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What I Did Wrong In My USMLE Step 2 CS Exam
5 years ago
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Took the exam in Chicago in the last week of May. Preparation time about 25 days. About 15 of those you could call dedicated. Both online and live study partners. I started with about 3 cases a day and was doing about 10 cases per day at the end.
Thoroughly did the Sherazi notes and about half of FA cases (BIG MISTAKE. Must do all of FA cases). Practiced a lot. Read the FA short cases once.
Practiced writing patient note a lot.
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Exam day: I gotta say I was pretty confident going in. I thought I would do good. Wasn't too worried. Was it misplaced confidence? Evidently not, but I sure felt that way for 2 months after the exam.
Mistakes: Didn't do critical counseling in 2 patients. Very important. Got 2 diagnosis completely wrong. One of them was absolutely easy.
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Didn't do relevant exam portion in 2 cases.
Good stuff: was very courteous, showed lots of empathy.
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Examination: did a short HEENT plus short CVS plus short Respo plus thyroid in all cases. then did the relevant exam if applicable.
did closure in all patients, asked if they had any questions for me.
resutl: barely passed in ICE portion. so this is the minimum u can do and pass. if you go below that then chances are u might not pass.
summary: don't mess up more than 2 diagnosis and be good with interpersonal skills and be clear in your english and have a good typing speed..
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