How to Pass USMLE STEP1 in 8 weeks

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7 ай бұрын

There's no shortcut to studying for STEP1 - but having a plan surely makes it easier! In this video, I go over 12 pieces of advice I wish someone told me before embarking on the brutal journey to taking the USMLE STEP1 exam. I cover the specifics of my experience as well as explain my 8-week plan to pass the exam.
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Below are some helpful links:
Alex's STEP1 Plan: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
High Yield Anatomy: drive.google.com/file/d/1WyZN...
High Yield Images: drive.google.com/file/d/1c5Ej...
Dirty Medicine Biochem Playlist:
• Biochemistry & Genetics
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@egogoloba381 19 сағат бұрын

Your video is the most therapeutic I’ve seen after scoring 54% on UWSA1 and exam is in 4 weeks. I was freaking out and didn’t know if that meant that I needed more time beyond the 4 weeks left.

@alisonschultz4318 10 күн бұрын

Currently studying for Step1 and I keep watching this video over and over again. Your plan really helped me get on track and study efficiently. Thank you so much for being so transparent and realistic, you really helped me feel like I can do this!

@BlotchyScrawls 7 ай бұрын

Well done, and thank you for being transparent. THAT is what is going to help others - the truth! Congratulations 🎉 you deserve all the accolades! Well done 🙏 🙏 🙏

@AlexSuh 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - when i was writing the script, i was unsure how detailed i wanted it. In the end, i the video i wish i had from day 1

@yazminjavier9704 3 ай бұрын

I just want to say thank you ! This is very helpful. Very realistic!

@AlexSuh Ай бұрын

I was aiming for transparency! glad it helped :)

@cristalm3606 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing and being transparent. I really appreciate that, and it has helped me a lot to stay encouraged and keep pushing even if my first few scores are not what I was expecting. Thanks again

@AlexSuh 3 ай бұрын

eveyone starts at different spots! Glad the transparency helped- felt like it was needed to get the "motivating" point across through this video

@hussammohamed6401 3 ай бұрын

THIS GEM THAANKK YOUU TONSSSS

@thepersonaofgrace 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you so much for al the info, definitely very helpful

@AlexSuh Ай бұрын

best of luck!

@rajmathew6220 7 ай бұрын

Love the transparency here, it goes beyond any other video of this nature. Hope it goes viral. Can you share the anatomy HY deck you mentioned?

@AlexSuh 7 ай бұрын

ankiweb.net/shared/info/1288835786

@parveenqureshi7972 Ай бұрын

I watch your video everytime I loose motivation and I get a little bit of confidence back. Thank you so very much for sharing. I go through this emotions everyday. This is very very very helpful. The plan seems very realistic. The only thing that I am still having confusion with is how did you manage to get 59% in your 2nd NBME exam when you weren’t done with studying all the systems by then ?

@atefmd2232 4 ай бұрын

I rarely fo comments but thnx for that experience wish u a great career ahead Bro, the shirt in 1min,34sec is the eyptian football shirt 🔥❤️

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

Good catch!!!

@emeksb4823 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations.

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@mandgg 4 ай бұрын

thank you so much fort this video

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

glad it was helpful!

@amelfatima Ай бұрын

Thank youuuuuuu big relate

@ahmedtawfik2575 6 күн бұрын

Amazing video, tysm! How many questions have you done before Jan, 9? And how many practice questions have you done in total? Just finished M1 and spending sometime over the summer to review M1 content; I feel like I forgot 80% of it!

@alirazabinakram4876 Ай бұрын

thanks for sharing useful links in description. can you tell me from where we have to prepare physiology for USMLE? please

@sr689 5 ай бұрын

Thank you❤

@sr689 5 ай бұрын

I am in med4 year 2. I will take my exam in September probably. Do you have any study advice for me?

@rodrigokoeche5186 2 ай бұрын

True hero

@AlexSuh Ай бұрын

@charachinwendu4373 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this piece! What videos do you recommend

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

Boards and Beyond Sketchy Pharm and Micro Dirty Medicine Biochemistry Pathoma

@makomenteshashvili6959 4 ай бұрын

thank you so mucccccccccch

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@justinmorrison1338 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Did you also do anki for Dirty Medicine biochem or just watch the videos?

@Lelouch368 4 ай бұрын

My Fav is Staph Aureus (The one that started it all 💪)

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

first to read the description!!

@truthteller2711 7 ай бұрын

Unpopular opinion but as someone who took step 1 I discourage abandoning Anki as long as ur not doing more than 500 a day. U can suspend the step 1 only cards after the exam and it’ll make step 2 more bearable 👍

@AlexSuh 7 ай бұрын

For sure agree! I started unsuspending my STEP2 cards now - but it does get tough when i have even >300 per day. In terms of STEP1, it gets a little too unbearable towards the end

@basilwilson3815 3 ай бұрын

I just failed the USMLE exam. 😔🥺 I cannot begin to articulate the level of embarrassment and heartache I'm feeling. This is so heartbreaking 💔

@cynthiamorgan4184 3 ай бұрын

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

@katherinemanneback8844 3 ай бұрын

I have been putting off taking the USMLE exam for a while bc I'm afraid I'II fail it. That book full of problems feels so daunting when you think you have to relearn everything from the beginning. Glad I ran across this video ,

@yulianagonzalez8897 3 ай бұрын

You'll know him Too? I even thought I was the only one he had helped walk through the fears and falls of USMLE STEP 1, Mr. Richard has brought me out of the trenches and to a better living, and I encourage repeat exam takers to work with him.

@FatimaBoud99 6 ай бұрын

Hi Alex thank you for helping and being transparent 🙏. Would like to ask if you have an advice how to build a revision system from the beginning while progressing on step 1 prep to overcome that forgetting curve without 100% relating on Anki as those cards eventually will keep building up endlessly and it becomes harder and harder to progress through?

@AlexSuh 6 ай бұрын

you can undoubtedly still use Anki - I would recommend unsuspending cards that pertain to topics that you find challenging - it's just that when you have 300+ cards a day, it takes away from other time to do practice questions. After doing your weekly practice NBME exams, also look at the topics you seem to struggle in and spend extra time (re)learning those sections. It will be a constant battle reviewing older topics while learning new ones.

@jyotidubey1008 3 ай бұрын

Hi Alex ! Thanks for ur wonderful video. It's a great motivator guide for all groping in dark of how to go about it. Request you to share your daily timetable and weekly timetable for me to follow. One more question . All the resources which you purchased were text books or online resources. And which is better . I am used to online learning rather than books

@alexanderchochev3589 11 күн бұрын

When you say diagnostics, what resource or site are you referring to? A little confused with regards to what you mean by doing a diagnostic every week.

@kelvinokolocha765 4 ай бұрын

Thnx for this video Saw you did a certain amount of uworld question..was it randomized per week or based on subject?

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

Based on subject. Eventually scrambled as I got closer to my exam

@kelvinokolocha765 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

@kcarter8115 6 ай бұрын

your excel says Anki. How many Anki cards did you do and were they cards for the material you covered for that week?

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

Before i quit using anki, i was doing about 300 cards per day, which felt like was taking away valuable studying time from other materials... so I eventually dropped it about 4 weeks out from the exam

@kev10roma 4 ай бұрын

Hey thank you for the vid. Not sure if i missed this but want to know what the parts in your excel sheet mean when you have for example Pathology General Principles (41), or Cardiology (419). Thanks!

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

Those are the total questions for the category so I can ballpark estimate how many questions I have to get done

@user-kf1lv4nd4f 2 ай бұрын

how can we get the systemic study video？

@bush3883 3 ай бұрын

1. Take a diagnostic exam 2. Dont compare 3. Take diagnostic every week or at least every 10 days 4. Start early 5. Ditch Anki 6. Keep pushing forward, build endurance 7. Forgetting curve, review 8. Take breaks 9. Study by systems 10. 70% goal 11. Day before, dont study 12. 7 blocks 40 questions per day

@AlexSuh 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for summarizing :) I feel like it's important to listen to the reaonsing behind every point to emphasize the story-telling aspect, rather than the actual raw study content. Hope it is effective advice for everyone who watches the video!

@jaymata1218 Ай бұрын

Getting it down in 12 weeks is impressive. How much of anki did you stay on top of prior to dedicated?

@AlexSuh Ай бұрын

I tried keeping about half my Pathoma anki cards unsuspended (especially Ch 1-3). I ended up suspending Sketchy because I was able to remember the concepts more easily.

@honeyaashraf6149 6 ай бұрын

I’m looking for the sketchy pharma video link .I can’t afford it I’ll be grateful if anyone will share it with me TIA

@criticalpotat0 3 ай бұрын

Nah bro have to buy

@user-sg5ok7ni3n 4 ай бұрын

Hey! Thank you so much for this video!!! For someone who feels slightly behind, I was wondering if you began step 1 studying before this 12 week period/ if you had anki unsuspended for all of the cards before this 12 week period.

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

Technically, i was studying for STEP1 since the first year of medical school. It wasn't until that 12-week period that I started reviewing old/new material. I previously unsuspended some anki cards for their dedicated blocks, then suspended them thereafter.

@Dr.Muskan.24 6 ай бұрын

Can you share your pathoma and sketchy anki decks?

@achitpol_t9805 6 ай бұрын

Maybe Duke's Pathoma and Pepper Sketchy ?

@Dr.Muskan.24 6 ай бұрын

@@achitpol_t9805 yes

@aminanasari2079 3 ай бұрын

Hey! Were you watching the bnb vids and then doing the corresponding cards the same day? and did you keep up w the anki? i feel like without doing the anki, the vids might not stick but also doing the anki takes super long

@AlexSuh 3 ай бұрын

I would not recomend doing the corresponding anki cards with BnB, that would be too aggressive. I started to wean down anki cards towards the end because it's more time effective to do questions instead.

@aminanasari2079 3 ай бұрын

@@AlexSuh Thank you! I think I wukk watch the videos and skim FA then do qs! Maybe keeping up w only the pathoma and sketchy pharm/micro cards throughout dedicated

@williamsanthony5554 3 ай бұрын

I just failed the USMLE exam. 😔🥺 I cannot begin to articulate the level of embarrassment and heartache I'm feeling. This is so heartbreaking 💔

@hilliard226 3 ай бұрын

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.

@Madeline-gn3rx 3 ай бұрын

You will pass I believe everyone has their season, just keep going pray, and believe you will receive

@NathanWilliams-sq4nc 3 ай бұрын

I failed 3 times, and I lost money to reviews that never helped but the major thing is that I've not lost hope

@JinTao-ps7yi 3 ай бұрын

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.

@rhondabhubbard 3 ай бұрын

I'm sorry about your plight my friend but I was once in your shoes before I was recommended to Mr Richard Brown and that's how I passed My STEP 1

@khadijaali8701 4 ай бұрын

I have my step 1 in 2 months but my uworld scores are very low 40-50% is it very bad? What should i do

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

2 months out, I scored a 45%. Keep working hard!

@reticenceofpain 2 ай бұрын

Did you buy the exams every week?

@isabelgonzalez-bocco3200 3 ай бұрын

can you share the Biostats playlist?

@AlexSuh 3 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZughLNzlriqZWQ.htmlsi=4OOCWcgbwagF8iJl

@thanatthamthospornvichai2324 5 ай бұрын

What did you use for Heme Onc?

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

For supplemental resources, I read through the tables in First Aid. You may want to consider unsuspending some Anki cards that pertain to the chromosomal translocations for some of the diseases.

@drn2359 5 ай бұрын

How about usmle rx? Learning with it a doing qns in it.? Have u heard anyone doing that?

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

I utilized USMLE Rx earlier in the semester, but found it was resource-overload. I recommend limiting your resources to the ones mentioned and UWorld.

@user-dz8vf8mv1l 2 ай бұрын

Hello Alex do you have flash cards?

@AlexSuh Ай бұрын

Go download AnKing!

@hades8737 3 ай бұрын

I’m in highschool currently will join college in a few months for pre-med and this is honestly pretty depressing 😅

@AlexSuh 3 ай бұрын

make sure you know why you want to be a doctor before pursuing the path...

@drn2359 5 ай бұрын

Is there a way to get free pathoma and sketchy anywhere

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

there are ways, but you may need to ask around...

@emeksb4823 7 ай бұрын

I love how you said you are about to go to war. It is actually a battle lol.

@AlexSuh 7 ай бұрын

in the grand scheme of things, def was only a battle - but felt like terrible in the moment 😅

@emeksb4823 7 ай бұрын

@@AlexSuh yea that’s how I feel as I’m trying to prepare for a huge exam.

@abigiyaberassa9697 3 ай бұрын

Is it okay to use first aid 2023 for usmle 2024?

@AlexSuh 3 ай бұрын

it should be fine! Can't imagine medicine changing that much in one year :)

@anjafernandez758 6 ай бұрын

Which videos are you talking about ?

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

Boards and Beyond Sketchy Pharm and Micro Dirty Medicine Biochemistry Pathoma

@edm1852 5 ай бұрын

You weren’t studying any microbiology and virusology ?

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

All included in Sketchy Micro!

@aseelbalubaid 4 ай бұрын

what about mehlman pdfs

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

Melman pdfs are a great review resource. However, much of his material was taken straight from the NBME sample tests, so they will inherently falsely elevate the practice test scores. IMO, they should only be reviewed AFTER all the practice tests have been taken.

@faiona2120 Ай бұрын

I’m worried that my basic knowledge is lacking, but I've been working hard and improving in clinical practice. Do you think I can pass the USMLE in just four months?"

@AlexSuh Ай бұрын

i think you cna do it in 8 weeks!

@faiona2120 Ай бұрын

@@AlexSuh really? 😔I'm very worried about taking the exam and failing, especially since it's challenging for me. I'll only have the summer vacation available for studying, and I plan to study for a specific duration of 9 hours per day. At the end of the month, there will be a review. people around me keep saying that I need a whole year to pass, and it's causing me to feel discouraged

@MohammedSayed-fq6uf 4 ай бұрын

The Egyptian jersey is a whole another topic that you need to tell us about. 🇪🇬

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

Will do in a future video!

@SketchyLearning 2 ай бұрын

we try not to play favorites 🤪

@AlexSuh Ай бұрын

you were my favorite resource by far!!!

@SketchyLearning Ай бұрын

@@AlexSuh ❤

@oko098 4 ай бұрын

1:35 why are u wearing the Egyptian national team shirt 😭 I am Egyptian and i don’t wear it 😭 , that’s so cool tho shows u have style

@AlexSuh 4 ай бұрын

HAHAHAA, that's a video for another day that was never able to make. Good catch!

@oko098 4 ай бұрын

@@AlexSuh haha ok doc I’ll be waiting Thx

@shaikshafi1284 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful i myself an img i don't know anything about nbme self assessment can you give a comment regarding it 1) can i take it in home with on my mobile 2) can i buy it myself and write it myself without involving the college or any other institution 3) is it efficient You may find some questions silly bit i have zero knowledge in these issues as none my friends know about usmle so olease provide a comment .

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

1. Would recommend taking on a laptop, but you may be able to do it on a mobile device 2. Yes, you can take independently of an institution 3. Most efficient way to test pre-clinical knowledge

@shaikshafi1284 5 ай бұрын

@@AlexSuh thank you so much 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@aneelsakhi4741 6 ай бұрын

where can u take diagnostic exam?

@AlexSuh 5 ай бұрын

www.nbme.org/ Amboss also has free diagnostic tests, which I took for my first exam. Otherwise, you may be able to find other NBME exams floating around on reddit or other google drives.