Diagnostic feedback on strengths and weaknesses relative to overall performance compared to others that completed the same assessment.
USMLE PRACTICE TEST FORMAT SERIES
For those that have the time, and money, consider also completing the NBME®️ Clinical Science Mastery Series in clinical neurology, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery.Įach Comprehensive Self-Assessment and Clinical Science Mastery Series includes: The USMLE® or COMLEX® offers three self-assessments: Comprehensive Basic Science Self-Assessment, Comprehensive Clinical Science Self-Assessment, and Comprehensive Clinical Medicine Self-Assessment. Your self-assessment score will approximate your USMLE® or COMLEX® score. They have assessments available for USMLE® Step 1-3 or COMLEX® 1-3. NBME®️ and NBOME®️ Self-assessments are web-based. Taking a practice NBME®️ Self-assessment every few weeks allows you to replicate the real-time USMLE® exam and will help you become more confident and proficient in test-taking. Make sure you review each question you missed and be able to explain why the answer is correct. I suggest to my students that they space out the NBMEs or NBOMEs every 2-4 weeks. You can evaluate your potential mistakes, learn the rationale for the correct answer, reinforce your knowledge, and maximize your study time by focusing on your weaknesses. The NBME®️ and NBOME®️ Self-Assessment includes in-depth answer explanations. In addition to doing an official practice exam at the testing center, I recommend students take several NBME®️ or NBOME®️ Subject examinations, and the NBME®️ USMLE® or NBOME®️ COMLEX® practice exams. They may not be the best predictor of USMLE® Step performance. The practice USMLE® Step exams provide an opportunity to become familiar with the USMLE® test format and the test center. The system only allows you to take one practice exam per registration. I recommend my students take a baseline test before they start studying for the USMLE® or COMLEX® Steps.Įach student studying for USMLE® Step 1, USMLE® Step 2 CK, or USMLE® Step 3 will be eligible to take a practice exam at the Prometric test center once they have received their scheduling permit. In my opinion, the NBME®️ or NBOME®️ Self-Assessments are a great way to evaluate your progress in preparing for the USMLE® Step 2 CK or COMLEX. In addition, I believe the Self-Assessments should be part of every student's armamentarium. I recommend the entire third year of training includes at least 30 minutes a day of random practice questions on all topics found on USMLE® Step 2 Ck, and then 2 hours of practice questions daily focused on the clerkship rotation you are completing. I recommend all students start studying for the USMLE® Step 2 CK on the first day of their clinical rotations. The most common mistake I see is the failure to prepare for the USMLE® Step 2 CK early, attempting to cram months of study into a few weeks. I wish that I could get to all of them early in their 3rd year, instead of when in their 4th-year elective they realize they want to become a urologist but don’t have the USMLE® Step 1 or USMLE® Step 2 CK scores to earn a training slot. Sadly, I see many of them making the same mistakes. Over the last forty years, I have had the privilege of mentoring thousands of medical students and residents. I write the best-selling board review book in urology, I was the founding editor in chief of eMedicine - Urology, and I am a regular contributor to the StatPearls database of questions and articles. Steve Leslie, MD Associate Professor, Division of Urology, Creighton University
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