Thank you so much. I'm a fourth year med student, so I'm facing the same problem, difficulty integrating school studies with step 1 prep, so hearing about your routine & experience helps a lot, really aprpeciate it.
My step 1 exam simulated UWorld more than anything else More than 85% questions were uworld style feww that were from First Aid knowledge only and few from basic science knowledge only! Amboss is quite helpful though, couldn’t do even 50% of it though but nbmes didn’t help thattttt much as I had heard they do as far as my case is concerned but I would definitely recommend ppl to do one or two nbmes after step 1 first pass I mean before doing wrongs and marked and do nbmes every time you are a bit too boosted up or burned out to study it would keep you on track (ps one of my biggest misses were just these) if you did these (UWorld and wrongs and did at least fine on nbmes) well there definitely is no need for second pass of uworld for it is pass fail now but don’t let the “pass/ fail” thing get too high to your head Cz the easier you’ll take it the tougher it’s gonna get by the end time of prep stay focused (what I lacked and regretted in the end ) and also everyone says step 1 is vip for step 2 (ps i have to start yet so cannot say from personal experience how much exactly it helps ) Good luck!! 👍🏻
One thing I have noticed is that you emphasize the importance of doing banks and NBMEs for prep. But even if someone has a strong foundation in uni and delved directly into solving banks without reviewing the material again (watching boards, reading First Aid, ...), wouldn't this undermine his scores on AMBOSS, Uworld, or the NBMEs? I am asking this question because the USMLE gurus on youtube show how high their test bank scores are and I would like to know if this is necessarily an indicator of the actual score. Thank you for everything!
I think it's important to start Qbanks as early as possible even if you're scoring very low. My first ever qbank was a relatively low % correct, and every time I did another qbank my percentage increased steadily. I felt like this was the quickest and most efficient way to increase my scores. If you're worried about scoring very low on the NBMEs, AMBOSS and UWorld, I would recommend starting with Rx Qbank. It's okay to be scoring very low when you start even if you have a decent foundation. If you feel your foundation is not as good or you want content review, I'd recommend reading most of the Qbank explanations.
I am a second-year medical student if we assume that we study the cardiovascular system in university, I do not study from university books, nor do I attend lectures, from where should I study the topics? What are your recommendations (videos, books, or .... )? يعني اي ترشيحاتك لمذاكرة المحتوى لأول مره وليس للمراجعة
I would recommend studying from your Uni books and try to understand everything you read. Use TH-cam, Google, etc. for things you don't understand. You could also use Costanzo physiology and Robbins pathology for reference. You could use pathoma or B&B for reviewing what you had learned, reinforcing high-yield concepts, and learning new stuff. Check out this video if you haven't already: th-cam.com/video/2keiZFipHCU/w-d-xo.html
Tysm for this video,i have a quis which isn't related to step1..could u tell us about your lifestyle as a medical student like what u did at 6:16..like,what was your daily schedule
I tried to work out regularly, hangout with friends, did lots of research, and played video games like COD and FIFA/PES. Will try to talk about this in more detail in another video.
I used Wikipedia for reference sometimes. For TH-cam, I watched 1 or 2 videos of dirty medicine and Randy Neil. They were decent, so check them out. Otherwise, I didn't rely much on TH-cam videos for my prep.
يعطيك العافية يا دكتور كم احط new في انكي( انا في اجازة و خلصت كمية منيحة ) + متى رح اصير اتعود على اسألة uw من ناحية طولها أو حتى من الرهبة منها، شغلة أخيرة: بحل uw اوفلاين مش لازم أروح على ستسم جديد غير لما اخلص كل بلوكات الستسم الأول؟
what if i have very weak basics ?, this a big problem to me. how can i understand for example CVS physiology or pathology just by solving QS and reading their explanations espescially with weak basics ? TIA
Yeah, I believe Qbanks will help even if your foundation is weak. You could start with UWorld then move on to AMBOSS and finally the NBMEs. You could supplement them with pathoma or B&B for your very weak topics.
How should I start my Step 1 prep if I have a good foundation in Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology? Should I start with Qbanks to help me fill in my gaps of knowledge in all the other subjects or use Boards and Beyond/Anki?
Thanks a lot I have weak basics so I have to study and then practice Could I watch a video like B&B and learn through the video actively(by taking notes and explain it to myself) and then do Anki? And not reread the textbooks By this step, my resources are the videos and Anki Do you recommend that?
How to build foundations in the med school in the academic subjects, Do you Recommend specific Textbooks ? or were they the Textbooks of the Alexandria medical school? Will the books of the Alexandria medical school be useful to me instead of my school books? and Thank You Very Much Dr Yousef and Your Time ❤️.
No not necessarily, I'd recommend sticking to your Uni's books better. You could use Costanzo (physiology) and Robbins (pathology) for reference. Try to *understand* everything whether it's Uni, textbook, or USMLE.
I didn't review anything specific. I was always doing Qbanks random timed almost everyday + Anki reviews, which was enough to retain everything I learn. If you haven't already, you could check my previous video for more detail: th-cam.com/video/2keiZFipHCU/w-d-xo.html
If you're gonna take step 1 p/f, definitely start off with UWorld. They have great explanations. Keep AMBOSS till the end as it's harder and resembles the exam more.
Thanks for sharing your step 1 journey. Kindly guide if we are short on time will you recommend doing 3rd, 4th or 5th hammer Amboss Qs in addition to uworld? Or would you recommend completing amboss.
Hey! I’m a second year med student. For example I didnt even finish normal anatomy, physiology or pathology, no clinical subjects yet at all at uni. So what do u recommend me? Still solving questions, QBANKs or what? Thank u so much!! Yea, u r genius, no doubt!!!
For every such person it’s v imp to understand doing sketchy being v focussed xan help a lot!! Oh sketchy is not any animation kinda stuff don’t be discouraged if you don’t like first few videos it’s gonna help a lot to retain hella knowledge and that’s what matters a lot ps I was pretty much late to understand that and regretted it a lot couldn’t see special patho (I hadn’t studied that at all and found it really overwhelming at so many times) videos cz it was too late to get to know they existed for definitely sketchy pharma helpedddd a lot !!!!!
Do you think that studying and approaching step 1 as a 3 digit score exam is a good idea for the purposes of acing step 2 ck? I’m currently in my 3rd year planning to take it at the end of next year “beginning of year 4” “5 years program”, thanks for your help Yousef!
Yeah, absolutely, there's significant overlap between both steps. I'd recommend studying hard for step 1 even if it's going p/f cuz it'll help you understand a lot of concepts on step 2.
Hi Yousef, while solving questions from a qbank would you care noting down important information at some place like annotating First Aid so that you could come back later to review or would you rather just go on and rely on repetition of concepts in the qbanks?
Thank You dr.Tanas for video. Would you be kind to tell, how to manage last 2 weeks before exam? You have mentioned in first video , that last 2 weeks was focus on NBMEs. How was your approach these 2 weeks? Thanks ahead.
Last 2 weeks I took an NBME every other day. The day after taking an NBME, I reviewed all the educational objectives and sometimes the explanations of difficult questions.
One more question about NBMEs. Did you have a feeling during your exam that you were getting repeated questions from NBMEs alongside with same concepts? Thanks ahead, dr. Tanas.
@@iabezhanidze4592 yeahhh definitely the concepts repeat. The style of questions is very similar, but my form was a bit more difficult than NBME 25. I got 1 or 2 repeats from free 120.
I was raised in the UAE, and only spoke in English at my school. My teachers were British so I guess that helped. Otherwise, I didn't do anything for my English. If anything, I think it got worse after I came here. 😅😅
TBH, I wasn't that fast. I think I did 4 cards per minute cuz I lost concentration a lot. I'd recommend suspending as many easy cards as possible. It might help.
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ما شاء الله ..تعجبني طريقة تفكيرك، تنسجم مع معتقداتي بسهولة.
Thank you so much.
I'm a fourth year med student, so I'm facing the same problem, difficulty integrating school studies with step 1 prep, so hearing about your routine & experience helps a lot, really aprpeciate it.
دكتور يوسف الرب يبارك كل خطواتك
يعطيك العافيه .
بدنا بالعربي يا دكتور لو سمحت😅🥺
انجليزياتنا بطيخ😂
God bless you
ربنا يبارك فيك يا يوسف عقبال ck
ربنا يوفقك يا دكتور عقبال الck
My step 1 exam simulated UWorld more than anything else
More than 85% questions were uworld style feww that were from First Aid knowledge only and few from basic science knowledge only! Amboss is quite helpful though, couldn’t do even 50% of it though but nbmes didn’t help thattttt much as I had heard they do as far as my case is concerned but I would definitely recommend ppl to do one or two nbmes after step 1 first pass I mean before doing wrongs and marked and do nbmes every time you are a bit too boosted up or burned out to study it would keep you on track (ps one of my biggest misses were just these) if you did these (UWorld and wrongs and did at least fine on nbmes) well there definitely is no need for second pass of uworld for it is pass fail now but don’t let the “pass/ fail” thing get too high to your head
Cz the easier you’ll take it the tougher it’s gonna get by the end time of prep stay focused (what I lacked and regretted in the end ) and also everyone says step 1 is vip for step 2 (ps i have to start yet so cannot say from personal experience how much exactly it helps )
Good luck!! 👍🏻
Amazing video, keep it up!
Please make a video about your research experience
One thing I have noticed is that you emphasize the importance of doing banks and NBMEs for prep. But even if someone has a strong foundation in uni and delved directly into solving banks without reviewing the material again (watching boards, reading First Aid, ...), wouldn't this undermine his scores on AMBOSS, Uworld, or the NBMEs?
I am asking this question because the USMLE gurus on youtube show how high their test bank scores are and I would like to know if this is necessarily an indicator of the actual score.
Thank you for everything!
I think it's important to start Qbanks as early as possible even if you're scoring very low. My first ever qbank was a relatively low % correct, and every time I did another qbank my percentage increased steadily. I felt like this was the quickest and most efficient way to increase my scores.
If you're worried about scoring very low on the NBMEs, AMBOSS and UWorld, I would recommend starting with Rx Qbank. It's okay to be scoring very low when you start even if you have a decent foundation.
If you feel your foundation is not as good or you want content review, I'd recommend reading most of the Qbank explanations.
@@YousefTanas Thank you for your helpful reply. Keep going!
keep going man u r hero ♥️
I hope you keep uploading, your videos help calming me
I am a second-year medical student
if we assume that we study the cardiovascular system in university, I do not study from university books, nor do I attend lectures, from where should I study the topics? What are your recommendations (videos, books, or .... )?
يعني اي ترشيحاتك لمذاكرة المحتوى لأول مره وليس للمراجعة
I would recommend studying from your Uni books and try to understand everything you read. Use TH-cam, Google, etc. for things you don't understand. You could also use Costanzo physiology and Robbins pathology for reference.
You could use pathoma or B&B for reviewing what you had learned, reinforcing high-yield concepts, and learning new stuff.
Check out this video if you haven't already: th-cam.com/video/2keiZFipHCU/w-d-xo.html
Tysm for this video,i have a quis which isn't related to step1..could u tell us about your lifestyle as a medical student like what u did at 6:16..like,what was your daily schedule
I tried to work out regularly, hangout with friends, did lots of research, and played video games like COD and FIFA/PES.
Will try to talk about this in more detail in another video.
heyy, first I appreciate posting this video and I wonder if u can do another video explaining step 2 preparation
Thank you so much.
Do you have a setting you recommend for Anki?
Thanks a lot ♥️
Thank you so much Dr. Tanas
Is there specific websites or TH-cam channels etc that help you in step 1 preparation?? z
I used Wikipedia for reference sometimes. For TH-cam, I watched 1 or 2 videos of dirty medicine and Randy Neil. They were decent, so check them out.
Otherwise, I didn't rely much on TH-cam videos for my prep.
Thank you so much, I have question if you don't mind, which flash cards would you recommend the most?
Can you send a link for flashcards for step 1 and 2 plz ?
Thank you! Did you do the whole anking deck?
يعطيك العافية يا دكتور
كم احط new في انكي( انا في اجازة و خلصت كمية منيحة ) + متى رح اصير اتعود على اسألة uw من ناحية طولها أو حتى من الرهبة منها، شغلة أخيرة: بحل uw اوفلاين مش لازم أروح على ستسم جديد غير لما اخلص كل بلوكات الستسم الأول؟
you didn't use firstaid at all ?
and would you please mention more about notes taking from qbanks..
is it useless ?
I didn't really use first aid or take notes because I was using anking. I felt it would be inefficient to take notes for everything.
what if i have very weak basics ?, this a big problem to me.
how can i understand for example CVS physiology or pathology just by solving QS and reading their explanations espescially with weak basics ?
TIA
Yeah, I believe Qbanks will help even if your foundation is weak. You could start with UWorld then move on to AMBOSS and finally the NBMEs. You could supplement them with pathoma or B&B for your very weak topics.
How should I start my Step 1 prep if I have a good foundation in Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology? Should I start with Qbanks to help me fill in my gaps of knowledge in all the other subjects or use Boards and Beyond/Anki?
Start with Qbanks.
If there's something that Qbanks didn't explain well, you could look it up in B&B.
Thanks a lot
I have weak basics so I have to study and then practice
Could I watch a video like B&B and learn through the video actively(by taking notes and explain it to myself) and then do Anki? And not reread the textbooks
By this step, my resources are the videos and Anki
Do you recommend that?
ممكن اعدادات ال new cards. الخاصه بالانكي ال كنت شغال بيها لو سمحت
I used the Anking's settings:
th-cam.com/video/wvF5Y2101Lk/w-d-xo.html
Genius 😍😘😘
❤️❤️❤️
Hello dr. Tanas again. I’m wondering if you have started preparing for step 2CK or what resources you recommend to prepare with. Thanks ahead .
How to build foundations in the med school in the academic subjects, Do you Recommend specific Textbooks ? or were they the Textbooks of the Alexandria medical school? Will the books of the Alexandria medical school be useful to me instead of my school books?
and Thank You Very Much Dr Yousef and Your Time ❤️.
No not necessarily, I'd recommend sticking to your Uni's books better.
You could use Costanzo (physiology) and Robbins (pathology) for reference.
Try to *understand* everything whether it's Uni, textbook, or USMLE.
Thanks, I have a question, how would you revise previous topics as you progressed through a year of prep? Anki or qbanks directly or both?
I didn't review anything specific. I was always doing Qbanks random timed almost everyday + Anki reviews, which was enough to retain everything I learn.
If you haven't already, you could check my previous video for more detail: th-cam.com/video/2keiZFipHCU/w-d-xo.html
@@YousefTanas Thanks Yousef, pround of your score as an IMG , good work brother Allahuma Barik!
Which Qbank is better to use at the beginning while building basics?
If you're gonna take step 1 p/f, definitely start off with UWorld. They have great explanations. Keep AMBOSS till the end as it's harder and resembles the exam more.
Thanks for sharing your step 1 journey. Kindly guide if we are short on time will you recommend doing 3rd, 4th or 5th hammer Amboss Qs in addition to uworld? Or would you recommend completing amboss.
Hey! I’m a second year med student. For example I didnt even finish normal anatomy, physiology or pathology, no clinical subjects yet at all at uni. So what do u recommend me? Still solving questions, QBANKs or what?
Thank u so much!! Yea, u r genius, no doubt!!!
sameeee , any replys ?
@@nizarabuhamdeh2252 nahhh yet :( but I started with Kaplan books and started just reading qbanks with right answers idk if it is right way
@@aruzhantemir2161 Hey, can u tell me plz if it worked for u ?
For every such person it’s v imp to understand doing sketchy being v focussed xan help a lot!! Oh sketchy is not any animation kinda stuff don’t be discouraged if you don’t like first few videos it’s gonna help a lot to retain hella knowledge and that’s what matters a lot ps I was pretty much late to understand that and regretted it a lot couldn’t see special patho (I hadn’t studied that at all and found it really overwhelming at so many times) videos cz it was too late to get to know they existed for definitely sketchy pharma helpedddd a lot !!!!!
@@hebaabdelaziz5365 .. 👆🏻
How did u study the new cards of the deck? Thanks
Do you think that studying and approaching step 1 as a 3 digit score exam is a good idea for the purposes of acing step 2 ck? I’m currently in my 3rd year planning to take it at the end of next year “beginning of year 4” “5 years program”, thanks for your help Yousef!
Yeah, absolutely, there's significant overlap between both steps. I'd recommend studying hard for step 1 even if it's going p/f cuz it'll help you understand a lot of concepts on step 2.
🌻🌷🌲🌹❤❤👍👍
Hi Yousef, while solving questions from a qbank would you care noting down important information at some place like annotating First Aid so that you could come back later to review or would you rather just go on and rely on repetition of concepts in the qbanks?
Thank You dr.Tanas for video. Would you be kind to tell, how to manage last 2 weeks before exam? You have mentioned in first video , that last 2 weeks was focus on NBMEs. How was your approach these 2 weeks? Thanks ahead.
Last 2 weeks I took an NBME every other day. The day after taking an NBME, I reviewed all the educational objectives and sometimes the explanations of difficult questions.
@@YousefTanas thank you for response.
One more question about NBMEs. Did you have a feeling during your exam that you were getting repeated questions from NBMEs alongside with same concepts? Thanks ahead, dr. Tanas.
@@iabezhanidze4592 yeahhh definitely the concepts repeat. The style of questions is very similar, but my form was a bit more difficult than NBME 25. I got 1 or 2 repeats from free 120.
@@YousefTanas thank you very much for response.
What did you do to improve your English ?
I was raised in the UAE, and only spoke in English at my school. My teachers were British so I guess that helped. Otherwise, I didn't do anything for my English. If anything, I think it got worse after I came here. 😅😅
how can I review my cards on the phone ?
Hi you are great what about first aid are you read from this book?
In your opinion is memorizing nbmes 15-30 or nbmes 20 -30 is enough to pass?
❤❤❤🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷❤❤ i am second years med student dr yousuf😊which book or sources should I start immediately thanku❤
Did u use TH-cam in pathology or micro for University ?
Yeah sometimes if I needed to understand something complex that required animation.
For micro, I'd recommend using SketchyMicro
How many cards were you doing per days ?
Hey Yousef! Do you have a tutoring course or an email where I can reach out to you please?
ممكن لينك flashcards?
Volume is kinda low
Which university you did your ug? Where
Hello Yousef,
If you donot mind, what is your average anki reviews per hour?
And how could you improve your anki revision speed? TIA
TBH, I wasn't that fast. I think I did 4 cards per minute cuz I lost concentration a lot. I'd recommend suspending as many easy cards as possible. It might help.
Thank you , Champ!