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!