Context: I am a rising M2 at a T5-10 MD school looking to set myself up well to pass Step 1 and score highly on Step 2CK. We take Steps 1/2 after clinical rotations, which start halfway through M2. I would be grateful for input from others more experienced about my current routine:
- Throughout M1 I unsuspended AnKing cards covered by our in-house curriculum (~10k cards so far). I have kept with reviews daily with a max review interval of 9999.
- I have not used board materials except Sketchy Micro for our ID block. I plan to review my leech cards this summer by reviewing relevant board materials.
- I will employ the same process (un-suspending cards covered by school curriculum) during M2 until clinicals. I will continue to complete my reviews until I take step.
- At the start of M2, I want to potentially start working through a Step 1 question bank such as USMLE-Rx or UWorld, aiming to complete one pass before rotations.
- Not sure how worth my time this is?
- Throughout clinicals, I plan to do daily UWorld after I get home and watch OnlineMedEd videos as needed.
- Is there anything else I should be doing to prepare for Step 2?
- I will create a formal dedicated study plan closer to Step 1/2, but hope that the above will set me up for success going into dedicated.