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By Marc N. KatzMarc is an internal medicine intern interested in pursuing a fellowship in cardiology. He writes on his blog at MyKatz where he shares tips and advice on how to succeed in medical school and residency. You can also follow him on Twitter at KittyKatzMD or Like him on Facebook at Marc Katz, MD! Question Banks The purpose of doing practice questions is to find your weaknesses in order to guide your study process and to get you inside the head of question writers. Hopefully, you figured this out already since you most likely already took step 1. However, I found studying for step 2 CK to be more difficult than step 1 because of the other obligations that MS3 requires. Question banks are also great on the go. Long subway to your friend’s apartment on the upper east side? Do a question set on the train. Bored in between lectures? Practice questions. Lost your resident and don’t feel like going back to the floor? Practice questions. Practice questions? Practice questions! Here are the practice questions I used. Still the gold standard when it comes to practice questions. There is no way around it. You can read the message boards on Student Doctor Network and they all reiterate what I find to be true. That UWorld is the end all and be all when it comes essential resources for Step 2 CK. Some students will argue that UWorld and a review book are the only resources you need for step 2…
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