How USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail is Changing Medical School

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The United States Medical Licensing Examination, or USMLE, is a 3-part test designed to assess one’s medical knowledge and application of said knowledge to patient care. Step 1 is typically taken at the end of the second year of medical school and is followed by Step 2 CK at the end of the third year or sometime during the fourth year.
Up until now, Step 1 has been arguably the most important test a future physician will ever take. If you wanted to match into a highly competitive specialty like dermatology or plastic surgery, for instance, but you didn’t score high enough on Step 1, you could pretty much kiss your dream specialty goodbye. Many medical students have had to completely change their career trajectory due to a low Step 1 score and pursue entirely different specialties than they had initially intended.
As of January 2022, however, this will no longer be the case. USMLE Step 1 will be graded as pass/fail and will no longer be the primary determinant of one’s competitiveness as a residency applicant. So how is this change actually impacting the medical school experience? Let's find out.
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@williamsanthony5554 3 ай бұрын

The USMLE exam is very difficult to pass, I can't believe i failed step 1after studying with so many materials😞

@christiannwachukwu9854 3 ай бұрын

Sometimes doesn't matter how hard you study you also need to pray to God for success

@StevenChess-jh5uh 3 ай бұрын

@ very correct

@StevenChess-jh5uh 3 ай бұрын

I have a cousin who never studied much, we studied together but she gives most of her time to her phone than her studies after writing the STEP 1 last month she passed and i failed😢, i asked her how she did it, just found out she got help from Mr Richard

@RoseMary-kg2im 3 ай бұрын

Please does anyone know who this Mr Richard is? I really need to speak with him I'm frustrated 🥺

@AlexJoe-vt6rl 3 ай бұрын

Wow so sorry you failed, i have heard so much about Richard but I don't actually have his info

@danielthomas7394 2 жыл бұрын

Thank god i’m studying medicine in Sweden 😂 this seems so stressful.. we have all exams pass/fail actually. Not as competitive, but perhaps a better environment for teamwork.

@liv0003 2 жыл бұрын

and what about the specialties? Can you choose and attend any specialty without having to pass any selection?

@danielthomas7394 2 жыл бұрын

@@liv0003 Some specialities are more popular (neuro surgery, cardiology, anestesia etc), to get into these you may have to work as an ”under doctor” for 1-3 years befors you get a chance to start your specialty training. But there are no tests that diffrentiate candidates, only the interview and how well you perform during your period as an ”under doctor”. So all specialities are in reach for all after medschool. It only depends on how long time you’re willing to stand in line, working at the clinic with low pay before it’s your turn. Also, just beacuse you got a job at your dream clinic and worked there for lets say 3 years there is no garantee that you will get the speciality training. But most do

@liv0003 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielthomas7394 ok thanks 👍

@ambush4851 2 жыл бұрын

Hate to be that guy, but do you get paid adequately as a physician for the cost of med school over there?

@danielthomas7394 2 жыл бұрын

@@ambush4851 Med-school is free in sweden. A doctor makes about 100-120K USD a year, regardless of speciality. You can make around the double as a ”travel doctor”, but yes, Sweden isn’t exactly known for its high doctor salaries. No where near the USA in that regard.

@aj1247ful 2 жыл бұрын

As an IMG student, I found this to be incredibly helpful. Been a long time subscriber, keep up the great videos!

@mohammedsaif2332 2 жыл бұрын

Could you please make a video about IMG friendly specialties ?

@timothydavis8388 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for making a video about this! I take step 1 on Thursday.

@pbm6146 2 жыл бұрын

While this is speculative and I haven’t looked for studies that demonstrate this, an important point to make is the predictive value of the step 1 score regarding one’s competency as a physician when only looking at the upper margins. Those upper margins determined one’s career trajectory but I’d be surprised if the data showed that the person with a marginally better “really high” score compared to someone’s “high” score really made them a better doctor considering the weight of basic science material on the exam. Correspondingly, the weight on step 2, whose material is more “clinical” may be justified because the positive correlation between score and physician competency likely holds strong (stronger than step 1 at least) even at the upper margins.

@armoda1057 2 жыл бұрын

the only thing I've ever seen that step 1 was a decent predictor of is the likelihood of passing future licensing exams. I haven't looked into step 2 as a predictor, but it's possible it's a similar story, or it might not even predict licensing exam performance or clinical performance. The thing is, residency program directors need some way to rank-order applicants, and a standardized test is at least an objective assessment, regardless of how good of a predictor it is. Of course, it's kinda silly to just replace step 1 as the crucial indicator with step 2, but if it improves the experience of med students in the first 2 years, then perhaps it's not a bad decision.

@m.bition3769 2 жыл бұрын

@@armoda1057 I think it’s a really good decision sense step 2 knowledge is more relevant for actual medical practice… plus foreign medical school graduates who wish to Pursue residency in the US won’t have to worry about re-studying their first 3 (or 2) years’ material

@Aaron-cc7yq 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in my 1st year of med school and my program has changed our pre-clinical phase to 1.5 years instead of the traditional 2. I'm assuming this was in part due to the Step 1 change. We get less time for step 1 prep, but its p/f so who cares, and we will get more time for our clinicals and step 2 prep. We will see how it goes!

@emmat3691 2 жыл бұрын

our school is doing something similar in 2023. ill be out of M2 by then, but I'm an MSTP so I'm concerned how its going to impact my PhD length when I get back into M3. I'm curious if they will start M3 early. Change is hard!

@nunupon1359 2 жыл бұрын

Glad this was made

@Soriyou3 2 жыл бұрын

A current US MD M3 here. Making Step 1 pass/fail will help relieve some stress, but not by much for sure. Step 1 becoming pass/fail does not mean that you can relax more for the first two years. One needs to build strong foundation and engage in extracurricular activities/research more during those two years. The less stress from M2 will be essentially transferred to M3 year. Becoming a physician is challenging and there isn't a shortcut unfortunately.

@joyleenstrozier4295 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! that is crazy!

@xCarbonRed 2 жыл бұрын

In med school now MS1. Def makes Step 1 less stressful but puts higher weight on grades, research, school tier. I like it though I’m not good at standardized tests

@alex-px1uz 2 жыл бұрын

it puts a higher weight on step 2. In the past, you could make up for a low step 1 score with a great step 2. But now good luck, all the stress will fall on one exam

@m.bition3769 2 жыл бұрын

@@alex-px1uz but I think the majority agrees that step 2 is less tough than step 1… so now most weight is on an less tougher exam…plus I don’t think that simple memorization of literature is a good way to differentiate between medical students… remember that what makes a good doctor is actual medical practice which makes step 2 a better indicator imo

@alex-px1uz 2 жыл бұрын

@@m.bition3769 I do agree with that. what ideally shouldve happened is keep step 1 scored, but make step 2 more important in admissions. otherwise, nothing changed except for making step 2 more stressful

@foil_fencer2315 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please please do a video of Vascular Surgery. Thank you. 🙏

@seanjackewicz9958 2 жыл бұрын

The first 2 years are still incredibly stressful. I'm in it and I hate it.

@monarchu 2 ай бұрын

hows it going?

@hassancheaito9720 2 жыл бұрын

COMLEX is also pass fail now for DO’s

@estergara3416 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, can you make a video on the step one needs to take if he/she is an international student wanting to study medicine in the US

@trivikrammalladi7137 2 жыл бұрын

Utter truth !!!!!

@mohammedsaif2332 2 жыл бұрын

Could you please make a video about IMG friendly specialties ?

@elijahmurray6094 2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter how you spin it. I'm screwed.

@daveyjones3016 2 жыл бұрын

Why ?

@elijahmurray6094 2 жыл бұрын

@@daveyjones3016 reading comprehension. I'm sorry 😞

@makhloufbannoud644 2 жыл бұрын

@@elijahmurray6094 I have a similar problem and I struggled so much in the mcat cars section. I got into med school but I am already worried for reading comprehension in step. How is it any updates for you?

@bryanmontes1374 2 жыл бұрын

As an nonUS IMG I will miss the score. It's and herculean task to get good LOR as a graduate, or a research position without papers. At least with the score we were competing as equals. Only a fraction of the weight of step1 is going to be pass on to step 2ck, is still a tough exam but undoubtedly easier than the step1. A high score in 2ck is never going to be as impressive as a 250 on step1 used to be.

@m.bition3769 2 жыл бұрын

You have to take in consideration the reason behind the decision … the majority of medical students just wanted to pass and the impressive score didn’t matter that much to them… however I believe the information required for step 2 is a more relevant assessment of who is going to be a good doctor and who won’t… while having good knowledge of basic medical sciences (step 1) won’t necessarily mean that you’re going to be a better doctor than someone with a lesser score… tbh I believe it’s an excellent decision if you think about it all round

@bryanmontes1374 2 жыл бұрын

@@m.bition3769 Firstly I don't belive the USMLE took in consideration how the decision was going to affect the IMGs, they just know we have to adapt, we don't get a say in this things. I think everybody knows that the content of step 2 is more relevant to your future performance but the problem is that step 2 is not going to take over step1 regarding importance. And that's my problem. Now PD will give more importance to aspects IMG simply don't have. If you were to tell me than simply put, step 2ck is going to be the new step 1, I will be fine with that, but step 1 importance is going to be split.

@zachjones6944 2 жыл бұрын

Good!

@maximumovermuslim6337 2 жыл бұрын

When you say that students will spend more time studying for Step 2 CK than Step 1, how does that work? During preclinical years, I can't imagine a student studying for Step 2 CK, regardless of the pass-fail transition. Do you mean that Step 1 studying will occupy a smaller fraction of students' daily schedules in M1/2 years than Step 2CK will in M3 year?

@moonybowie 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you publish research articles?

@Ali-ts8wn 2 жыл бұрын

I just got in medical school :)

@efemenajuweto8915 2 жыл бұрын

Please could you do a video about community college students and getting into medical school 🙏🏽

@dtae7855 2 жыл бұрын

DO NOT listen to Thomas. That is a damn lie. I know of many students who started at community college first & finished their degree at a four-year uni & are now in med school. 🙄

@efemenajuweto8915 2 жыл бұрын

@@dtae7855 okay thank you so much 🙏🏽

@trentonstafford1724 2 жыл бұрын

@@dtae7855 it might not be a blanket statement, medical schools often look down on community college classes. It makes a fair amount of sense as university level classes are much harder than community college classes and medical schools want to know that you can handle some rigorous education. This only really applies to science classes though.

@carter5548 2 жыл бұрын

I'm an MS1 and none of the schools I applied to looked down on my community college degree. Half of my classes were at a community college. I got multiple interviews and acceptances and ended up at an in state MD school. Many of my classmates also went to community college. I'm an older non trad and they understood my need to save money.

@zachjones6944 2 жыл бұрын

It makes sense to start at a community college for your general education classes then transfer to a university for your STEM classes. Top off with clinical internships and Ace the MCAT then you are good to go. Med school would rather have an overall solid applicant then a perfect student who has zero interpersonal skills.

@kavemustermann Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking about doing the USMLE steps as a German med student, but I'm kind of conflicted as to whether I should start working in Germany for a while (as a doctor) or immediately start taking a break to study for Step 2. Do you have any advice perhaps ?

@Nattibog Жыл бұрын

In my personal experience research is also extremely tight related to connections and family. And this is from my perspective a little bit unfair. But we don't make the rules so we have to play by them if we want to work as physicians in the US.

@Benboy887 2 жыл бұрын

I've always hated the decision to make it P/F. Stress is just off-loaded to a later time, but yes, we can only control so much. But, it's definitely put me off interest in top tier specialties because I have little interest in investing more time in research. Imo medical schools want more researchers and posers (people who choose extracurriculars to check boxes and stand out, rather than genuine interest) personally, I'm not in med school for that lol.

@arno5751 2 жыл бұрын

Med school is about research and public health as much as clinical work, like it or not we wouldn't get to this level in medicine without research so if you want to become a good doctor you should try to enjoy medical research a bit more

@Benboy887 2 жыл бұрын

@@arno5751 I didn't say research is useless or pointless lol, I have done research, but I found that I don't enjoy it that much to continue doing a lot more. You don't have to enjoy conducting research to appreciate how useful it is, you have to get good at understanding it and applying it.

@MedSchoolInsiders 2 жыл бұрын

Not everyone has to do research to stand out

@Benboy887 2 жыл бұрын

@@MedSchoolInsiders I agree, but clearly more has to be done to stand out. So it could be more research or more extracurriculars, but the more objective measures that are taken out of the system, the more subjective one's matter. At least that's how I see it. I'm curious what the prevailing notion of PDs are atm, which I'm sure you and your staff will have more insight to.

@arno5751 2 жыл бұрын

@@aishaacetydopamine837 more reaearch you do = better cv like it or not

@musiqal333 2 жыл бұрын

Step 2 ck is way more clinical than step 1 , so I can see the sense in making step 1 to be pass/fail.

@anthonyhenderson8632 Жыл бұрын

Why not make MCAT pass/fail by that same logic?

@musiqal333 Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyhenderson8632 why not? 🙄 As someone who has taken both Step 1 and 2 CK, it's a fact that the second step is way more clinically relevant. Facts are facts. Plus, step 1 has been pass/fail since January of this year so step 2 CK will be the new metric for residency placement going forward.

@GreenStephh 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on what research looks like in medical school?? Like how do you get published so many times??

@harrisonzhu3300 2 жыл бұрын

Put a foot in as many projects as early as possible. One project generally leads to others if not posters, abstracts, etc. also knowing people helps too

@urbantreasurehunter4447 2 жыл бұрын

"Your ability to put out dozens of research articles" lol

@LND24 2 жыл бұрын

At this point Igaf lol I just wanna complete school with the LOWEST amount of stress possible

@RealRVS 2 жыл бұрын

CAn you do USA vs Canada vs Uk

@vivladi3899 2 жыл бұрын

Good video but I think you may have given too little focus to nepotism and pedigree. While its true that you can stand out with LoR and publications, students at schools with higher prestige will always have a significant advantage in these areas, as the groups they can work with and the people who will be writing them letters are more well-renowned and thus the work and letters "more impressive". The equalizer of standardized test scores meant that someone from a low tier MD/DO or an IMG could demonstrate their ability and work by scoring well. Now 1 of those 2 opportunities is gone. Also this system now ironically encourages you to learn as little medicine as possible during preclinicals in favor of pumping out as much research as possible, during this relative time availability period. I'm not going to pretend Step1 is a great test of who is and is not a good doctor, but the ideal situation now becomes to barely pass classes, barely pass step, and dedicate time to rat racing publications. And while I understand your adherence to stoic philosophy (which I would argue a philosophy that EXPLICITLY endorses suicide is not a great recommendation to medical students but that's another discussion), saying that only 10% of life is what happens to you is pretty tone deaf when people have the deck overwhelmingly stacked against them.

@Max-bi8fn 2 жыл бұрын

The data seems to suggest that pedigree is low in effect size.

@yemaster9000 2 жыл бұрын

Very well said. Those like me who choose to not participate in said research rat race for the sake of it are much more fucked now than prior to the P/F change. I'll willingly remove myself from competitive specialties if it means avoiding the prestige, who can pump out the most low-impact research in the least time, and connections dick-measuring contest that residency applications now consist of.

@Prometheus720 2 жыл бұрын

This is a huge loss for equality. Exams aren't always fair to students who don't have the same resources to study with. Some students can't afford all the prep that others do. But they are much more fair and meritocracy than other things. Instead of pass/fail, a good compromise might have been buckets--kind of like letter grades. Only your quintile or something like that would be reported. There would be no benefit to scoring a perfect on the exam. And it would recognize that a test is an instrument which has error bars. It should be meaningless to see two scores 1 point apart. But it isn't treated that way and never will be. Some stress would be reduced, but the students who really know the basic science are important to promote. You cannot be a high quality doctor without that understanding and you aren't going to have any time to go back and relearn it after the test.

@m.bition3769 2 жыл бұрын

I think students with better understanding of clinical skills and science are waaaay more important to promote cuz that’s what matters during actual medical practice

@salehamustafa3410 2 жыл бұрын

what is clerkship rotations?

@mike112693 2 жыл бұрын

its not even truly pass fail. Theres no numeric score but residencies will still be able to see if you did below avg, avg, or above avg

@survivalofthebitches971 2 жыл бұрын

Lucky not studying in the U.S.

@shreyashnarade7566 2 жыл бұрын

@jmk3723 2 жыл бұрын

So, this seems like a good change… I mean I’m not in medschool (yet) as I’m studying for the MCAT atm, and I’m feeling some pressure. I hate how my future is being decided by if I know stuff that I’ll never use (like how to calculate Bernoulli’s formula problems by hand). I get it that this deals with fluid mechanics, but the chances I know how to calculate any of these by hand in say a surgery is highly unlikely, plus if the info is needed, I’d assume an automated instrument would be able to calculate it more accurately and instantly. Overall though, these tests and the stress is why we have a high shortage of doctors in this country (the US), and that’s something I want to change so people don’t die needlessly. Yes, this may lower the quality of candidates (I’d wager minimally), but a partially trained doctor is 1000000% better than no doctor and no help.

@Benboy887 2 жыл бұрын

In a vacuum, this change is good. But, STEP 1 scores have been used by residency programs throughout the match to select applicants, so this change will invariably place the stress on STEP 2 scores which are normally taken right before applying to residencies. So lets say, you score low on that but your application is tailored to a more competitive specialty, it would be hard to pivot or just hard to match into your desired specialty. Whereas, if you didn't do well on STEP 1 in the past, you knew you had to get awesome scores on STEP 2 to make up for it... That opportunity is likely lost now, so i'd say overall it is bad.

@Shzy. 2 жыл бұрын

step 1 being difficult is reason for shortage of doctors in USA? Never saw that way btw

@jayrollo1352 2 жыл бұрын

Guess we're screwed anyway.

@basheersufian1571 2 жыл бұрын

Any ideas if this will affect IMGs to apply for internal medicine since the pass/fail became active. if I passed step 1/2, did USCE, and did 1/2 publication(s), do I have a good chance to match in internal medicine?

@peterhovorka5153 2 жыл бұрын

I think so. Internal medicine is not too much competitive in comparison with derm, ortho, etc...So in my opinion your chances are big

@Judorabbit 2 жыл бұрын

Jokes on yall my med school grading system is already pass fail 😂

@erics670 2 жыл бұрын

Now they will just use Step 2

@sccm100 2 жыл бұрын

I start medical school in the summer and step 1 being p/f makes me so angry. I'm not going to a T20 program so how the f am I supposed to compete for residency programs coming much a lower ranked schools if there is no objective measure. Bullshit man

@liamlundergan2751 2 жыл бұрын

Every medical youtuber ever seems to have a grudge against the Krebs Cycle lmao

@kobyyA 2 жыл бұрын

So my question is, is school becoming easier or harder?

@aestheticallypleasingaesth8941 2 жыл бұрын

Probably the difficulty is unchanged. Still difficult to become a doctor

@fckmylife4093 2 жыл бұрын

i hope if i get to medical school it’s fun and not stressful

@rachelkhoury6943 2 жыл бұрын

Reality will hit you hard dude 😂

@dormammu0 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 sure it will be full of fun

@shantnubhanwala5972 2 жыл бұрын

Dude don't go to med school , telling u from experience .

@gingerballin 2 жыл бұрын

lmfao

@azrakhan998 2 жыл бұрын

it hit me on the first day all i can say is good luck

@LJStability 2 жыл бұрын

I know you mention Derm and Surgery as competitive but you overlook the fact that OBGYN and Psychiatry actually have some of the toughest match rates for residency. This is due to the sheer number of people applying to these specialties and the number of rankings you need to guarantee a spot. What I see is that each specialty can become competitive regardless of your STEP score if you are looking for top programs with a research focus. But overall, good video.

@harrisonzhu3300 2 жыл бұрын

I mean right now it’s slightly more competitive than it used to be. Sure you can no longer match gas, obgyn, or psych with a 210 and cruised thru med school, but these specialties wane and wax in terms of competitiveness

@MedSchoolInsiders 2 жыл бұрын

Remember a specialty’s competitiveness doesn’t indicate how important or smart someone is. Psych and OBGYN are less competitive than average when you look at the data

@omyelia 2 жыл бұрын

if you're talking about match rates, that can be because those with lower scores don't even try to apply for derm bc they know it's a lost cause, but since psych has lower avg step scores, more apply for those. this happened a lot at my school and based on data, it makes sense

@varshithas8738 2 жыл бұрын

Heyyy

@MatchaCocoaDog 2 жыл бұрын

Because of this medical schools have added a bunch of new things to their curricula, mostly just "mandatory activity" so it defeated the original purpose of opening up more time in students' lives to pursue research and leadership roles while easing the stress and for getting a numerically high score on USMLE 1. Best thing medical schools can do is to give students independent study time rather than structured activities built into an already bloated schedule.

@AmanKumarVlogs 2 жыл бұрын

✌🏿✌🏿

@dhrivkavuluri8570 2 жыл бұрын

Kaunsa college

@edhcb9359 2 жыл бұрын

With this change your medical school’s reputation and connections will now be the biggest factor in determining your residency match.

@harrisonzhu3300 2 жыл бұрын

Lol that’s cap

@edhcb9359 2 жыл бұрын

@@harrisonzhu3300 Why is it cap? Because you don’t want to believe it?

@MedSchoolInsiders 2 жыл бұрын

Disagree

@edhcb9359 2 жыл бұрын

@@MedSchoolInsiders Says the guy who got into plastics attending a prestigious program.

@MedSchoolInsiders 2 жыл бұрын

Other factors like Step 2CK will be more important than school prestige

@gonecrazy9316 2 жыл бұрын

Please guide IMGs on this path .🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.

@mb_play5271 2 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly what i need

@srinivasasunchu255 2 жыл бұрын

Enduku Talli?

@ericfleming5522 2 жыл бұрын

Hey uh, so why the hell is everyone going to medical school with the goal of becoming a dermatologist?

@olaoluwabode-omoleye356 2 жыл бұрын

Why don’t they just make step 2 CK pass/fail as well?

@Benboy887 2 жыл бұрын

Because then... you'd never have an objective measure to quickly screen applicants. That would be really bad overall and up-end matching lol.

@Ra7phW 2 жыл бұрын

The US is too capitalism-focused for changes like this to work.

@krishnahi6757 2 жыл бұрын

This may be harsh but…. maybe those, who can’t get through steps without falling apart, might need to look at a new career. Most health issues for patients might put you in an urgent, stressful situation where you need to rise up to the occasion and the job is high stress. So, make sure you prep your mind for it. You are in a service career that should be patient centered, not really about your prestige, income etc… So technically, it’s not about you. That’s the harsh truth. If someone wanting to be in the army can’t see the sight of blood, hold a gun, do physical activity, is scared of fights, then most jobs are in the army will no work. Affiliated jobs might be ok but not mainstream ones. Something similar applies to being a doctor, nurse, EMT, firefighter, police. Stamina and mental strength are needed.

@joshb2686 2 жыл бұрын

The most important test in determining your ability to match into your profession of choice is now the MCAT. This decision was so shortsighted and honestly just wrong. Instead of alleviation stress we’re just pushing it off to third year now. One word. Dumb

@savannahhalm 2 жыл бұрын

The mcat? Did u mean step 2?

@joshb2686 2 жыл бұрын

@@savannahhalm nope. The MCAT is the most important now. Where you go to school matters more than anything now.

@joshb2686 2 жыл бұрын

It’s screwed up, but just how it is.

@reconaspect 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshb2686 how? You think there is a difference going to Oxford or Edinburgh? And what is that difference?

@joshb2686 2 жыл бұрын

@@reconaspect There is certainly a different between going to an HBU or an Ivy League school. Connections become more key. Stigma against DO or Caribbean applicants won’t be able to be blunted by good scores as easy. I think there is still a path for everyone. Just harder. I myself attend a DO school and I can tell you this, we don’t have near the resources to keep up when objective measures like standardized tests are taken away.

@lilypotter3011 2 жыл бұрын

😶😶😶😶But studies of step 1 is the base. If one has good step 1 prep, step 2 becomes easy. It was unnecessary change.

@pangi08 2 жыл бұрын

Blah blah blah RE: internal locus of control. Clearly you all need to learn about systemic issues and the nepotism/bias within medical education. It is often being connected to others and resources that get you the interview to the school/residency/job, not how hard you work. That bootstrap/individualistic mentality is part of the problem with the industry.

@leukocyte9691 2 жыл бұрын

Too preachy

@MoodJay Жыл бұрын

Since it has become pass/fail exam do you still recommend i do usmle step 1 book and pathoma or just go for uworld qbank and learn from explanations. Note: i did step2 qbank multiple times and took it before step 1