Wow Alf Mabrouk Assem! I am a US MD taking Step 2 in 3 weeks and this video was a helpful look into how to get a fantastic score. You will make a great physician inshAllah!
@@alrefaeiMDHi, Dr.Refaei I have one doubt about matching a program in US , every body of IMG residents are saying as I had matched IM, IM n IM n no one said as get Surgery. So why pls describe n can you make a vedio on this pls. Any how congratulations you, for got residency
I’ve recently passed my step 1, and I was looking for some overall guide for step 2. I’ve watched many videos and I must say, this is the best one. MashAllah great score. I am instantly so inspired by your humbleness. IA you’re going to be a great physician. May Allah be with you.
Congratulations 👏🏼 🎉 ♥️ ماشاء الله اللهم بارك...هذا خبر مفرح وسعيد وخر لنا كعرب ومسلمين ربنا يوفقك وينفع بك ويديم عليك التوفيق ويزيدك من فضله🩵😍❤️وعقبالنا يارب-طالب طب السنة الرابعة
i am imagining when he will watch this video years later on…dont overthink then believe me this is so natural and amazing video plus ur english accent is awesome man👌🏻 MashaAllah congratulations 🎉
Some curiosity. Such a good score absolutely reflect a good background medical knowledge in you school. Any one can do uworld and some flash card but starting point is much variable during your learning that will affect the required resources bypass many resources having a strong basic and also shortens your preparation making it couple months to get such as brilliant score in average 6 months
@@alrefaeiMD yes more on this point, pls, so for someone with relatively weak foundations or a couple years out of graduating should prepare differently? ie should build foundations first like watch videos Boards and Beyond or learn the information first or alongside Uworld & Anki? Thanks for your help!
I took many years studying for step 1 and 2 because of the kids and so many responsibilities/ job and my illness It was insane journey but I will never give up ❤
Congrats man 🎉 I love how articulate and thoughtful you are! Could you please give us an idea about your background before step 2 prep? Your basic science foundation, med school performance and step 1 prep.. Thanks for this amazing video!
Thank you! Sure thing! I was good at medical school and left with a solid background on topics. I think this helped me begin with 2 blocks and that’s why I mentioned finding your own pace. I did not do Step1 yet!
MashaAllah congratulations Doctor!! Amazing achievement. May Allah grant you more amazing successes and achievements and make you an aid to humanity. I’m really interested to know your NBME assessment scores because my exam is very very soon and I want to see if it’s possible to get a similar score.
Hello again doctor Al refaei I have a question about my flash cards! As you said , i made flash card with my mistakes in my tests... now i 60 days left to my exam and about 3000 flash card! . I currently have about an hour and a half a day to review flashcards. How can I manage to review all the flashcards I’ve made? I’ve fallen behind on all my flashcards, and a lot of daily flashcards remain unread. I can only review the old ones, leaving no time to go through the new ones. What should I do? .
This is absolutely fine and 60 days is a very good time. Keep doing what you are doing and you will find it easier to cover new cards with time. You will become efficient and the reviews number will become less.
الف مبروم يا دكتور ما شاء الله علي اصرارك وعزيمتك عندي طلب ممكن توضح طريقة عمل انكي كارد للاسئلة اللي بتحلي غلط اشكرك علي الفيديو فادني كتير مع اني لسه بدرس ستيب ١
Congratulation mashaaalah. Can you tell you resources for proration for us lie step1. And also resources in each subject during preparation of medical school that you you recommended to build strong basis videos books platforms question resources. We wait for you to matching inshaallah الف مبروك يا دكتور مشرف العرب ما شاء الله
الف مبروووك يا دكتور انا في سنه تانيه طب حاليا ، طلع الي الفيديو بتاع حضرتك بجد ملهم جدااا ليا ❤❤ مفسي لما اكبر احقق الإنجاز ده تنصحني في ايه في فتره الجامعه ؟
شكرا على كلماتك اللطيفة، موضوع طويل جداً، بوعدك أعمل شيء مفصل أكثر لكن استثمار الوقت، اختيار صحبة حسنة، وتقليل دور الهاتف ووسائل التواصل الإجتماعي بحياتك.
Mashallah Assem, amazing score! Thank you for the tips. Just wanted to ask you what was your main source of studying the content. Besides making your own anki cards, were you studying the systems from Anking? Or did you only solve questions and study their explanations?
Thank you for asking. UW is the main source of learning. There is not a piece of information in your exam that would not be present somewhere in UW. Just focus on it and do not overcomplicate yourself with resources.
Congratulations, I just passed step 1 and your video is gold and so helpful to me ,thank you so much. What is your advice to improve English speaking and accent. (Any good app?)
Congratulations. Your feedback is most appreciated. For me, I watch a lot of videos in English and tended to have friends who use English as their main language, those combined helped me improve my language.
Alf Mabrook Dr Assem MashAllah that is a great score :) . Wish you all the best on your journey to the US. So you don't advise making Anki cards from the first read?
شكرا على وقتك دكتور بدي اسألك انا درست من Anking في step 1 بس اخذ مني وقت كثير والنتيجة كانت فعالة صح بس بدي اسئل هل انت استخدمت Anking كله ولا كنت تضيف في الاسئلة الغلط؟
Hello! Thank you for the great advice. I have a question and a request. My question is how important is the knowledge you gain from step 1 and how much does it contribute to your score on step 2? since step 1 is pass/fail, I am struggling to plan the right amount of time and the amount of attention to detail I should give it. Should I take step 1 as soon as I am able to pass or should I make sure I can score a high grade in step 1 before moving on to step 2 if I want a high score for step 2? My request is - could you please make a video on how to start with research from scratch? for a person who has never done any research or who knows nothing about it and doesn't know where to start. Thank you in advance Assem!
Hi there! I actually did not do step1 and was warned by many that this will be detrimental to my Step2, and it was not. You do not need either one to do the other. It would make some parts of your experience easier but it is not necessary. It depends on your situation and current stage. If you are an early year medical student you might focus on getting rid of Step1 first, while if you had an already good clinical exposure, Step2 might be your most reasonable target. I will also be posting more content on research soon. It is completely for beginners so tune in!
Hey, congratulations on the exceptional score! I heard the ethics section has gotten a lot tougher recently, was ethics in the final exam doable with Uworld alone?
It was hard. Not UW-alike, but I argue that you should not over-prepare because I do not think that helps either. Repeat ethics from UW in your last week
Hey! I just took step 1 last month and my last NBMEs were 73,74,77. In the scored era step 1 score was ultra predictive of step 2 score. 77% is only 228 lol, so I wonder if I have to do strong content review like boards and beyond for step 2 to get into the 260 range. Only problem is I don't want to prep inefficiently and waste time. Would appreciate your thoughts thanks!
I suggest for Step2 to focus on UW, and repeating your mistakes through Anki. Short story is every info you need to score 260 is in UW, so why complicate with more resources? More is less.
Hello, its absolutely new to hear someone repeating UW 3-4 times. Would you mind sharing how didnyou make notes out of it ? And how did you revise them regularly ?
First of all congratulations on your GOAT score!!! I want to have a opinion from your side, Ill be giving my real deal in a few months. And plz response to this comment kindly. I have made a anki deck that has summarized uworld qs on front and explanations on back. almost 4500 cards. After my first pass im doing it for 2.5 months, 60 anki has been completed and im doing it system wise. Havent given a assessment yet. What I want to ask is that i keep on forgetting tables and explanations from topics I have read a month back. How should I approach my third read after finishing anki (almost a second pass of uworld). Thanks alot!!!!
Hi there, Thank you for your words. This is really fantastic. You are doing a great job. Continue what you are doing and start doing assessments. You will not remember everything even after a month so the goal is not to memorize everything. See how your assessment works and fill the deficits after.
I did write my question notes (as described in a separate video on how to answer Uw questions). I didn’t watch any videos. Just learnt from UW explanations.
Hello Asem, I hope you're doing well. I have another question for you! 😊 I recently started preparing for Step 2 and began using UWorld from scratch, and I just can't retain information without using Anki. I've tried both a pre-made deck and creating my own deck (focusing on my wrong answers and things I don't know). I found making my own cards to be more effective, but it takes more time. Do you recommend continuing with this approach? Is it sustainable in the long term, or should I stick to the pre-made decks? Thank you so much Asem
Hi, Great question and study approach. You should try to not make Anki kill your UW time. Try using pre-made decks to get material on your mistakes. Like you made a mistake on tularemia, search it in the browse feature of anki, and transfer it from the pre-made deck to yours. I will published a detailed video tomorrow on my anki use.
@@alrefaeiMD Got it, that makes sense. Using the search and unsuspend method sounds like a smart move. One last question for the next video. Which deck would you recommend: Janki, Tzanki, Ankingv11, or Anking V12? Thanks a lot for your effort. I'll be eagerly awaiting your next video.
hello Dr Assem; i am a British IMG and have recently decided to ditch the PLABs to pursue the USMLE path for my medical career. I just took the step 1 and passed, currently going over my step 2 readthrough. I wanted to ask you if you think that only using u world is enough to get a 260+ or do I have to use another resource to get a high mark? I should also mention that I use U world extremely religiously and I go over the right and wrong answers very well.
All my congraduations Doctor ! Thank you a lot for all the sharing! Questions for you, Doctor: how much time/hours did you spend on anki? and how many cards/day? if the number of review cards exceeds like 700, should i suspend the old one? how did you use uworld (timed, tutorial ect, multiple subjects)? what is the ideal time to spend on the preparation of step 1 ?
Thank you! So i spent maybe 2 hours per day on Anki, the number of cards varied. On most days I didn’t achieve the perfect zero. I never suspended old cards. My uworld was always in tutored mode. And there is no ideal time for everyone, it really depends on your baseline knowledge and current situation.
Congratulations Dr. Which anki cards would you recommend? How many cards did you have in total? Also what nbmes and cms forms do you recommend going through, and how many passes for each? Thanks
283 is utter insanity!! Congratulations U will probably have an unbroken record for years to come!!
Wow Alf Mabrouk Assem! I am a US MD taking Step 2 in 3 weeks and this video was a helpful look into how to get a fantastic score. You will make a great physician inshAllah!
Wishing you the best on your exam! Inshallah you have it easy and accomplish a great score.
@@alrefaeiMDHi, Dr.Refaei I have one doubt about matching a program in US , every body of IMG residents are saying as I had matched IM, IM n IM n no one said as get Surgery. So why pls describe n can you make a vedio on this pls. Any how congratulations you, for got residency
Congrats brother, proud to witness this achievement from a dear friend like you.
ما شاء الله عليك
Thank you Shurafa! You will always have a place in my heart❤️
I’ve recently passed my step 1, and I was looking for some overall guide for step 2. I’ve watched many videos and I must say, this is the best one. MashAllah great score. I am instantly so inspired by your humbleness. IA you’re going to be a great physician. May Allah be with you.
Glad I could help! I am very grateful for your words and wish you nothing but the best brother.
Congratulations 👏🏼 🎉 ♥️
ماشاء الله اللهم بارك...هذا خبر مفرح وسعيد وخر لنا كعرب ومسلمين ربنا يوفقك وينفع بك ويديم عليك التوفيق ويزيدك من فضله🩵😍❤️وعقبالنا يارب-طالب طب السنة الرابعة
ربنا يبارك فيك 🤍 يعزني تعليقك وان شاء الله كل التوفيق لك في رحلتك!
Congratulations assem , inspiring experience , good luck in the next steps
Thank you 🙌 wishing you all the best!
Congratulations on your amazing achievement! I’m excited to hear about the next steps in your journey!
Thank you Khaled! Wish you all the best in your journey.
Congratulations🎉
Happy to see our IMG colleagues from Jordan shining!
salute from Sudan.
Thank you so much. Prayers for Sudan!
شكرا دكتور عاصم لمشارككتنا تجربتك الرائعه وشكرا لاهتمامك بالترجمة ❤💐
العفو
كل التوفيق 🙌🏻
شكرا لأنك اهتميت بالترجمة ❤❤❤❤
العفو أخي، واجبي 🤍🤍🤍
congrats, really happy for you and i wish you the very best. You deserve it
Thank you so much!
Ma sha Allah. Congratulations
Thank you!
Thankyou so much Doctor..
Congratulation ..
You got fabulous score
Your advises was awesome and useful
Thank you so much for your kind words! Very appreciated.
@@alrefaeiMD 🙏💚
الف مليون مبروك ما شاء الله درجه خرافيه
ربنا يوفقك فى كل اللى جى ان شاء الله ❤❤❤
ربنا يبارك فيك ويوفقك ان شاء الله 🙏🏼
i am imagining when he will watch this video years later on…dont overthink then believe me this is so natural and amazing video plus ur english accent is awesome man👌🏻
MashaAllah congratulations 🎉
Thank you for your kind words!
نصائح مختصرة و مفيدة جدا
مبارك يا دكتور و شكرا جزيلا على ما قدمت ❤
العفو، جزاك الله خيراً
Congratulations ❤
Thank you
Thank you Asem for your valuable advices! Wish you all the best
Thank you Abdulrahman! Best wishes for you too.
Thank you! That was very helpful! Alf Mabrook for you 🎉
Thank you so much! Wishing you all the best.
Congratulations brother. That is an amazing score. Good luck for every step ahead.🎉🎉
Thank you!
Came across this amazing video.Am proud of you MashaAllah.May you shine bright always!
Thank you and welcome!
Outstanding score Masha Allah.
Thank you!
Some curiosity. Such a good score absolutely reflect a good background medical knowledge in you school. Any one can do uworld and some flash card but starting point is much variable during your learning that will affect the required resources bypass many resources having a strong basic and also shortens your preparation making it couple months to get such as brilliant score in average 6 months
I totally agree. Everyone has to find their pace and be comfortable with it!
@@alrefaeiMD yes more on this point, pls, so for someone with relatively weak foundations or a couple years out of graduating should prepare differently? ie should build foundations first like watch videos Boards and Beyond or learn the information first or alongside Uworld & Anki? Thanks for your help!
this video is sooo helpful bro, thank you so much brother
My pleasure
I took many years studying for step 1 and 2 because of the kids and so many responsibilities/ job and my illness
It was insane journey but I will never give up ❤
Keep it up! I wish you all the best on your journey.
Congratulations!!🙌
Thank you!!
May Allah keep you forever blessed
Thank you! You too
Congrats man 🎉 I love how articulate and thoughtful you are!
Could you please give us an idea about your background before step 2 prep? Your basic science foundation, med school performance and step 1 prep.. Thanks for this amazing video!
Thank you! Sure thing!
I was good at medical school and left with a solid background on topics. I think this helped me begin with 2 blocks and that’s why I mentioned finding your own pace. I did not do Step1 yet!
Hey assem, amazing clarity and depth you touched upon, can you make a video for younger aspirants for becoming the ultimate learning machine, thanks
Thank you for your words. I will more videos on study advice, one is already in the channel.
Amazing video congratulations on your score
Thanks so much!
Congratulations and thank you so much,, please make a video for step 1 also ,it will be very helpful
Sure I will. Thank you!
Alf mabrook! Mashallah great score
Thank you so much
MashaAllah congratulations Doctor!! Amazing achievement. May Allah grant you more amazing successes and achievements and make you an aid to humanity. I’m really interested to know your NBME assessment scores because my exam is very very soon and I want to see if it’s possible to get a similar score.
Hi, thanks for your words.
My assessments ranged between 260-274 and these were 3 months before the real deal.
Congratulations assem 🎉😊 thank u for advice 😊
Most welcome
Thank you so much!
very well explained, to the point .
Thank you so much
Congrats bro Masha Alah keep it up
Thank you Usman! Best wishes.
congratulations on passing with such a high score🎉
Thank you so much!
ماشاءالله تبارك الله مبرووك 🎉🎉
الله يبارك بعمرك
pls pls pls can you make a tutorial for anki it would be really helpful. For me it's so confusing the settings and everything pls
I will do that soon!
Thanx dr assem for your helpful feedback. Could you please share a video with us on how to use anki for USMLE
Thank you for your words. I will do soon!
Congrats bro! 🙌✨
Thank you 🙌
Hello again doctor Al refaei
I have a question about my flash cards!
As you said , i made flash card with my mistakes in my tests... now i 60 days left to my exam and about 3000 flash card! .
I currently have about an hour and a half a day to review flashcards.
How can I manage to review all the flashcards I’ve made?
I’ve fallen behind on all my flashcards, and a lot of daily flashcards remain unread. I can only review the old ones, leaving no time to go through the new ones.
What should I do?
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This is absolutely fine and 60 days is a very good time. Keep doing what you are doing and you will find it easier to cover new cards with time. You will become efficient and the reviews number will become less.
Really congratulations ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!
الف مبروم يا دكتور ما شاء الله علي اصرارك وعزيمتك
عندي طلب ممكن توضح طريقة عمل انكي كارد للاسئلة اللي بتحلي غلط
اشكرك علي الفيديو فادني كتير مع اني لسه بدرس ستيب ١
اهلاً دكتور هشام،
أبشر ❤️ وان شاء الله موفق بمسيرتك.
Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!
congratulations 👏
Thank you!
Ma Sha Allah bhai❤
Thank you!
Congrats 👏
Thank you!
Congratulation mashaaalah. Can you tell you resources for proration for us lie step1. And also resources in each subject during preparation of medical school that you you recommended to build strong basis videos books platforms question resources. We wait for you to matching inshaallah الف مبروك يا دكتور مشرف العرب ما شاء الله
Thank you! I did not take Step 1 yet and this is going to be what I will explain in my next video .
That’s a Great achievement
Thank you!
ازاى نعمل basic كويس فترة دراسة الكلية .. ممكن نصائحك ومصادرك دكتور
ابشر ان شاء الله هعمل فيديو عن الموضوع قريباً
@@alrefaeiMD
بشرك بالخير دكتور بالانتظار إن شاء الله ❤️
wow! god bless you
Thank you!
well done doc 🙏🙏
Thank you!
ما شاء الله 👏🏾👏🏾
شكرأ 🤍
Mashaallah this is highest score i ever seen.
Thank you! I’m just grateful for the journey and learning along the way with all of you.
congratulations☺👏
Thank you!
that's amazing doc
Thank you!
283 is a wild score bro 💯🔥😂
الف مبروووك يا دكتور انا في سنه تانيه طب حاليا ، طلع الي الفيديو بتاع حضرتك بجد ملهم جدااا ليا ❤❤ مفسي لما اكبر احقق الإنجاز ده تنصحني في ايه في فتره الجامعه ؟
شكرا على كلماتك اللطيفة، موضوع طويل جداً، بوعدك أعمل شيء مفصل أكثر لكن استثمار الوقت، اختيار صحبة حسنة، وتقليل دور الهاتف ووسائل التواصل الإجتماعي بحياتك.
Thank you for this informative video, can you please share the Anki link that you've used in both Step 1&2
I shared them in the description of another video about anki.
ماشاء الله اللهم بارك الف مبروك
الله يبارك فيك صديقي
Mashallah mashallah mashallah mashallah mashallah mashallah mashallah tabarakallah God bless
Thank you! God bless you too!
Mashallah Assem, amazing score! Thank you for the tips. Just wanted to ask you what was your main source of studying the content. Besides making your own anki cards, were you studying the systems from Anking? Or did you only solve questions and study their explanations?
Thank you for asking. UW is the main source of learning. There is not a piece of information in your exam that would not be present somewhere in UW. Just focus on it and do not overcomplicate yourself with resources.
Congrats doc❤️🎉
Can you make a step 1 experience video please
Thank you! I did not take Step1.
Congratulations, I just passed step 1 and
your video is gold and so helpful to me ,thank you so much.
What is your advice to improve English speaking and accent. (Any good app?)
Congratulations. Your feedback is most appreciated.
For me, I watch a lot of videos in English and tended to have friends who use English as their main language, those combined helped me improve my language.
No app suggestion but definitely you can attempt.
Congratulations,God is good
Thank you 🙏🏼
شكرا على الفيديو دكتور، ممكن أسألك إذا درست خلال روتيشنات الجامعة دراسة ستيب ٢؟ وكيف؟ نفس الطريقة المذكورة في الفيديو؟
Ahlan. I only studied the university material during my school but made sure to study well.
❤❤❤❤❤. Congratulations
Thank you!!
فخر ماشاء الله عليك دكتور
Thank you!
Please make a video on step 1 too
Sure I will. Thank you!
Alf Mabrook Dr Assem MashAllah that is a great score :) . Wish you all the best on your journey to the US.
So you don't advise making Anki cards from the first read?
Thank you so much. Yes, only after first read!
Doctor what about biostatistics questions and behavioral any tips
Just UW. I think it is sufficient and if something in the exam is weird you will probably not find it in other resources as well.
Wow congratulations
Thank you!
شكرا على وقتك دكتور بدي اسألك انا درست من Anking في step 1 بس اخذ مني وقت كثير والنتيجة كانت فعالة صح بس بدي اسئل هل انت استخدمت Anking كله ولا كنت تضيف في الاسئلة الغلط؟
السؤال كتابته شوي متلخبطة، هجاوب على ما فهمت. ما استخدمت انكينج في ستيب 1 ولكن استخدمت
mneomsyne
انا بحكي كيف استخدمت anking for step 2
Hello! Thank you for the great advice. I have a question and a request. My question is how important is the knowledge you gain from step 1 and how much does it contribute to your score on step 2? since step 1 is pass/fail, I am struggling to plan the right amount of time and the amount of attention to detail I should give it. Should I take step 1 as soon as I am able to pass or should I make sure I can score a high grade in step 1 before moving on to step 2 if I want a high score for step 2? My request is - could you please make a video on how to start with research from scratch? for a person who has never done any research or who knows nothing about it and doesn't know where to start. Thank you in advance Assem!
Hi there! I actually did not do step1 and was warned by many that this will be detrimental to my Step2, and it was not. You do not need either one to do the other. It would make some parts of your experience easier but it is not necessary. It depends on your situation and current stage. If you are an early year medical student you might focus on getting rid of Step1 first, while if you had an already good clinical exposure, Step2 might be your most reasonable target.
I will also be posting more content on research soon. It is completely for beginners so tune in!
Congrats and thanks alot for this, it has been great! I just have difficulty in understanding how to use Anki so may you plz guide me?
Thank you. Sure thing! I made a detailed Anki video in my channel.
Congrats dr. Assem
Thank you so much. I detailed my anki experience in another video.
Thank you Doctor ! Alf mabrouk ^^.
Thank you! 😃
Which book to use for neuroanatomy? Also did u use kaplan medical
For Step2, i did not revise neuroanatomy and relied on the information in UW. For Step1, you can rely on the material in the FA book.
@alrefaeiMD which book did u use for anatomy? Any additional Resources for anatomy that can help w usmle scores?
@alrefaeiMD i wanna match into surgery how can i do that
Congratulations
Thank you
Hey, congratulations on the exceptional score! I heard the ethics section has gotten a lot tougher recently, was ethics in the final exam doable with Uworld alone?
It was hard. Not UW-alike, but I argue that you should not over-prepare because I do not think that helps either. Repeat ethics from UW in your last week
Hey! I just took step 1 last month and my last NBMEs were 73,74,77. In the scored era step 1 score was ultra predictive of step 2 score. 77% is only 228 lol, so I wonder if I have to do strong content review like boards and beyond for step 2 to get into the 260 range. Only problem is I don't want to prep inefficiently and waste time. Would appreciate your thoughts thanks!
I suggest for Step2 to focus on UW, and repeating your mistakes through Anki. Short story is every info you need to score 260 is in UW, so why complicate with more resources? More is less.
@@alrefaeiMD Alright that makes sense thank u so much!
Congrats. What were the resources/decks you used for anki please. Can you please share
Thank you! I used anking and cards for my incorrects.
Congratulations on your amazing score!! Can you please share what did you use to prepare for research, ethics, quality improvement and drug ads?
I relied on UW only. I do not think adding more resources correlate with better performance on exam day.
Do you recommend First Aid, sir??
Congratulations on your amazing score!
Thank you!
Not particularly, you can refer to it if there’s a something specific you want to review but keep your resources simple and focus on UW.
Hello, its absolutely new to hear someone repeating UW 3-4 times. Would you mind sharing how didnyou make notes out of it ? And how did you revise them regularly ?
Hi, I did do that in a recent video.
First of all congratulations on your GOAT score!!!
I want to have a opinion from your side, Ill be giving my real deal in a few months. And plz response to this comment kindly. I have made a anki deck that has summarized uworld qs on front and explanations on back. almost 4500 cards. After my first pass im doing it for 2.5 months, 60 anki has been completed and im doing it system wise. Havent given a assessment yet. What I want to ask is that i keep on forgetting tables and explanations from topics I have read a month back. How should I approach my third read after finishing anki (almost a second pass of uworld). Thanks alot!!!!
Hello doctor ! Are you willing to share your anki cards ?
Hi there,
Thank you for your words. This is really fantastic. You are doing a great job. Continue what you are doing and start doing assessments. You will not remember everything even after a month so the goal is not to memorize everything. See how your assessment works and fill the deficits after.
Did u write notes for the 2 blocks / day? Or u depended on anki
Also how did u learn the info did u watch any videos…?
I did write my question notes (as described in a separate video on how to answer Uw questions).
I didn’t watch any videos. Just learnt from UW explanations.
Mabruk MashaAllah
Thank you so much
Hello Asem,
I hope you're doing well. I have another question for you! 😊
I recently started preparing for Step 2 and began using UWorld from scratch, and I just can't retain information without using Anki. I've tried both a pre-made deck and creating my own deck (focusing on my wrong answers and things I don't know). I found making my own cards to be more effective, but it takes more time.
Do you recommend continuing with this approach? Is it sustainable in the long term, or should I stick to the pre-made decks?
Thank you so much Asem
Hi,
Great question and study approach. You should try to not make Anki kill your UW time. Try using pre-made decks to get material on your mistakes. Like you made a mistake on tularemia, search it in the browse feature of anki, and transfer it from the pre-made deck to yours. I will published a detailed video tomorrow on my anki use.
@@alrefaeiMD
Got it, that makes sense. Using the search and unsuspend method sounds like a smart move.
One last question for the next video. Which deck would you recommend: Janki, Tzanki, Ankingv11, or Anking V12?
Thanks a lot for your effort. I'll be eagerly awaiting your next video.
which Anking subdeck you specifically used for prep ?
I used Cheesy Dorian. More in my anki video.
hello Dr Assem; i am a British IMG and have recently decided to ditch the PLABs to pursue the USMLE path for my medical career. I just took the step 1 and passed, currently going over my step 2 readthrough.
I wanted to ask you if you think that only using u world is enough to get a 260+ or do I have to use another resource to get a high mark? I should also mention that I use U world extremely religiously and I go over the right and wrong answers very well.
As I mentioned in the video, I only used UW and anki to achieve this score and many people I know did the same and achieved +260 scores.
Congratulations doctor! Can you go over your schedule exactly? Thank you😄
Thank you! I will share it soon.
All my congraduations Doctor ! Thank you a lot for all the sharing!
Questions for you, Doctor: how much time/hours did you spend on anki? and how many cards/day? if the number of review cards exceeds like 700, should i suspend the old one? how did you use uworld (timed, tutorial ect, multiple subjects)? what is the ideal time to spend on the preparation of step 1 ?
Thank you!
So i spent maybe 2 hours per day on Anki, the number of cards varied. On most days I didn’t achieve the perfect zero. I never suspended old cards. My uworld was always in tutored mode. And there is no ideal time for everyone, it really depends on your baseline knowledge and current situation.
Congratulations Dr. Which anki cards would you recommend? How many cards did you have in total?
Also what nbmes and cms forms do you recommend going through, and how many passes for each?
Thanks
Thanks! I have discussed all of the details regarding anki in another video in the channel.
Hi! Thank you and congratulations on your score. Do you prefer a 3rd round of uworld or amboss qbank? Please reply, I’m on a time crunch, thank you 🙏
Thank you for your comment! Always UW. Best of luck.
لو سمحت نسبتك كانت كام في اول و تاني مرة حل ل uworld ?
I can’t exactly recall but both were in +75, probably second one was +85%.
Congrats
Thank you!
Where did you get the anking deck resources. Would be very helpful if you replied. Thank you for the advice!
There are available on Ankihub. I will post a detailed anki guide from A to Z tomorrow!