Getting a great score on this exam was certainly no easy feat, but it's something I believe to be possible for almost anyone. Below, I've included some of the steps I took to prepare for 2 CK. Everyone has a different studying method, but taking some of my approaches could be the catalyst to your success on this exam. Pre-Step 2 CK Preparation Believe it or not, my preparation for this exam started at the beginning of 3rd year of medical school. As I went through clerkships, I knew one thing: Studying hard would certainly put me at an advantage for Step 2 CK.

I made sure that I prepared well for each Shelf Exam, and I completed the corresponding section in USMLE World for each clerkship. When Step 2 CK rolled around, I was already in a position to excel. The Fallen Realms Sourcebook Pdf here. For budding M3 students, taking this advice is paramount to your success.

UWorld (a must): You will be using UWorld throughout the year to prepare for your individual clerkship shelf examinations. While studying for Step 2CK you can reset the QBank for free and redo all of the questions from the year. Again, you should focus on understanding the explanations and really reading through all of.

Time Off During Test Prep Will Help You Achieve a High Score When it came time to prepare for Step 2 CK, I set aside some time off from clerkships. I took an easy elective for 4 weeks, followed by 2 weeks of vacation.

This free time was crucial to my ability to get through all of the material. Despite what other medical school classmates may tell you, if you want to score high on Step 2 CK, your preparation for this exam should be no less than 4 weeks.

(Remember, with residencies getting more and more competitive, you want to excel on this exam). USMLE and Other Medical Text Resources One of the fundamental principles for exam preparation is a healthy mix of reading and questions. You need a solid text source to enhance your knowledge foundation. First, I used Step-Up to Medicine for Internal Medicine. It’s a pretty dense book, but remember: IM encompasses approximately 2/3 of this exam!!! I followed this up by reading Master the Boards for Step 2 CK—a great resource for reviewing the high-yield material of the other specialties. At the end of my 6 weeks of preparation, I skimmed First Aid to rapidly review high-yield material.

USMLE Study Questions Everyone knows that questions are crucial. After completing UWorld during my clerkships, I reset the Qbank to study for the USMLE.

I did 2 blocks of questions every night, always in timed mode. Note: This is extremely important tip for perfecting your timing on the exam. After completing the blocks, I scrutinized every explanation, even correct ones.

There’s an immense amount of information in UWorld, and maximizing the Qbank in this manner is very important. Plus, looking back, just as with the other USMLE Steps, timing was a huge part of my test day experience.

Practice Exams Step 2 CK is an incredibly long test: 9 hours in total. The fatigue you will experience is indescribable, and the best tip I can offer here is to practice. First, I strongly recommend that you utilize all of the NBME and UWorld self assessments over the course of your studies. Then, you can take it one step further—as I did—by completing a Kaplan simulated exam (I took mine 2 weeks before test day). You may ask yourself, “Why Kaplan?