UWORLD DONE!

Hey guys,
I finished UWORLD today.
I did all random blocks, timed. It came unto 52 tests.
I finished it with 68% cumulative correct.
I was hoping to reach 70% cumulative. But I feel okay with 68%.
I am 2 and a half weeks out of my test.
I will be doing NBMEs, UWSA, free 131 and clinical mastery series the next few days.
I will be taking 2 days to revise my UWORLD notes.

I will keep you updated.

Good day everyone.

Cheers!

71% UWORLD DONE

Hey guys!

I am back today with an update. I have finished 71% of UWORLD as of today. I am at 67% cumulative correct score. I hope by the time I finish all the questions I reach 70%. I have been taking an hour out of my day to read my UWORLD notes. It does take a lot of effort to make notes from UWORLD but I hope it pays off.

I have been continuing my fruit and greens smoothie breakfast regime. I have almost completely cut out rice and other starchy food items out of my diet during the weekdays. I really hate not working out but I just do not have the time.

That is pretty much all that has been going on from my side.

I hope everyone is having a great day!

See you soon.

Cheers!

UPDATE!!! UWORLD,LIFE ETC.

Hey guys!
I know it has been forever since I last posted.
I am so sorry for the inconsistency with my posts.
Things have been CRAZY lately.
I did not realize how crazy things are going to get once I start UWorld.
It has been so hard to finish two blocks a day a try to review some notes.
I literally collapse once I am done at night.
The other thing I have been preoccupied with is arranging for accommodation for my coming observership in New Jersey.
Working through Airbnb. I know it is a reliable website but still many things to be concerned about. Like area safety, budget etc.
I literally broke down one day because I could not handle it.
I had to take a break from everything and disconnect from everyone to gain perspective again.
Things are good now. :)
Spent some quality time with friends and family this weekend. I feel more in control now.
And it feels so good to blog again.

Now to the UWorld update:
I have finished 60% of the QBank with 67% cumulative correct questions.
I have been improving lately. Have gotten above 70% in a couple of tests.
Making notes. It is really hard to do two block and study notes. I am trying to squeeze in a couple of pages of UWorld notes everyday.

I have to finish UWorld by 23 April. That is the goal.

Health Update:
Working out is out of question for me these days.
But one lifestyle change that I have made is regarding my breakfast.
Everyday I am having  Fruit and Vegetable smoothies.
I try to use either spinach or kale everyday.
I have noticed an amazing change in how I feel with this change.
I feel so fresh and light. It is filling at the same time.

I hope that everyone is doing great.
I will try to post at least twice weekly.

Have a great day everyone!

Cheers!

UWORLD STEP 2 CK-DAY 8

Got up by 6 45 am.
Did really bad on the first block.
Performed slightly better on the second one.
1.Random,timed-55%
2.Random,timed-66%
Made notes. Finished both blocks by 10 30 pm.
No time or energy to revise anything else today.

EXHAUSTED!

See you soon!

Cheers!

UWORLD STEP 2 CK-DAY 7

I got up super early today- 5 30 am! Super happy about that.
Finished the first block by 1 pm. Then finished the second block by 7 45 pm.
1.Random timed-73%
2.Random,timed-68%
Made notes and also managed to revise some notes before going to bed.
Very productive day.

Hope everyone had a great day as well.

Cheers!

UWORLD STEP 2 CK-DAY 6

I had time to finish only 1 block today.

Random,timed-70%.

I was busy setting up some clinical rotations. So I had lots of meetings.

Very busy day.

Cheers!

UWORLD STEP 2 CK- DAY 5

Woke up at 7 30. Too late. Freshened up. Had my smoothie and got down to business.
Finished reviewing previous days block. Then did 2 more blocks today.
1.Random,timed-70%.
2.Random,timed-66%.
I reviewed the first block completely and made notes.
I could manage to review the second block only partly because I had some errands to run.
Well thats it for the day.
I hope i wake up tomorrow at 6. Fingers crossed.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

UWORLD STEP 2 CK- DAY 4

Got up at 6 30 a.m. A slight improvement over yesterday.
Block 1-random timed-66%
Block 2-random timed-66%
Todays scores are slightly better than yesterdays. I reviewed the first block but couldn't review the second one.Had some errands to run.
Thats it for the day.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

UWORLD STEP 2 CK- DAY 3

Turns out that no matter how much I decide to wake up at 6 a.m my body cannot take it before 6 45 a.m. It is what it is for now.

Got out of the house by 7 15 a.m.

Block 1-Random timed 59%

Block 2-Random timed 64%

Was not the best day. But I did learn a lot today.

Totally beat.

Going to call it a night.

Talk to you later.

Cheers!

UWORLD STEP 2 CK- DAY 2

Got up late!!! Was planning on waking up at 6 a.m but woke up at 6 45 a.m instead. Got dressed in 10 min. Had a spinach and fruit smoothie. Left home by 7 30 a.m.

Block 1-Random timed-73% correct (8a.m to 1 45p.m-solving,reviewing and notes).

Went home for lunch at 2p.m. Took a break till 3pm.

Block 2-Random timed-64% correct (3 20p.m to 8 p.m-solving,reviewing and notes).
Made notes from UWORLD and UpToDate.

Thats it for the day. Exhausted! Gonna have something to eat and watch some Netflix.

See you.

Cheers!

UWORLD STEP 2 CK-DAY 1

MARCH 26
Day 1 UWORLD Step 2 CK
Test 1.Random timed,all subjects - 73% correct
Test 2.Random timed,all subjects - 68% correct

Day 1 is good so far. The start is okay. I hope I maintain 70% or more.
I am using UpToDate.com for finding additional info along with UWORLD explanations.
UWORLD for Step 2 CK is a real upgrade when compared to the STEP 1 one. Enjoying it a lot.
Loving UpToDate. They have amazing images as well.

Thats it for the day.

Will keep you posted!

Cheers!

Internal medicine

Finished Hematology and started Nephrology today. Revised the very confusing Renal Tubular Acidosis topics. Will complete Nephrology tomorrow. I do not have time to read Infectious diseases from Kaplan notes. Hopefully MTB 2 and the Qbanks should suffice for that topic.

I will be starting OBGyn Kaplan Notes on Monday. Will wind up OBGyn by 24 March. I will be taking the Kaplan Diagnostic Test on 25 March. If anyone has taken this before, I would love to hear a review.

Then I will be beginning UWORLD on 26 March.

Still doing Kaplan Qbank. Have finished 77% questions with 60% right. Hopefully will finish 90% of it before starting UWORLD. I am running a little short of time, so might not finish it.

That is it for now.

PS: All the best for everyone who is expecting their MATCH result. I heard the MATCH results are coming out on March 16.

See you soon!

Cheers!

Internal Medicine

Finished Cardiology Kaplan notes yesterday. I did a block of Kaplan Cardiology questions today. Cardiology is not my strongest topic so doing it is always stressful. I started Hematology notes today. Have to finish hematology and Nephrology notes tomorrow.

I am done with 75% of the Kaplan Qbank so far and I have gotten 60% of the questions right. Planning on finishing Kaplan Qbank by 24 March.

That is the progress so far.

See you soon.

Cheers!

Pediatrics, Internal medicine

It has been a long time since I posted. Have been really busy with some family commitments. I really missed posting here everyday. I hope to resume daily blogging.

I have finished pediatrics Kaplan notes sparing Infectious diseases section. I ran out of time and also felt that Kaplan Qbank did deal with a lot of questions regarding this topic. I have finished 67% of the Kaplan Qbank with 60 % correct questions.

I have started the second half of Internal medicine reading today. I am studying endocrinology today.

Hope everyone has been well.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

Surgery , Pediatrics

Hey, sorry I have been missing since a couple of days. I had to travel for some personal reasons and have been super busy. But I have been doing my topics for the day according to my schedule.

I have finished Surgery Kaplan notes. I thoroughly enjoyed these notes. The layout of the book with review questions in the back is very good. I have been doing a block of Kaplan questions simultaneously. I have finished 47% of Kaplan Qbank so far. I am at 60% average.

I have started Pediatrics today. I did a block of Surgery and Pediatrics(Score-75%).

I hope everyone is doing well.

Thats it for now.

Cheers!

Surgery - 5

Today I did Pediatric surgery, Vascular surgery and Skin Surgery sections in Kaplan notes. Then I did a couple of questions in the clinical review section of the book.

I did a block of OBGyn questions from Kaplan Qbank. I was wondering if it required to do Kaplan notes for OBGyn. I have done it from MTB 2. Wondering whether it is worth spending time on OBGyn Kaplan notes.

Was at the library till 7 45 pm. I did a couple more of the surgery cases from Kaplan notes after dinner. I am so exhausted. Gonna crash now.

Hope everyone had a great day.

See you soon.

Cheers!

Surgery-4

Finished General Surgery. Did a couple of review questions at the back of Kaplan lecture notes. Did a block of Psychiatry Kaplan Qbank questions.

I had a study group meeting in the afternoon. It went on for over 2 hours.

As I mentioned yesterday I had to attend a dinner. It was unavoidable. So I couldn't study after 6 PM. Tried to study after coming back but I was too exhausted. I have 15 pages of today's syllabus left for tomorrow. What an exhausting day! Gonna call it a night.

See you soon.

Cheers!

Surgery - 3

Finished Orthopedics and started General Surgery today. Then I did a couple of questions in the back of Kaplan notes. I did a block of Kaplan Qbank of hematology and psychiatry questions.

I have a study session and a dinner that I have to attend tomorrow. So I am doing a few of tomorrows topics today. Somehow my weekend turned out to be very busy.

I hope everyone had a great day. Nothing very interesting happened today. One of those regular days.

See you soon.

Cheers!

Surgery-2

I finished orthopedics and pre-op/post-op care. Then I did the relevant questions in Kaplan notes at the end. I am loving surgery after Internal Medicine.

I did a block of Hematology and Psychiatry questions in the Kaplan Qbank. The questions in Hematology regarding ITP, TTP and DIC can be so confusing. Hopefully I got a lot of concepts cleared up today.

I had to attend a dinner today. So I finished today's syllabus after coming back from dinner, at almost 10 30. I had quite a tight schedule today. But I finished whatever I had planned. Have to hustle right!

Very exhausting but productive day.

See you soon.

Cheers!

Surgery day 1

I started Surgery Kaplan Lecture notes today. I did Trauma and half of Orthopedics. Then I solved related questions in the latter half of the book which has clinical vignettes. The layout of Surgery Kaplan notes is pretty interesting. There is much more information than MTB 2, so I would definitely recommend to do Kaplan Lecture notes for this subject.

I solved a couple of questions in Kaplan Qbank in Dermatology, Hematology and Psychiatry.

That is pretty much my day. Could not work out today because it was pretty late by the time I finished today's syllabus.

I am gonna call it a night. Hope everyone had a great day.

See you soon.

Cheers!

Psychiatry,Ethics And Epidemiology

Hello! Long time, no see!

I am back after a week. I had an amazing family reunion. Spent quality time with family and friends. It was a good break. I did not have a break after I started preparation in January. So it was nice. :)

I finished the remaining of Psychiatry, Ethics and Epidemiology (Kaplan Lecture Notes). Had a great study group in the evening. I attended a Hematology Kaplan Live lecture. As I am registered to the Kaplan Qbank, I get a few free lectures. So that was good.

I will be back with my preparation updates regularly. I hope everyone is preparing well.

See you soon.

Cheers!

Psychiatry

I needed a break from Internal Medicine for a bit to clear my head. I started psychiatry two days ago. I am done through half of Kaplan Psychiatry notes. It is pretty much a repetition of STEP 1 notes. So if you were strong in STEP 1 in this topic you can skip this section. I however felt that I needed to brush up a bit.

I have been doing Psychiatry, GI and dermatology questions from Kaplan Qbank. Have to say, GI is hard! The topics seem pretty straight forward while you are studying for them. But when you are solving questions, it is really hard.

I am taking a small break from Feb 12 to Feb 15. Have a very exciting family event coming up. I will be back on Monday.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Cheers!

Emergency Medicine -2 ,Dermatology

Done with Emergency medicine. There was so much more information overall as compared to MTB 2. Very much worth investing time in giving a read through Kaplan notes. I did Dermatology. But I have to say that neither MTB 2 nor Kaplan does a good job with Dermatology because there are so many questions in the Kaplan Qbank that are not covered in the notes. So for the minor topics such as Ophthalmology and Dermatology I guess one has to learn by doing questions.

I have had the craziest last two days. I was barely finishing my syllabus for the day. Somehow I was overloaded with work. I had to catch up with so many people. Had a couple of family commitments. Basically, the last two days were a blur.

I had a study group session today. It was amazing! I am seriously learning so much while discussing with these guys. Was the best part of my day today.

At this point I need a little change of subject so I am going to do Psychiatry, Epidemiology and Ethics for the next couple of days.

I hope everyone had a great weekend. It would be so cool to know what other people opinions are on the topics I mentioned. So be sure to comment if you have some helpful tips.

Thats it for the day.

See you soon.

Cheers!

Emergency medicine-1

I started Emergency Medicine in Kaplan notes. Kaplan notes are much more detailed in this section than MTB 2 was. So I did feel like I learnt a lot of new information which was not the case with the other specialities. I would say if anyone is short on time and cannot read the whole Kaplan book for Internal Medicine, I would definitely recommend them to go through Emergency Medicine section once.

I did a couple of Ophthalmology questions in Kaplan Qbank. There were so many questions with topics which were neither covered in MTB 2 nor in Kaplan notes. So it was more like learning new topics rather than answering questions. That is why I guess people recommend doing as many questions as possible for STEP 2, because their is no reliable text.

Did manage to go the gym today. Attend a Turbo Kick class. Not my favourite but I got some good exercise.

Thats it for now. See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

Pulmonology-2

Finally done with Pulmonology. My Everest! Feels good to done with it. Then I solved the remaining Neurology questions in Kaplan Qbank. Answered 63% of them. It is an average score, but certainly an improvement over yesterday.

Had a study group today and had a really good discussion. I never thought I would like study groups but I feel like I learn a lot from others and it is a great way to reinforce what you have studied. It also keeps you informed as to what others are doing. We studied for almost four and a half hours due to which I could not make it to the gym today. I really need to go tomorrow!

It was a pretty busy day but I learnt a lot.Super tired.

It was a good day! :)

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

Bad day! Radiology,Pulmonolgy -1

It was one of those days! The day started with a Kaplan Neurology block where I scored 52%. Seriously?! I don't know if the block was hard or if I was really bad at the topics in todays block.And to add on to my irritation, most of the observership positions that I wanted to apply for this July need both Step 1 and 2 scores. The applications of which will be closed by the time I finish Step 2. I had a minor panic attack. Took a while for me to be 'okay' again.

Then I started doing Pulmonology Kaplan notes. This is one of my least favorite subjects. But, had to do it. Made myself do two-thirds of it before I just could not do it anymore. I decided to do radiology. As it is a small topic I thought it would be a light read. Finished that really late. Did not have time to go to the gym(which maybe contributes to my irritable mood).

Sorry if it was a 'rant' kind of post. There are all kind of days. It it not always rainbows and sunshine!

Anyways, hope everyone had a great day.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers.

Gastroenterology-1

I started Gastroenterology in Kaplan notes today. Almost done with it, just a few topics left. MTB does a pretty good job with Internal Medicine actually. Once you do MTB, Kaplan notes are pretty much a repetition. The new edition has some new drugs though. I don't know if those are essential to know. I guess we will get to know about that while doing UWorld and NBME.

I did a block of Neurology questions in Kaplan Qbank. I got 70% right. There were a couple of questions in the Qbank which were not in MTB or Kapaln notes. So I would definitely recommend checking them out.

Had an amazing Zumba class in the evening. Dancing feels so good. Anyways I don't have time to go out much with CK preparation, so these classes are my release.

Was a good day! See you tomorrow!

Cheers!

OBGyn questions, Neurology, Ophthalmology

Hey! It has been a couple of days since I last posted. I had a lot of boring work these past few days. I had to get my CV ready, make some appointments etc. I also had to help out my mom for some event coming up this month. So basically, I started studying today.

From today till mid march I am going to do a block of Kaplan Qbank everyday and a couple of topics in Kaplan Lecture Notes. Today I did a block of OBGyn questions. I scored 70%. Then I started Internal Medicine lecture notes today. I did Neurology and ophthalmology notes. After studying MTB 2,  I am getting through Kaplan lecture notes pretty fast.

Went to the gym in the evening. Did a pretty mild exercise today. There was no class in the gym today. When I have to work out on my own, I find it really boring. Managed to do a little bit of treadmill and stair master. Tomorrow is Zumba class. Excited!

That is pretty much what my day was. I will see you tomorrow!

Cheers!

MTB 2 DONE!

Finally done with one reading of Master the Boards along with high yield videos. I had Emergency Medicine left for the day. Didn't take that long to finish. Did a couple of Kaplan questions.

Took the remaining day off to relax. Had some Netflix time. Treated myself for finishing MTB.

Thats it for the day! Had a super casual one.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

Psychiatry

 

Today was dedicated to Psychiatry. I have to say that it is pretty much a repetition of what we learnt for STEP 1. MTB was quite a nice read for this topic. 

Did a couple of Kaplan Qbank questions. 

Tomorrow is the last day dedicated to MTB. Emergency Medicine is left. Hopefully I will be done with it and manage to do some questions later.

That is it for today.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

Nephrology , Radiology , Ethics

Finally done with nephrology! That was a long topic. I always had an issue with Electrolyte Imbalance and Renal Tubular Acidosis. Have to say that MTB 2 dealt with these topics quite well. Then I did Radiology. MTB covered this very briefly. Kaplan High Yield videos were very good for Radiology though. I guess we will get to learn Radiology better by doing questions. I did Ethics section next. It was like a summary of 100 cases of Ethics by Conrad Fischer. He summarized the topic pretty well in the High Yield videos.

I did a couple of Kaplan questions.

The most fun part of the day was my Zumba class-Man was it fun! Had a nice dinner later.

Was a really good day! Hope everyone is having a great day as well!

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

Nephrology-2, Oncology

Continued nephrology today. A couple of topics are still left. It got a little monotonous so I did oncology for a diversion. The women who teaches these topics in Kaplan High Yield is really good.

Did a couple of Kaplan Flash Cards.

It was quite a relaxed day. Chilled at home later.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers.

Neurology-2,Nephrology-1, EXAM DATES !

I finished neurology. I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed neurology from MTB 2. High yield Kaplan videos went along great with the notes. I started Nephrology. The woman who teaches High yield is pretty good. She gives really good explanations to all the example cases. I would recommend  high yield videos for this topic.

Had a dinner party at home so could not go to the gym today. I had quite a good time though.

Then comes the most interesting part. I got my STEP 2 scheduling permit. I booked STEP 2 CK for the second week of May. I booked CS for the last week of June. I feel quite excited after scheduling the dates! I feel I prepare seriously when I know "the date".

It was quite a fun day!

See you tomorrow!

Cheers!

Gastroenterology-2,Neurology-1

I finished Gastroenterology. This topic can be done pretty fast. The high yield videos for this are decent. I started Neurology. I was dreading this part due to the memories from STEP 1 preparation days. But surprisingly, it was quite a fun read. Maybe because you don't have to learn the itty gritty details which you had to for STEP1. Also, Dr Conrad does a great job with the videos. I managed to finish half of it today. Bottom line, enjoyed studying today.

Had to run some errands after leaving the library. I had a killer workout today-BOOT CAMP. The trainer really pushed us. I feel great whenever I get through such a hard class.

Could not do Kaplan questions today.

Thats it for the day.

See you tomorrow!

Cheers!

Hematology-2 , Gastroenterology-1

Done with hematology.I started Gastroenterology today.I got through esophagus and stomach.
I did a couple of Kaplan Cardiology questions.I am really enjoying Kaplan Qbank.

Had an amazing workout-cycling class was super intense.

I will hopefully finish MTB 2 by January 28. After that I was planning on doing Kaplan Qbank along with a few pages of Kaplan lecture notes everyday for the next month.I have been reading many contrasting views on how useful Kaplan notes are for STEP 2.I guess I will start and then continue them if I find them useful.I spent an obsessive amount of time searching on various forums regarding this today.But now I am going to stick to the plan and just see how it goes.

Im going to call it a night.

Cheers!

Hematology

I started hematology today.Thank goodness Dr Fisher is back for hematology.He keeps you engaged in the subject and makes it interesting.Have to pick up from CML tomorrow.

I attended the part 2 Kaplan live lecture today.It was quite enjoyable actually.But I will not be subscribing to future lectures.They are too expensive and I have not seen any recommendations for them on any forums.

Many people got their results today. I heard the new STEP 2 CK mean is 240 with SD18. It is getting very competitive day by day. I saw many people with 250+ scores. Hearty congratulations to all those who performed well! And to all those preparing- keep going! We will get there!

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

Rheumatology day 2

Done with rheumatology.I skipped the Kaplan high yield lecture for the remaining topics in rheumatology because they were not very helpful.

I attended the online Kaplan class by Dr. Faselis today. It was a free observation class.It was pretty good actually. The full course it something around $3000 I guess. That is very expensive. For those who are okay to pay that amount of money and have the time to attend, it seems like a useful course.

Was an okay day overall.I have to finish MTB 2  by 28 January.Then seriously start off with Kaplan notes and the Kaplan Qbank.

Thats it for the day.

Cheers!

Pediatrics , Rheumatology

Done with Pediatrics finally.It was going very slow since the last 2 days.But it was good today.I started Rheumatology and I am done with nearly half of it.The high yield videos are not that great for this topic.

Now that the long weekend is over I am excited to go back to the library from tomorrow.I can concentrate well there.I want to finish rheumatology tomorrow and do some Kaplan Qbank  questions.

Otherwise it was quite a boring day. Did not go out. The days I don't go out(at least to the library or the gym) I feel so low. Hope it will be a better day tomorrow-mood wise.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Cheers!

Pediatrics

Still doing pediatrics.It was a lazy Sunday.I could not finish pediatrics today.Have pulmonology and infectious section remaining in pediatrics.I just was not motivated enough to study much today.

Anyways I guess I needed a little break.After all its sunday.Went out for a lovely dinner with the family.

Hope tomorrow is productive.

See you tomorrow!

cheers

Pediatrics

I started Pediatrics today. The guy who teaches Pediatrics in Kaplan high yield is so good. He makes everything so clear. He made it quite a fun experience actually.I finished half of Pediatrics in MTB 2.I was a little unwell today so I couldn't do much.

I will hopefully finish Pediatrics tomorrow and get some Kaplan Qbank questions done.

Hope everyone had a great day! See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

pulmonology part 2 and opthalmology

Done with pulmonology. Man the guy doing pulmonology videos in high yield is boring! Well anyways, its done. I did opthalmology from MTB 2. Its a very small chapter in MTB 2, so that didn't take long.
Did a couple of questions in Kaplan qbank.
Had an awesome work out.HARD but awesome.It was a boot camp session which was pretty intense.
Made myself some garlic broccoli stir fry for dinner.Yum!
It was a good day. :)
Happy weekend!
See you tomorrow.

cheers!

Pulmonology day 1

I finished endocrine and started pulmonology today( in MTB 2).Did half the topic.The Kaplan high yield videos for pulmonology are not that good.This guy literally was reading from the slides and wasn't giving any clear explanations.So I would actually say that if anyone is in a time crunch you could skip these videos from high yield.

Could not get any Qbank questions done today as the Kaplan site was down till almost 2 pm today.
It was an okay day overall.Hopefully I will get pulmonary done tomorrow and start a new topic.

I had an AMAZING workout today.Zumba class was so good.Had a yummy banana shake after the class and a super healthy dinner with lots of veggies. :)

Going to call it a night.

Hope everyone had an amazing day.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

Endocrine

I did endocrine today.Almost done with it in MTB2 except for the last page.Most of it is just a revision of what we learnt in STEP 1 actually as most of the diagnostic tests are conceptual as compared to other diseases.So it was pretty interesting.

I could not do Kaplan bank today as I had a family event for which i had to wind up studying by 4 o'clock.

Good day I would say.

I am going to try waking up early tomorrow.Its high time I wake up early!

Goals for tomorrow:

-Wake up early

-Pulmonology in MTB2

-workout

Hope everyone has had a great day!

Cheers!

cardiology done!!!

I finally finished cardiology today!!!

I really liked the way Dr. Conrad Fisher dealt with cardiology.I also did the preventive medicine chapter from MTB2.I started doing Kaplan Qbank today.I like it so far.Till now I find it better than the one for STEP 1.I will try to finish as much of Kaplan Qbank I can before I start UWORLD.

Ultimately it was quite a productive day!

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

The week begins

I woke up late today!!!I woke up at 9.I know thats super late for a monday.I quickly got dressed,had breakfast and managed to leave for the library by 10. Reached around 10 20.

I started cardiology section of MTB2 today.Got through half of it along with Kaplan high yield videos.It did take quite some time because cardiology is not my strongest section and i really wanted to understand all the concepts.I was at the library till 7 15.

Couldn't go to the gym today as i was at the library studying late.Had dinner and now i am writing this blog post.

I will try to get a little studying done before i go to bed.

Goal for tomorrow:Finish cardiology and maybe endocrine as well.

Thats it for the day!

See you tomorrow.

Cheers!

Lazy Sunday

I got up late today!...around 9... Had a nice breakfast.Weekends are great to have a leisure breakfast when you don't have to be worried about hitting the traffic.I started studying around 10 30.I finished Gynecology pretty fast actually.Then i didn't want to start a big topic as i wanted to start a topic that i could finish.So i did dermatology after that.

I really like Kaplan high yield videos so far! The best thing is when I am reading MTB 2 I don't get bored.Even though FIRST AID was a great book for STEP 1 i didn't enjoy studying it the first time because it was very dry for my liking.I would doze off after 5-6 pages.But as high yield integrates with MTB2 it keeps me engaged.

So I finished studying by five.I didn't want to study after that.Its important for me to chill out at least half a day a week to reboot myself for the week ahead.I watched some Netflix till 7. Then i got ready to hit the gym.Had a decent workout.Got some subway for dinner on my way back.

I think my first week of preparation was decent. I finished Surgery, OBG, Dermatology and first two chapters of Internal Medicine in MTB2(with corresponding high yield videos).

I am gonna maybe watch some youtube or Netflix for a while and call it a night!

Hope its been a great day for everyone.

Cheers!

Sunny Mornings...

What a beautiful morning it was today!
Great beginning to a weekend.
Had to do a bit of tidying up-weekend chores right!

Started studying around 10 30.
I managed to finish obstetrics portion of MTB 2 today along with the corresponding high yield Kaplan videos by around 4 30.
So that felt good!

Tomorrow I want to finish gynaecology notes and videos.And i thought I would start doing a couple of Kaplan Qbank questions everyday-maybe 20 for starters.However,lets see how that works out.

So YES, i went to the gym and worked out today!
Felt really good.
But because its been a while since i worked out my muscles are sore.(Good kind of sore-If you know what I mean! :) )
I definitely am planning on going tomorrow.

Had a great family dinner-the best part about weekends!

Had a good day overall.

See you tomorrow with another update.

Till then-

CHEERS!

Going good so far!

FIRST WEEK OF USMLE STEP 2 CK UPDATE

I have starting going to my happy place again....the library!
It seriously feels like home.
I have to say its been going good so far .
The resources i have been using are: Kaplan high yield videos and master the boards for step 2 ck.
My goal has been to do do at least 24 pages of master the board notes and corresponding videos in high yield.
By this schedule i should be able to finish both the above by january 29.
Thats the plan so far.

Finally adjusting to California weather again!

I am really unhappy with my health!
I am planning to start running....something that does not come to me naturally....but i really want to give it a shot!

Goals for tomorrow:
1.24 pages of master the boards and high yield
2.exercise:5 minutes running on the treadmill
                15 minutes stair-master
                3 sets of 25 squats

Will update with the progress tomorrow!

cheers!