Step 1 preparation...

How do you prepare for an exam that could very well determine your path as a practicing physician?  Where do you start?  What part of the 632 page First Aid for USMLE Step 1 book do you begin?

I know I have said this once before..but, practicing physicians are superhuman.  How did they remember all this stuff?  Not only remembering, but also applying the information proficiently.  No two patients are the same.  So, I rest in if it's been done once, it can be done again.  With time, proficiency will come, this I know.  For the past two years, I was taught every aspect of basic sciences and expected to remember every concept.  Incredible! I look forward to looking back to this day triumphantly....

After such a much need Christmas break, it's time to get back to BUSINESS...Thank GOD for the review course I started the day after Christmas that has jumped started my journey to exam day.  I'm kinda nervous and really want to score my best, in order that my opportunities are endless.  The higher my score the wider my options to practice...

As history would have it, most of my colleagues before me have done very well.  So, the advice I've received...Study everyday and do a lot of questions....all seem so simple right?  Well, I started the Pathology review and doing questions...somethings seem very familiar.  So, right now I'm feeling really optimistic.

So, over the next month, I will be putting in at least 10 hrs days of studying and I decided to attend a classroom review, as well...By Jan 31, 2014....I should have a strong footing on most concepts and ready to sit for the exam.....Lord help me!

In preparation for life's journey, we all have preparation to do.  We can only expect desired results with input of effort and vigorous determination.  There will be times of falling...but, the key is getting back up and moving forward, which I am very good at doing..LOL....

Get back up!  Re-think it and move forward!

Now, go live your dreams..