Preparing for 2 nd Year By Margarita Lianeri Karolina Mlynek April 17, 2007

Welcome!  Know your learning style (audio, visual, tactile, group discussion)  Choose texts & learning aids that suit you  Ask questions  Study systematically

2 nd Year Classes  Pathology: 235 (5 block exams + NBME) - grade  Morphologic Basis for Clinical Diagnosis: 60  Pathophysiology: 100 (6 block exams + final) - grade  Pharmacology: 160 (seminar quizzes + NBME ) - grade  Immunology: 50 (dept.exams; grade)  Biostats: 30 (dept. exam)  Science of Behavior: 30 (NBME)  CPR: 20 (oral exam)  PH, Epidem. & Hygiene: 72 (dept. exams; grade)  Internal Medicine Part I: 150

Pathology & MBCD  5 Block Exams: written (120 Q), 1 slide exam for each block (3 slides)  Final Exam: NBME (for students with credit); Depart. for those w/o (350 Q); Final Slide Exam (10 slides)  Autopsy: hand-outs, written exam  MBCD: cases only; no exam Texts  Robbins (Big, Inter.,Baby)  BRS Pathology  Kaplan  Pathology Secrets  Goljan  Seminar & lab hand-outs,  WebPath/webpath.html

Pathophysiology  6 written block exams: (40Q /10 pts)  Integrative : (40 Q)  Final written exam: (60Q) Texts Lippencott Series (Renal, Cardio, Pulmonary, Endocrine & GI) Lange Pathophysiology of Disease BRS Physiology Kaplan Pathophysiology for Boards & Wards Lecture & Seminar Hand- outs

Pharmacology  36 Seminar Quizzes (10 Q each)  Final exam: NBME Texts  Lippencott’s Pharmacology  Katzung Pharmacology (big or baby)  Pharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple  BRS Pharmacology  Kaplan  Lecture & seminar hand- outs  Flashcards

Immunology  Practical Exam: written (20 Q)  Seminar Exam: written (20 Q)  Midterm Exam: written (20 Q)  Final Exam: Depart. written (100 Q) Texts Kaplan Lange Micro. & Immunology BRS Micro. & Immunology Dept. Booklet for Practical

Biostatistics  Final Exam: Computer Based Exam (10 Q) Texts High Yield Biostatistics Class Notes (10 step algorithm)

Science of Behavior  Final Exam: NBMETexts BRS Behavioral Science HY Behavioral Science Kaplan

CPR  Final Exam: Oral (3 Q - 2 theoretical & 1 practical)  Texts: Hand-outs

Public Health, Epidemiology & Hygiene  Final exam: 3 separate dept. written exams (60 Q) must pass each  Texts: Hand-outs

Internal Diseases Approximately 5 weeks Hand-outs Final exam: practical, patient history, written Must have: White coat, stethoscope, shoes, small notebook & pen

Review Library for USMLE 1  First AID for the USMLE Step 1  Review Texts: Kaplan, BRS, HY, Lange, NMS, Goljan (audio), etc.  Question Banks & Practice Exams: Kaplan, Webpath (free), Appleton & Lange, NMS, Pre-Test, NBME

Helpful Websites        usmleworld.com

Thank You!