scored above a 260 = http://www.rossmed.edu/Medical_Schoo...ring_a_260_on_ USM/secret_to_scoring_a_260_on_usm.html Personal success stories = http://www.uagmd.com/usmle.htm#Achieving%20the%2099th%20percentile%20-%20Success%20Stories! cheapmedbooks = http://pub42.ezboard.com/fpinoyimgfo...icID=139.topic Help! I need advice on how to study for the Step1 The general consensus is that you MUST KNOW or have studied, as a minimum, the following: 1) First Aid for the USMLE Step1 = http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...luetheplace-20 2) Kaplan's Qbank = http://www.kaptest.com/med_home.jhtml Other top candidates include: 1) Any study resources produced by Edward Goljan = Goljan Resources 2) WebPath = http://medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html 3) Step Up = http:..www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0781737931/valuetheplace-20 4) Medical Boards Step 1: Made Ridiculously Simple = http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...luetheplace-20 Beyond that there are many, many suggesions; read on ... Which question banks are the best to review by MIAMISTYLE = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=18682 Kalel's General about various books = http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=108020 If I memorize First Aid, how will I do? = http://forums.studentdoctor.net/show...threadid=63295 and selected posts from http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...e+first+aid%22 How helpful was First Aid for USMLE Step1? = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=14357 How helpful was Goljan's HY and Comprehensive notes? = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=15039 If I use QBank, do I still need Q-book? = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12545 (Note: Several of my classmates thought that Kaplan's Qbook was more like the actual exam questions than Kaplan's Qbank) Can I do well on Step1 without Kaplan Qbank? = http://forums.studentdoctor.net/show...threadid=92890 Study Questionbanks! advice = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=58300 Advice from an M3 = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=11809 drC's "Things you should know" = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=11244 the_ghost_is_here's advice = http://pub42.ezboard.com/fpinoyimgfo...icID=415.topic roxter = http://pub42.ezboard.com/fpinoyimgfo...icID=139.topic Ankur = http://www.usmleforum.com/step1/disp...es.asp?id=3032 Mark's website = http://www.usmleprepinfo.com/ Step1 Timing Strategy by felinefan = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=14128 Time Management Strategies by vjpdoc = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=18082 Dr Heart's High Yield = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=18130 Possible correlation between NBME Self-Assessment Test and actual Step 1 score = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=18209 Note: It's not the number of hours you spend studying per day ... it's the quality of your studying that has the biggest effect on your score! I didn't pass the 1st time, now what?! Inspirational message to those who have not passed yet by Pam = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=18108 Help ... I failed 3 times! = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=11439 Advice for students who have previously not passed = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=15377 3rd Try by twotimeloser = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12785 Note: One of my classmates studied less the 2nd time and passed (March 2004), because his 2nd exam contained material that was more in line with what he knew well ... often times it's luck-of-the-draw as far as what exam you get Selected advice from TommyK A THOUSAND APOLOGIES FOR MY ABSENCE, BUT THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS, PLEASE READ! BELOW MY TEST ADVICE (Super HY POST)!!!! = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=13646 TommyK Advice = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=13735 I am giving too much help to the current test takers = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=13404 More Advice = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=13138 I am getting a lot of questions about if First Aid and Ka plan is enough, and I think = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=13161 I keep being asked WHERE the questions come from, they are from = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=13041 More Advice = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12939 MORE test advice...during the test, read the answer choices and ask yourself = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12878 Make SURE you have the basics first, save the details for later = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12877 Don't just do questions blindly...like QBank, etc = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=12874 HY Concept 452 (This 4 page concept post answers MULTIPLE VALUEMD READER QUESTIONS, so PLEASE READ!) = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=14085 to Tommyk why do u recommed Step-UP step-1 ? people have diffirent idea about this book what is ur reson! = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=14117 Helpful Polls How helpful was First Aid for USMLE Step1? = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php...ote=viewresult How effective was Crashing the Boards in your studies? = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php...ote=viewresult How effective are Goljan's audio lectures and/or Goljan's notes? = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php...ote=viewresult Privacy Issues on ValueMD To the Moderators of ValueMD, if we register, is our privacy intact? = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=13121 Links to help you learn and review Imaging Studies (MRIs, Cat Scans, etc.) USMLE Site (many resource links) = http://www.usmlesite.com/ Insitute for Diagnostic Radiology = http://www.evaluation.idr.med.uni-er.../CTAbdomen.htm Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences = http://rad.usuhs.mil/rad/location/location_frame.html University of Iowa Virtual Hospital = http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/rad...malRadAnatomy/ USMLE and Subject Study Guides Daniel = http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danielbc/2004/study.html Chenll = http://www-personal.umich.edu/~chenll/studyaids.html 6-Week Study Guide = http://www.residency.info/falcon/index.php?page=13 Medinfo = http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/year2/usmle/studytips.shtml NYU (appears to no longer work) = http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/student...cil/boards.html Jeffline (very informative) = http://jeffline.tju.edu/JMCstudents/usmle/sample.html MDTool = http://www.mdtool.com/step1guide.html Medfools = http://www.medfools.com/downloads.html Boston University = http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Departments/P...D=42&Page=7554 Other Useful Resources StudentDoc = http://www.studentdoc.com/index.html WikiMD = http://wikimd.org/index.php?title=Usmle_Step1 Many links provided by Dr. SBA = http://www.sbamin.com/main/usmle/step1.htm KU Medical Center = http://www.kumc.edu/som/medsos/Step1Prep.htm University of South Dakota = http://med.usd.edu/icm/spss/step1.html Jeffline = http://jeffline.tju.edu/JMCstudents/usmle/index.html Specific Subject Reviews = http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/public/ Daniel Chan's study guides broken down by subject (very good) = http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danielbc/2004/study.html Harvard = http://www.hms.harvard.edu/societies...he.boards.html Developmental Milestones = http://www.beaney.com/health/develop...ilestones.html BioEthics = http://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/...ics/index.html Medical Mnemonics = http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/ ValueMD Mnemonics = http://www.valuemd.com/mnemonics.php StudyNow Mnemonics = http://studynow.com/mnemonics/ What the difference between FMGs and IMGs? = http://www.residency.info/img/index.php MDLinks (page loads slowly) = http://www.mdlinks.net/review/ Medical education for students with learning disorders = http://www.marshall.edu/medicalhelp/ MedFools = http://www.medfools.com/boards.html Medical Training Tutorials and Simulators = http://www.medtrng.com/tutorials_simulators.htm Medscape by WebMD (register with WebMD for great clinical vignettes with image studies) = http://www.medscape.com/medstudentshome Commercial USMLE Step1 Review Courses Pass Program (Very highly rated if you are really struggling to pass the USMLE Step 1, very personalized training) = http://www.passprogram.net/ Kaplan Live Lecture Course and Review = http://kaptest.com/med_home.jhtml Princeton Review, website = http://www.princetonreview.com Chicago Medical School, website = http://www.finchcms.edu/cms/educatio...oardReview.cfm University of Missouri at Kansas City, website = www.umkc.edu/ipp/ LWW MedRevu = http://www.medrevu.com/products Falcon = http://www.falconreviews.com Northwestern Medical Review (more info presented in post below) = http://northwesternmedicalreview.com USMLE Step1 Practice and Self-Test Exams Kaplan Qbank = http://www.kaptest.com LWW's MedREvu = http://www.medrevu.com/products/sample.asp NBME's Self-Assessment ($$$) = https://external1.nbme.org/nsasweb/servlet/mesa_main USMLE.org sample exam = http://www.usmle.org/step1/s1sam.htm Comments about the NBME Practice Exam = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=10683 4Tests = http://www.4tests.com/exams/examdetail.asp?eid=77 4USMLE = http://www.usmle.fornix-soft.com/cgi...ndex.html#quiz USMLE Bank (NOT RECOMMENDED) = http://www.usmlebank.com Test yourself on some First Aid and TommyK material = http://usmle.myplayspace.com USMLEasy by McGraw-Hill ($99/month) = http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/medical...asy/index.html Exam Master = http://www.valuemd.com/exammaster.php USMLE World (Step 2 only) = http://www.usmleworld.com/ WebPath (Pathology only) = http://medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html Downloadable USMLE Step1 Study Material ValueMD = http://www.valuemd.com/downloads.php Book-House = http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/book-house/files/ USMLE-CSA = http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/usmle-csa/files/ USMLEXAM = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/usmlexam/files/ 4USMLE = http://www.usmle.fornix-soft.com/cgi...#otherownloads MedFools Charts = http://www.medfools.com/downloads.html University of Tennessee Medical School = http://www.utmed.org/m2/step1.shtml Prep4USMLE = http://downloads.prep4usmle.com/ USMLE FAQs UIC USMLE FAQs = http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcam/osa/faq/USMLE.htm Student Doctor Network USMLE FAQs = http://www.studentdoctor.net/boards/index.asp Help! I have a latin-style name. How should I enter it on my ECFMG/USMLE application = http://www.valuemd.com//viewtopic.php?t=12060 How many times can I reschedule my exam with the Prometric testing center = http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=15624 Official USMLE Step1 Links IMGs and FMGs must register to take the Step1 through the ECFMG = http://ecfmg.org US medical students register to take the Step1 through the NBME = http://www.nbme.org Change test dates and check grades through ECFMG-OASIS = http://ecfmg.org Sign up to take your Step1 at a Prometric Testing Center in the USA = http://www.2test.com or http://www.prometric.com For the latest information related to the USMLE visit = http://www.usmle.org Official Links Related to your Residency Experience One of the best residency experience websites = http://www.scutwork.com Check on accredited residency programs through ACGME = http://www.acgme.org Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) for IMGs = http://www.ecfmg.org/eras/index.html Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) ERAS = http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm National Residency Match Program (NRMP) = http://www.nrmp.org Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA) = http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) = http://www.fsmb.org American Medical Association(AMA) = http://www.ama-assn.org Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) = http://www.lcme.org The Oasis Trick ... to check your USMLE Step1 scores early Step-by-Step Instructions = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-forum/3030-step-step-instructions-oasis-trick.html Explanation by bts4202 = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-forum/18591-oasis-trick.html When to check by BlueLabel = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-forum/18321-how-long-after-taking-step-1-a.html Find out if you have to retake Step1 by jek2839 = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1-forum/18890-true.html Additional post about Oasis Trick = http://www.valuemd.com/search.php?searchid=133816 Other USMLE Step1 and IMG Forums USMLE forums = http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-1/ Ridiculously Simple = http://usmle.net/step-1 USMLE Forum = http://www.usmleforum.com/step1 Federation of Foreign Medical Schools = http://www.network54.com/Forum/4609 Old Network 54 forum before it became ValueMD = http://www.network54.com/Forum/32437 Pinoy IMG or "OrbitWebs" = http://p196.ezboard.com/bpinoyimgforum or http://pub42.ezboard.com/bpinoyimgforum Prep4usmle = http://www.prep4usmle.com Student Doctor Network = http://forums.studentdoctor.net/index.php Fredys IMG Webring = http://a.webring.com/hub?ring=imgs Book-House = http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/book-house USMLE-CSA = http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/usmle-csa USMLEXAM = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/usmlexam Dr Frankie = Appears to no longer be available 4USMLE = http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/4usmle 4USMLE = http://usmle.fornix-soft.com/cgi-bin...ard/step1.html MDLinks = http://forum.mdlinks.net/viewforum.php?f=1 AIPPG = http://www.aippg.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=7 AAPI = http://www3.estart.com/cgi-bin/ubb/f...000&LastLogin= MedIndia = http://www.medindia.net/doctors/foru...age.asp?mid=22 StudentDoc = http://www.studentdoc.com/phpBB2 DocsBoard = http://www.docsboard.com/forums/index.php UCEUSMLE Study Group = http://groups.msn.com/UCEUSMLEStudyG...sageboard.msnw Note: Please submit links that you feel should be included by posting below, private messaging or emailing me. 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I found interesting what you are doing, I leave in America since 1988, last time I did the test was on 1992, at the time I have 62, then everything change..now I'm considering the idea to re start.
I'm graduated from UAG on 1986...ummmm long time ago. At present I'm working in clinical research, since 6 hrs ago. Please give me and advice. Cecilia Quote:
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