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[Karriem Drewery]

Ipersonally didn't find these types of study techniques to be helpful, but I had a lot of classmates who liked learning this way. Just not my thing. However, I think PicMonic is good because the clips are short and to the point - they're usually just a few minutes long so its easy to maintain attention and you can watch a clip anywhere quickly. Sketchy med clips were longer and so a more elaborate storyline to follow. These are decent supplements to help learning during didactic year. During clinical year, I use UpToDate through my school library to look things up more than anything and of course PANCE review books.

In my experience, micro wasn't nearly as detail oriented in PA school as it was in Med school. I did not use those sources in PA school, did great in micro, but didn't really remember much at all. In med school, I used pathoma and sketchy, and I remember literally everything from sketchy and will remember those details for years. Many friends used picmonic too and loved it. However, those sources might be too detailed for PA school, so I wouldn't want you wasting time memorizing things you won't be tested on. In PA school, time is limited as it is. Also, I'd recommend finding the PDF versions of sketchy if you can, it's basically the picture, and a bunch of bullets points describing what each detail represents. That way, you don't have to waste time watching the video. Since I've done it both ways, (with and without those sources), I would highly recommend them for long term retention.

I have two of the three--picmonic and pathoma.

In retrospect, picmonic was ok but after using for the first round of exams or 2 I moved to pathoma and never looked back. I would buy it again in a heartbeat (and probably will as review for the PANCE). Its a great time saver and the explanations are on point.

I loved sketchy pharmacology. Some of their videos are up on youtube or you can watch a few samples on their website and see if it is for you. I also used it occasionally for micro. A bunch of us shared a login.

I haven't tried Pathoma yet but SketchyPharm has been a lifesaver for me. I can watch a video once and remember details on the medication months later just by recalling the storyline. I watched a few Picmonic videos and I feel that Sketchy is more memorable in general.

In regards to sketchy pharm, how can I start the free trial on there? I would just like to try it out before paying for it... I do see "start your free trial" on their website but every time I click it, it brings me to the checkout screen with no other choice but to pay for the whole subscription. I emailed their company but just curious if any of you have any experience with that.

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I am in an MSN program for midwifery and will be taking advanced pharmacology this Spring. We will be lumped in with physical therapists and all other MSN and BSN to DNP tracks for this class. Pharm is challenging for me, so I asked a friend who is a pharmacologist what he recommends to help me internalize a ton of material in a short time. He recommended Sketchy Pharm. He said a lot of medical students use it and the residents where I work confirmed this and said it is good.

So, has anyone used Sketchy Pharm for their pharm class or boards? If so, which focus did you do? I feel like PA might work, but have no idea how their school or licensing exams actually work. I think medical is probably overkill and nursing is definitely not going to work for advanced pharm. I like the idea of the way they teach the concepts. Hopefully somebody here has personal experience with this tool and can offer some insight.

As I mentioned before, Anki was my primary study tool throughout pre-clinicals. As I progressed through each course I would unsuspend relevant cards from the AnKing deck and continue to review them even upon completion of the course. You can read more about my study strategy for more details.

Therefore, I decided to suspend virtually all cards EXCEPT those related to Sketchy micro and pharm, OMM, and select cards based on personally difficult concepts. I used this AnKing video as a guide to help me suspend cards.

The table below includes my schedule of when I took my self assessments (SAs) along with my performance. I used the AnKing and other posts on Reddit to determine the order in which I took the SAs based on how well they translate to STEP and LEVEL 1.

I began dedicated doing 4 days of studying question blocks, 1 day completing a SA under test conditions, 1 day reviewing the SA, and 1 day off (only Anki). Over time, I progressively increased the number of SAs I completed each week to 2-3.

At the start of dedicated I wanted to complete one pass of the UWorld Q-Bank before my exam. I divided the total number of UWorld questions available by the number of days I had to study and determined how many questions I needed to review each day. However, after I took my 4th SA (NBME 29) I was confident that I would pass both exams, so I decided I didn't need to do a full pass of the material.

I began integrating these biohacks from the start of dedicated so my body got used to it prior to test day. I was in great condition during dedicated and I think this is what enabled me to take both exams consecutively without significant fatigue.

As I mentioned before, I believe being successful on the exam is 40% staying calm, 40% medical knowledge, 20% strategy and confidence. Thus, this biohacks section, in addition to maintaining quality mental and physical health, is 60% of the exam.

Regardless of your study approach, the high-yield resources still hold true for either. Using a traditional dedicated period, at a minimum, your goal during this period is simple: complete a first pass through all your study resources (i.e., UFAPS = UWorld, First Aid, Pathoma, Sketchy).

It is imperative that you create a study schedule so that you can get through these resources methodically. This post will provide advice on how to organize your Step 1 studying in the months leading up to the dedicated period.

UWorld is arguably your best study resource. It is highly recommended that you go through the question bank at least twice before taking Step 1. This demanding task is made easier for you if you complete the first pass before dedicated and the second pass during dedicated. Here are three suggestions for approaching this challenge:

Firstly, set and complete a daily question quota so that you complete the entire question bank before dedicated starts. Calculate your daily quota by dividing how many days you have left before dedicated starts and how many unanswered questions you have left on UWorld.

Reduce the quota on weekdays or on days leading up to your block exams or other commitments, and increase the quota on weekends or other relatively free chunks of time. If you have an organ block exam coming up (e.g., Cardiology), do all the cardio-related questions until the week before the block exam so that these will be fresh in your mind when you take the exam.

Secondly, simulate exam conditions whenever you do a question block. This means on your computer, timed, no Tutor mode, and >10 questions. If you are doing UWorld questions during your first pass during your organ system blocks, you can set it up by organ system. However, once during your dedicated period, set the questions to be random (covering multiple topics). This is the most accurate representation of what to expect on the actual test.

Try not to worry if you are getting demoralizing low scores. The point of the first pass through UWorld is to get used to the demanding pace of the exam and learn from your mistakes. This is a very hard hurdle to get over mentally, but always keep in mind that your second pass will be much easier than the first.

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