Usmle World 2007 Download Qbank Login
Atila Kalina
I don't know if the real MCCEE exam is more of usmle world type of questions or canadqbank, I don't expect a question in MCCEE like : what is the best time to screen for gestational diabetes ???!!!!! as there are many of these questions in canadaqbank ....
I did UWorld for Step 2, Kaplan videos for step 2, Kaplan qbank (this was terrible) , and my own flashcards I had made (about 4000). Wrote Step 2 and then a month later I wrote the EE. In that 1 month gap I paid for the Canada Qbank and only got through about 300-400 questions. I found they were pretty basic and not that helpful, and I still did extremely well on the MCCEE so I don't think it was necessary. So if you were to pay for just 1 Qbank I'd do USMLEworld. If you have the money and time, then sure, the more questions you do the better you will be. Just my $0.02.
How did you find step 1? Did you feel your school prepared you well for it or were they more concerned about COMLEX? Actually I was working with a DO anesthesia resident who said the questions on Step 1 were very well written compared to COMLEX and she felt that allowed her to do better.
I only had 5 weeks to formally study for step 1 USMLE. I did alright, it wasn't too great, but it wasn't too bad either. But definitely not as well as I would like to have done. DO schools in general don't care for the USMLE, they only want you to pass the COMLEX, so you can graduate. As such, only 70% or so the the people in my DO schools would normally take the USMLE step 1.
And yes, I studied for the USMLE step 1, and whatever time I had left (3-4 days) to cram for the stuff on the COMLEX. I think studying for the USMLE adequately prepared me for the COMLEX. I did slightly better on the COMLEX than USMLE, mostly because I could cram for those extra 3-4 days.
I personally only took 2 weeks to study after finishing pre-clerkship. I did one UWorld assessment before and one after those 2 weeks and my score didn't change, so I could have done it immediately. That said, the last semester did contain a Kaplan review course every day so it helped me get ready.
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