My own flashcards from UWorld were sufficient. (5) UWorld Biostats module (not necessary) Read through all of it w/i 1 week, and did not feel that I needed it. Other screening/ preventative health stuff per pt age. Focus on knowing the cases and the presentation, what common labs/consults to order for cardiac, pulmonary, GI, GU, OB, pediatric patients etc. In retrospect, I wish and I strong recommend doing them all and spreading them out throughout your dedicated.
For some reason, my exam had a lot of basic science immunology questions, so a cursory review of FA immunology section would have made the exam less painful.ĭefinitely the gold standard for CCS prep. Lots of mode of action of antimicrobials (and other drugs too) especially what they inhibited, microbe characteristics (DNA/RNA virus, gram stain, etc). (2) First Aid for Step 1 - microbiology + antimicrobials (essential), immunology (optional). Finished UWorld in about 1.5 months and made my own flashcards, which helped the most. Did all my questions on untimed, tutor mode with non-random, topic based blocks. First month of residency was inpatient wards(July), but I still managed to do 20-40 questions everyday. Studied for 2 months from mid June until mid August.
