I’m glad I took Level 3 during the first portion of intern year.
I realized that even though it had only been a year since I completed my core rotations I had forgotten a lot of the basics. As I went through my OBGYN question sets I realized that while every topic sounded familiar I had a hard time remembering the information I needed to answer the question. Looking at the image, I racked my brain to remember what late decelerations indicated and what the recommendations were. #1: Unless you are in a primary care residency you will forgetĪs I started my board prep studying I encountered a fetal heart rate monitor reading and was required to interpret the results. If you take nothing else from this blog post, please head this advice: Take Level 3 as soon as you can. (for a more descriptive explanation of the format of the CDM cases scroll down to the review of UWorld in the resources section of this post) After answering a question and clicking submit your answer choice would be locked for you to progress to the next portion of the case. Each section contained 13 cases and a total of 37 questions. The multiple choice questions can be a variety of selecting 1-4 responses per each question.
Day 1 is 4 sections of 70 multiple choice questions and day 2 is 2 sections of 70 multiple choice questions and 2 section of 13 clinical decision making cases.ĬDM cases are comprised of multiple choice and short answer questions. Before September 2018, Level 3 was a one day test, similar to COMLEX Level 1 and Level 2-CE composed of multiple choice questions. The Clinical Decision-Making cases is a new change for Level 3 as of September 2018. The exam contains approximately 420 questions in the multiple choice question (MCQ) format and test questions related to approximately 26 clinical decision-making cases.” Per the NBOME: “The examination consists of four computer-based test sessions of 3.5 hours each, taken over two days (two sessions per day) and is administered within a 14-day window in a secure, time-measured environment. As I never had guaranteed nights off I set bare minimum goals for my daily studying (1 Lecture, 10 questions, etc.). The reason I spaced out my study schedule the way I did was because the rotation I was on leading up to my boards had me taking home call every night. In total I spent about 3 months preparing for Level 3. The biggest obstacle preparing for Step 3/Level 3 is how busy intern year can be juggling long work hours, call, and education requirements of the resident program. So when it came to Level 3 I knew I didn’t feel comfortable just *winging it*. My school also afforded us a whole month off of rotations to prepare for Level 2 between our 3 rd and 4 th year. While I only had 1 month of time for dedicated Level 1 studying, I spent the 4 months leading up to boards reviewing my weakest subjects.
Doctors in training dit step 2 series#
Part 2 video series 39 concise, focused and efficient videos covering commonly tested clinical topics such as Neonatal Respiratory Distress, Syncope, Amenorrhea and Hematuria.This is the mantra that has been whispered among medical students regarding how long to prepare for each board exam.
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