How I Increased My USMLE Step 2 Score 20 Points In 3 Weeks!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- I have been so excited to share this news with you guys!
Studying for and taking Step 2 is now arguably the most stressful experience for medical students because so much is riding on this exam. But I want to emphasize that this is not the end all be all of your application. That being said, I hope you find my approach to preparing for it helpful!
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⌚️Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
Score Reveal - 0:47
Pre-dedicated - 2:12
Semi-dedicated - 3:55
Dedicated - 5:16
Resources - 8:55
Conclusion - 11:30
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Congrats JR! You are leading the way for us aspiring Black Docs!
Right! Affirmative action WHERE
Appreciate y’all!! We’re climbing together!! ✊🏽
For fu$k sake if he is black im asian lol
Aren't we all one? He inspires all of us
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bro my eyes watered at this! Youre a dad to look up to, a brother to look up to, a med student to look up to, a lot of things to look up to, God be with you as you continue to grind!!
Thank you so much bro! This really means a lot! 🙏🏽
Congratulations, I've been watching your videos some over two years now and they've been really helpful in my personal journey. Good job with your family and your youtube channel growth and of course your great scores!!
Thank you so much for your support and encouragement!
Congrats to you and your family brother. Keep on shinning!
Thank you so much! We appreciate you!
Congratulations JR, you are an inspiration. God bless you and your family!
Thank you so much! We really appreciate you! 🙏🏽
Congratulations! You've worked hard and well deserved.
Thank you so much!
I just did step 1 yesterday and I’m already feeling an amazing hope and stamina watching your blog, thx a lot JR! 🙏🏽
Congratulations on being done with step 1. That is a fantastic feeling and I’m so happy this video helped motivate you for the next one! You’re going to crush it!
Loving to see you win! Keep setting the bar
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏽
Your wife's reaction got me teary eyed. So sweet!!! I feel the exact same way when my husband accomplishes something big. Love love. ❤
Thank you so much! It was a huge blessing for us and me locking myself in the library for a month was just as hard for her as it was for me! 😅 but sharing in each others success makes it that much better 😌
Congratulations!! You deserve the best!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽
Congratulations JR! We're very proud of you!
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations JR!!!! Hope to follow your foot steps.
Thank you so much! I’m hoping you hit your goal to!
Strong work! Major congratulations!!!
Thanks so much James!
Trust me youre a breath of fresh air bro. So proud of you. All the way from Jamaica
Thank you! I really appreciate it!!
Congratulations!! 🎉☺️ And thank you for sharing your tips!!
Thank you so much!! And I hope these tips help you achieve similar success! 🙏🏽
Congratulations on the score!! You will kill it in the match!
Thank you so much! I hope so! 🙏🏽
Thank you for always being so transparent. Medical school is hard as is and I truly appreciate that you continue to be open and share how you've be able to remain successful. Aiming for 250-255 and will 10000% use this video as a guide
You’re so right about how hard med school is. I’m glad you have found me sharing my journey helpful though! And that is a great goal! I’m sure you’re going to crush it. If there’s anything I can ever help with in your journey let me know!
Can you share basic information on how to crush USMLE step 1 and the material/ resources used?
@@babatundeopeogun9654 Hey! Check out this video: th-cam.com/video/zMGs3OgwfoI/w-d-xo.html. I hope it helps!
Amen bro! Thanks for the video and congrats on the amazing score!
Thank you so much bro!! 🙏🏽
Inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations!
My pleasure! I’m glad you found this video inspiring!
Glad to see you back JR 💪🏼 thanks for the informative video, definitely gonna use the tips you shared in my own studying 🙏🏼
Glad to be back! And I’m so happy you found this video helpful! You’re going to crush it!
Congrats, what an impressive journey! 🎉
Thank you so much Shirley!!
Love how you approach things JR!
Thank you so much! Much of my motivation comes from you all!
Congratulations for the wonderful score 😊
Thank you so much for this masterpiece ❤ and congrats brother you deserve it 🎉
Thanks so much Ahmed! I appreciate you!
Congrats JR! Such a wonderful achievement, you’re an inspiration
I appreciate you!! And I’m honored! Please never hesitate to reach out and let me know how I can help and support you!
Thank you so much for this video , i am writing my step 2 exam soon and this will definitely help🙏🏻
I’m glad you liked the video! Good luck on your exam! I’m sure you’re going to do great! 🙏🏽
Bro I honestly don't know how you don't have more subscribers. your content is second to none and super practical.
Thank you so much man! That really means a lot! Hopefully the subscribers will come over time, but I’m happy as long as there are people like yourself who find the videos valuable.
Congratulations!!! 🎉
Thank you!!
You are extremely humble Dr!!!
Thank you!
Love his simplistic style
Appreciate you! Definitely a minimalist at heart lol
Oh snap!!! You stay crushing it fam!!!
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏽
Congrats my guy!
My guy!! Appreciate you bro!
I followed this study plan as closely as possible and just got my score back this morning! This video helped me so much in scoring well!!
Let’s go!!! I’m so happy to hear that! Huge congratulations!!! 🎉🤩
Thanks doc! I´ve just started the road to STEP 2 to pursue a fellowship in radiology. Greetings from Ecuador
That’s awesome! You got this! 🙏🏽
Thank you for this 🙏🏽
Absolutely! I’m glad you found it helpful!
WOW!!!!!!! CONGRATS😮
Thank you!!
Congratulations!
Thank you so much!
Congrats friend. I love your families reaction:)
Thank you so much! It was special sharing that with them!
I just failed the USMLE exam. 😔🥺 I cannot begin to articulate the level of embarrassment and heartache I'm feeling. This is so heartbreaking 💔
Just say "I haven't passed yet." Don't take it as a failure but see it as a learning opportunity. There is a lot of power in "Yet", you are telling yourself that you will get there and that your eyes and heart are still fixed on your goal.
Well! Mann I've taken the Step 1 for the second time now and still didn't succeed, I wonder how those who succeeded did it
You will pass I believe everyone has their season, just keep going pray, and believe you will receive
I failed 3 times, and I lost money to reviews that never helped but the major thing is that I've not lost hope
I took the step 1 last month. I'm very disappointed, the exam is not even close to the practice material that the prep book sells online. The level of difficulty is like 5x or 6x.
Thanks a lot. This was really helpful
Please how do you use the Uworld add on?
Love your videos!
I’m so happy you’re enjoying them!
congrats!!
Thank you!
Hey bro, Nice video! I think your approach was on point. My exam in on the 14 of December. Im going to modify your schedule a bit and implement it since my baseline nbme was 234 ill report back after its done. Thanks man take care. ✌🏼peace
Hey bro! I’m so glad you found this video and my schedule helpful! Sending tons of good vibes for December 14th! Looking forward to hearing how it goes! 🙏🏽
Great job!
Thank you!
The mf Goat! Man what an accomplishment
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate you support and I’m stoked to share what worked for me and hope it works for everyone watching!
Congrats you r a real inspiration. .. here from ethiopia
Thank you! And I’m so happy to hear that you’ve found inspiration in my videos!
yeah, I'm so happy for you Doc! Congratulations. I'm taking mine in 3 days. Please pray 4 me! God bless u and your family! :)
Thank you so much! And I hope the exam went well for you!! 🙏🏽
Thank you, appreciated
Your welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
You inspire me everyday bro
I’m honored!! Thank you!
As another black man, I initial went to college as a biology then switched my major. No lie JR you inspired not give up on it after 5 years out of being out of college and teaching Math and science . I just enrolled in a post bacc program starting in October! Going to med school somehow.
Keep striving Thank you Brother !
This really means the world bro! Thank you so much for this encouraging message and congratulations to you for pursuing your dreams! You’re going to crush it!
Congrats on Orthopedic surgeon, well deserved!
Hopefully I match, which will be in March, but I think things are looking good so far! 🙏🏽
@@EvolvingMedic You are an OG man, I am sure you will make it
This guy is goated fr
Appreciate you!! This score was a huge blessing! Ya’ll keep me motivated and I just want to give some motivation back!
Congrats JR! Appreciate all the advice and schedule. What version of asking step 2 deck did you use and how many cards a day?
Thank you! And I’m glad you’re liking the videos! And I used the latest version (I think V12) and the number of cards varied, but was usually between 200-300
Very helpful video, congrats on that amazing score! You deserve it!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you found this video helpful!
“i sneak looked” that makes so much sense cause i was like why doesn’t he even look nervous HAHAH
I couldn’t help it! 😅😂
Thank you very much.
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Congratulations this is so incredible, you’re going to be an amazing physician! I just had a question how you used the divine intervention podcast? Like what order you went in, or what you prioritized. I’m currently about to finish my second clerkship and I want to really start passive learning early because I want to do as well as I can when Step 2 comes up in less than a year. Thank you and seriously such a huge achievement and congrats again!
Thank you so much! And I just started from the more recents ones and worked backward! You can check out the link to my schedule in the description and it shows the exact episodes I listened to! I hope this helps!
@@EvolvingMedic thank you so much! A huge help ☺️
Congrats my man! That’s impressive! Btw may I ask if u went through all the anking step 2 deck during clerkships or only unlocked when u got a q wrong? Thanks 🙏
Thanks so much! And I didn’t do the entire Anking step 2 deck. I would just unlock all cards I came across in UWorld. Occasionally I would search a topic that I was seeing in clinic and find some related cards. But for the most part, it was based on the UWorld I was doing
Awesome JR! And sending you a big shout out! Hope to be memorizing this video in and out for the real deal someday!!
Thank you so much! And I’m sure you’re going to crush the real deal someday! 🙏🏽
Aww thank you - I pray! If I can follow the best path and the best advice laid out for us in the channel, and keep evolving! :) @@EvolvingMedic
When you say you did a full pass of UWorld prior to dedicated, was that the “shelf review” or the “step 2 review” section or both? Thanks for your videos! Love all the advice and tips, they have never steered me wrong!
Hey! That was the step 2 review, but there is a lot of overlap. I’m so happy these videos have been helpful! 🙏🏽
This is really great!! Can you talk specifically about how to study for shelf exams? I am just starting and havent taken any yet so Im a bit nervous
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I tried to complete all of the UWorld questions for the rotation and as I was doing them, I would unlock the corresponding Anki cards using that add on. Here is a video going into more detail though on how I studied during my rotations. The nerves are normal (I know I definitely had them), but I’m sure you’re going to do great! Let me know if any additional questions come up!
How I Study During Medical School Rotations | The 3 Segment Technique
th-cam.com/video/8YlUw1S-dv4/w-d-xo.html
@@EvolvingMedic Thank you so very much!! I cant wait to see what else you accomplish. I'll be here for your journey🤗
I love how you put God 1st! Congratulations on your success and thanks for the amazing video, Gracias!
Thank you so much! God is definitely first in my life and any success I experience is because of Him! 🙏🏽
Good evening Sir, it was so inspiring to learn from you how to prepare for step 2ck....kindly make a video on how IMGs can match into residencies like orthopedic surgery?
Following your journey from Spain, using these advices on my path to usmle exams!. Btw it's so cool to see the differences between each system, in Spain we take the Medical Intern Resident exam "MIR" after we graduate (24-ish yr old average) in order to get a mark and choose a desirable speciality, on the hand seems like in USA you take steps during med school woah.. As an IMG feels like we have to cram after graduation if you didnt know about the steps. May I ask, how much time on average people spend on step 1 and 2, although everybody have its own progress? Keep it up with the vids!!!
Hey! Thank you so much for this message. It is interesting how see those differences!
Usually people spend between 3-6 weeks in a dedicated study period
Amazing yaaas🥳 God gets the credit. Spill the secret!
Yes He does!! 🙏🏽 This video shares any “secrets” I have!
Let’s goooo! God is good!
Amen to that!! Thank you so much!
Congrats!! Is there any way you could please explain how you use Anking Step 2 deck for clinical rotations?
Thank you! And I would do UWorld and then use that Anki add-on to unlock the cards from the UWorld set I did. This video may also be helpful for a more detailed explanation of how I studied during clinical rotations. But let me know if you ever have any more follow up questions and good luck!
How I Study During Medical School Rotations | The 3 Segment Technique
th-cam.com/video/8YlUw1S-dv4/w-d-xo.html
By any chance would you mind sharing the scores you got on your practice NBME exams leading up to test day?
Congrats JR, this video is inspirational! How did you manage to do 200-240 UWORLD questions + review + Anki in three weeks while taking a day off? (Roughly 17-18 days)
Thanks so much! It was definitely a grind lol. But the “reviews” were relatively minimal when I was doing that many questions and the Anki wasnt too much (probably 100-200 cards/day). But I outlined my schedule here!: www.evolvingmedic.com/start-here
@EvolvingMedic so you didnt do reviews? How do you know if you are right or wrong?
@@AndRei-yc3tiprobably just didn’t spend so many hours dissecting each question when reviewing, it’s not that he didn’t review at all
When I passed on step 1 I used this exactly phrase of Will Smith
It’s such a powerful one!!
Hello my friend!! Congratulations!
Which speciality will you apply my friend ?
Thank you so much! I will be applying into orthopedics
Hey JR! How do you find time to exercise with such busy days, and what does your routine with that look like? I’m trying to optimize my schedule before applying for med schools but it’s a work in progress lol
It’s definitely not easy to manage and during busy seasons of life, exercise is often dropped from my priority list lol. But I’ve been pretty diligent to determine my “must dos” vs. my “can dos” from my to-do list. And then I use the principles from the book “Eat That Frog” (basically do the worst “must dos” as soon as possible every day - aka studying), and this leaves a lot more time for can dos, or just things I want to do, in the evenings! I hope this makes sense! I may make a video on how I (try to) balance everything!
Congrats! Were the real exam questions more like UW or NBMEs?
Thanks! Honestly both do a pretty good job at resembling the real deal. NBME is probably more similar though in my opinion.
hello sir where are the DIP podcast list/link ? wasnt able to find here please post that.
congrats! did you just unlock cards for questions you got wrong or all questions?
I did all questions using the UWorld add-on. It doesn’t let specify cards that you got wrong, but that would be a cool upgrade!
Congrats on your score! Did you ever update Anki to FSRS? And if you did, was it before your 3 week dedicated?
Thank you! I don’t think FSRS was around when I was studying for step so I never used it.
Congrats! Did you keep up with step 1 anki during 3rd year? and how well did you do on your step 1 nbmes?
Thank you! And I took step 1 after second year so I only kept up with cards that had step 2 overlap.
Since I had been doing Anki pretty religiously during my first two years I only took one practice nbme that gave me like a 98% chance of passing or something like that. But I had been doing UWorld in the weeks leading up to my exam
Congrats doc. Any tips how to increase my daily question output? I max out at 80 qs per day (to do and correct).
160 is alot.😢
Thanks so much! The only real way is practice. I’d recommend adding 10-20 questions per day and working your way up. It’s like running, the only way to be able to run longer is to train your body by slowly running longer and longer distances until your conditioning improves.
hi really love your videos it as really helped me in medical school but I had a question how do you think I can use active recall and other study methode to study a subject as anatomy
I’m so happy you’ve been enjoying my videos! Active recall will work for any topic you are learning, especially anatomy!
Congrats! Did your practice scores reflect this increase over the 3 weeks? Did you see the nbme scores go up as well?
Thank you so much! I did see steady improvements over the 3 weeks, but my actual test score was higher than any of my practice tests 🙏🏽
Hi! I'm trying to figure out how to build the filtered deck every day with my incorrects. What are the settings I would use if I wanted to add cards to the filtered deck every day from my incorrects but keep the other cards in the deck in the same due date/steps?
Can we see the scores you got on each test please?
Hello Pls how did you make your long Intro?
How many questions were you doing a day during your pre dedicated to finish the bank in a month? Thanks!
Probably like 20-80. It was pretty random, but I already almost had the first pass complete so there wasn’t too much left
How much time did you take to go through your uw and review a block?
Hey Evolving Medic , really nice video! I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail which will help your video to reach to a wider audience .
How do I find a blk MD school that omit the mcat?
What you did in the NBA finals is still crazy.
I’ll never love it down 😂
@@EvolvingMedic My bro😂😂😂👊👊👊
Which tags you are used in ANKING??
I really recommend using the UWorld add-on. It takes the question IDs from the block of questions you just did and finds the corresponding Anki cards. That’s how I unlocked cards
JR... Whats up man, I hope all is well. I see your own a home, and area a father. Can you do a video or something on how you do it ? lol
I am a firefighter/medic, but im choosing to finish my degree in neurobiology and go to med school. How do you do it in med school having a family and bills. (mainly bills) is there anything one can do to prepare for med school while having a family and bills
Hey! Thanks so much for reaching out and I’m glad to hear you’re pursuing medical school with a family! I will definitely consider a full video on that topic, but in short, the structure my family has given me has helped a ton as a med student. I think it’s reasonable to utilize student loans to support you and your family during this time. It’s a huge investment into yourself. In terms of preparing, I think learning about the time commitments of this journey together would be very helpful. If you all know what to expect, you will be best prepared and your family will know how to best support you.
Hello What would you suggest Step 2 CK before or Step 1?
I personally would want to take step 1 first and get it over with since the content is focused on the material learned at the beginning of med school.
Hi
Need advice please regarding uwsa
Is it necessary to do them? 3 wk for ck exam
, did nbme 9 : 242 , nbme 10 : 244
Scared from uwsa please advice
I would recommend doing as many practice exams as you have available. The UWorld sims are actually really good. So I would do them if I could.
How did you balance uWorld shelf Qs with uWorld Step 2 Qs?
I did UWorld shelf during my rotations, and UWord step 2 during dedicated
Wow beast! I am about to start dedicated but dont think I have as solid as a foundation that you had (started Anki during clerkships just for UW shelf exams and wasn't able to keep up with old material as much as I wanted). Any advice?
Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks so much! I would take a baseline exam to see where you’re at and identify subjects that you may be particularly weak in. Then you can incorporate reviewing material from that topic (i.e. B&B, AMBOSS, TH-cam, Sketchy, etc.) into your study routine. And as you progress in your practice questions, your weakest subject will change, and then you spend a couple days tightening that topic up and continue in that way. Then you’ll hopefully have an even level of knowledge and can just focus on ripping off as many practice questions as you can
@@EvolvingMedic Thank you for the reply! As a student with a 2 y/o and 3m, its crazy to see you make it look easy. Trying to be like you 🙌🏼
Hey man, how do you make med school workout financially with a family? I’m currently in paramedic school after being an emt for a few years and have realized that I want to go to med school. I would be starting from zero, but I’m confident I will do it. My wife currently stays home with our 14month son, and we want to homeschool.
Hey! That’s awesome that you’re driven to pursue medical school and I’m sure you’ll do great! Especially with your experience as a paramedic. Trying to receive as much financial aid through scholarships is the first thing I would recommend, then supplementing that with loans to make your family comfortable. Of course you want to minimize the amount of loans you take out, but I would prioritize the comfort of your family and loans are used for that purpose
Your wife reaction 😂❤btw how much time do they give from step 1 to step 2?
Her reaction was so sweet! And it depends on the school and the med student. Most students take anywhere between 3 and 8 weeks for step 2. A little less time for step 1 since it’s pass/fail
@@EvolvingMedic thank you for answering me good luck doctor ,and god bless your family 🙏🏻💓
Sheeesh 266, that’s basically your ticket to any specialty you want.
Thank you! Hopefully all parts of my application end up coming together well but this definitely helps!
Did you suspend the Anking Step 1 cards going into step 2 dedicated?
I did. I kept all the cards that had overlap, but definitely didn’t want to see the cards that were only for step 1 again lol
@@EvolvingMedic perfect, I just suspended them too lol. Thank you!
Is there an order to listen to divine intervention?
Yeah! I’ve included a recommended order in the bottom of my schedule which is free to download here: www.evolvingmedic.com/start-here
Can you please mention the high yield divine podcast episodes step 2 ?
Hey! Check out my study schedule where I listed all the high yield episodes: www.evolvingmedic.com/subscribe-to-weekly-growth-step
I have subscribed but not able to find the episodes.. please help
Sorry for the confusion! Try this link: www.evolvingmedic.com/step-2-study-schedule
Thanks a lot. I have found them