Probably the last thing you think about while studying for your board exams is how to eat well. You are often so busy that even microwaving something seems to take too much time. However, you increase your chances of developing chronic illnesses when you rely on instant and fast foods that are high in fat and low in nutrients. Also, those foods don’t give you the...
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Creating Positive Affirmations for a Better Outlook and Performance
Are you that person who would never read a self-help book because it came from "that" section of the bookstore that you would never get caught dead in-the area 54 section where only airy fairy folk hang out? Are you too scientific, rational, and intelligent to ever spend time thinking about relaxation, meditation, or positive affirmation, much less waste time practicing something that crazy? Well, you can join the club that the male members of my family formed a few years back to keep me from imposing my efforts to "take over their brains" with psychobabble while they went on and on with lawyer speak and computer lingo (those who can communicate in 1s and 0s need to join the real world - please).
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First Aid Annotations from Kaplan Q Bank or UMSLE World
The following question was posed on our chat recently. You may have the same question on your mind...
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Getting the Most Out of Board Video Lectures
To get the most out of a lecture, it takes both an engaging speaker and an active listener. Yes, you as a listener are...
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How to Triage All That Information Into Your Brain
When students look at all of the lecture notes, power point slides, journal articles and textbook assignments for their...
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“Cheat” Sheet for Answering Step 1 Questions
A. Think comprehensively across disciplines (subjects)...
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Essentials to Reasoning through Step 1 Questions
There are a couple of essentials to being able to master and excel at reasoning through questions on the USMLE Step 1 exam. Notice that we are specifying “reasoning through” and distinguishing it from “answering” questions...
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10 General Suggestions for Studying for USMLE Step 1
1. As you go along, keep a list of all the topics that are difficult for you (and the page number in First Aid) and go over it several times in the weeks before the exam. Repetition and...
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Some Suggested Ground Rules/Guidelines for Study Groups
1. Respectful, understandable communication among members
2. A personal commitment to...
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Study Groups Encourage Cooperation versus Competition
Competition can be inefficient. It breeds stress and it can strain relationships. Competition is not necessary for...
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