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The last month, the last week, the last day. 7 guides.
By Dr. Marish Asudani · Published · Updated
What should I do in the last month before Step 1?
Start with The Last Month Before Step 1: The Exact Day-by-Day Plan: Day-by-day 33-day Step 1 plan from NBME 27 to exam: repair round, NBME Booster, full 14-block days, NBMEs 28-33, final week. Then How to Know You're Actually Ready and The Final 14 Days.
Start here · Day-by-day plan · 33 days
The Last Month Before Step 1: The Exact Day-by-Day Plan
Day-by-day 33-day Step 1 plan from NBME 27 to exam: repair round, NBME Booster, full 14-block days, NBMEs 28-33, final week
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NBME strategy
How to Know You're Actually Ready
When you're ready to book Step 1: above 68% trending on NBME 31-33, ~25-min block pacing, one full 14-block day
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Resources · 14 days
The Final 14 Days
5 consolidation resources for the last 2 weeks before Step 1: Randy Neil PDF, Mehlman HY Arrows, NBME Booster, antimicrobials video, biostats PDF
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Day-by-day plan · 6 days
The Whole of First Aid in Six Days
Revise all of First Aid in 6 days with the Foundation Anki (~2,400 cards, 2 systems/day, 350-400 cards), as pre-NBME reset or mid-system fix
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Day-by-day plan · 48 hours
The Day Before Step 1, and Exam Day
Exam day for Step 1: 20 questions, 3 breaths, 20 questions, then a 5-7 minute glucose break; plus a short version of the day before
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Inside the Vault
The NBME Booster, Pharmacology Only
The pharmacology-only NBME Booster deck: every NBME pharm question as flashcards, run on days 28-29 of the final week
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Inside the Vault
The NBME Images Anki: Every NBME Image, as Flashcards
Explains the NBME Images Anki deck (every NBME image as flashcards) and when to run it: final week, days 30-31 of last-month plan
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