AHMED HASSAN, MD

Published on Jan 11, 2023,

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• Hi everybody, my name is Ahmed Hassan, 5th year medical Student at Al-Azhar University,
Asyut, Egypt

• I Passed My USMLE Step 1 Exam; thanks to My God, it is My Pleasure to Share My

Experience to help you. We are in the Same boat

• Most of the Step1 Experiences you read are lying and not true; every USMLER Tring
presents himself as the hero in his Experience

• most USMLERS will tell you that they passed Step1 in 6:12 months, and the reality is they
did not tell you that they Studied for 2:3 years preparing for the Step1 Exam

• Do not fall into that trap of lying about those Experiences; read for the end. I will tell you the
truth

• In my experience, I will tell you the truth and Cutting-edge advice only what you need to
know to pass your Step1 Exam as soon as possible without wasting your time; read for the end

• happy to connect with all orthopedic surgery research fellows, residents, attendings, and
Program Directors in The USA

My NBME Scores

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• I Failed 3 self assessments those are (NBME 25 + NBME 30 + Uworld self-assessment 2)

• Uworld self-assessments Are away from the actual Exam; New NBMES 25: 31 are the most
predictive and representative of the real Exam

• I got 63% Correct on the New free 120; this is the link for the new free 120
https://bit.ly/3RI0QB6
• I did not do Old Free 120 or any NBMES from 20:24 because I did not have time

• if you have time, do it; Old Free 120 will Boost your Score in New Free 120. Check out this
link for Old free 120
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• The highest NBME Score I have achieved was 198 (65% Correct on NBME 26)

• it is peculiar to pass Step 1 with this low score, guys. Nothing can predict your test day
performance. My test day performance was good. I felt that
 Facts and testimonials about NBMES

• Should you go through Old NBMES 1:19 or NBMES 20:30? There is more than enough to
pass; watch Dr. Mehlman's advice: https://bit.ly/3OiIVkt

• Do not panic and be Overwhelmed about your Upcoming NBME self-assessment, Thanks to
NBME Exams helped us achieve our desired Scores, Pray and Thanksgiving for NBME not to
panic from

• The first self-assessment is important to establish starting point, It doesn't matter if you passed
or failed it

•I got Generalized anxiety Disorder after I failed NBME 25. Do not get anxious like me if you
forgot your first NBME
• the #1 goal for the first NBME is establishing a starting point, So do your First NBME as
soon as possible after you finish your first round of UWORLD

• as you can see in the Image above, my starting NBME 25 was 46% correct only (Failed)

• NBMEs are not difficult, as millions of Students have told you. NBMES only tries to sway
you to see If you can use your Clinical sense to judge the Case or if you are only an Excellent
memorizer and you will be in the trap and get the Question wrong

• take your NBME and work on your weak areas; if you do that, your performance in the
second NBME will Improve dramatically and hit the roof

• If you did one NBME each week, your score will increase by 3:5 % each week; if you worked
hard strengthening your weaknesses

How to Improve your NBME Scores?

1. Watch Mehlman's video Question Bank on YouTube on your weak area

• those are Mehlman video Question banks on each system arranged by playlist. Every system
has a Question playlist: https://bit.ly/42OW60d

2. Do Mehlman PDF in the same weak area to master it

• this is the link for all free premium Mehlman PDFS

https://bit.ly/3hHXKQ2

• Mehlman PDFS are Integrating Step1 and Step 2 Ck content in one PDF working for
Studying for Both Step1 and Step 2

• Skip the Step 2 Ck content (management Content) and read-only Step1 basic Content; you
will do that using your observation

3. Do UWORLD Incorrect questions in your weak area (you must have online access to
Uworld to do that)

• watch this Video to learn how to go through Uworld Incorrects

https://bit.ly/3rl22Bk

4. If you did Uworld Incorrect Questions and Still you have time
• I recommend Working on your weak areas from AMBOSS Medical Library and AMBOSS
Question Bank, your plan will be something like this

• Study your weak area from AMBOSS Medical library articles; let say you deficient in
cardiomyopathies (read it from AMBOSS medical library to master it)

• Do a Question session on the corresponding AMBOSS article you have read; every AMBOSS
article Integrated with Questions in the same article

• If you do not have time Skip AMBOSS and Focus on Mehlman Video Question bank +
Mehlman PDFS + Uworld Incorrects

Al-Azhar University Testimonial

• Al-Azhar University is the #3 oldest university in the history of the World built in 971, it is
Older than all United States Universities, Al-Azhar University is the #1 Center for Islamic
Religion in the World

• my pleasure to be a Student at this great Institution, read the history of Al-Azhar University
here
http://bit.ly/3kdP1FO

I will provide paid tutoring for Students from the USA, England, and European
countries, and from all over the world, If you are Single Student OR Group Of Students,
Contact me at this Email: [email protected], Do not send Emails to me
Without title I Filter Emails by tags so Emails without titles I will not see it, Kindly Make the
Subject of your Email this title.
Dr. Hassan USMLE Mentoring

• This is Polywork and linkedin Profiles, Check Out then decide if you are willing to be one of
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• My Polywork Profile
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• Prices of tutoring will be ridiculously Cheap, it will be 20 USD for 1 hour one of one tutoring,
If you find those prices on any website on the internet tell me that

• The Ordinary price for touring ranges from 120 to 200 $ per hour; I will provide 1 hour of
one-on-one tutoring for only 20 USD
• Even If your Current Financial Circumstances are Difficult, no worries, tell me that I will give
you a free 15-minute one-on-one tutoring session

• It is my pleasure to help you all, and My god will help and bless meI am happypy to be part of
your journey, and I wish you all the Best

I am a Community builder, and I Founded (the Azhar IMGS Team) on 20 September,

2022

About American Azhar MedS

• We are a team of brilliant, highly motivated Azhar Medical Students who passed their
USMLE Exams, and some of Us are ECFMG Certified and Clinical research fellows in the
USA

• The #1 goal For (Azhar IMGS) is collecting and empowering all Azhar Medical Students,
boys and girls from (Cairo, Assuit, and Domiat), in one place, whether they are Preparing for
USMLE Or Not, to help them through their Preparation for USMLE and residency match in the
USA

• we are in the same boat, and we have a lot in common; you do not need to pass over all
challenges with yourself. We passed them before you, So we are here to help you; for
Al-Azhar, MedS, join us on our social media platforms and see what perks we are preparing for
you

• I created a WhatsApp group (Azhar IMGS). This group is only for Azhar MedS who passed
Step1, Step2 Or both

• If you are an Azhar Medical Student and passed Step1 Step 2, Or Both, send your Score
report and your phone number to this Email, and I will add you to Our WhatsApp group
[email protected]

• (Azhar IMGS) Facebook page Follow us

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• (Azhar IMGS) LinkedIn page, Follow us

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• Azhar IMGS Facebook Group (Only Azhar MedS are allowed to join this Group); if you
are an Azhar medical Student preparing for USMLE Or Not, You can join this group to inspire
yourself with your friends who passed their USMLE Exams
If you have any questions, ask her. We are happy to help, and we Will post the link for Our
Facebook group on our Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Stay tuned

• Subscribe to Our YouTube channel; we will publish many videos in the upcoming months;
stay Tuned
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My Preparation Period

• I started Studying for Step1 in early May 2020, Those are two years and six months

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• I used First Aid in the First six months of my early preparation period, but at the end of those
six months, I realized that First Aid was fake and did not work for me; I am a Visual learner

• I can not memorize facts blindly word by word because I got Strong head trauma and
post-traumatic stress disorder secondary to a Motorcycles accident during the last year of high
school; this accident Impaired my memory a little bit

• So I forget easily because my memory is not very strong, and Stress Impairs my memory
easily. First Aid works very well for Excellent memorizers

• After those six months in early January 1, 2021, I discovered AMBOSS and Anki
accidentally; I used them, My retention and performance Increased dramatically

• every one of us has his unique learning Style, no learning Style or method work for everyone,
So the advice is Firstly, figure out your unique learning Style, whether you are Visual learner or
you forget easily or you are Excellent memorizer

• If you are Visual Learner like me, Use Sketchy, Picmonic, Pixorize those are medical
education platforms provide visual learning modules

• I Sit for the Exam on 21 December 2022

• I had so many gaps, So be serious from the First Day; if you can Study for 10 hrs every day,
Do it Seriously from the first day

My Study Method & Resources

1. First Stage:-

• I watched all Dirty Medicine Videos. Dirty medicine is legendary. I memorized all of His
Dirty Mnemonics (My Primary Video Resource); Dirty Medicine did not cover some Topics, so
I used Board and Beyond in those Topics

• you must memorize all Dirty medicine mnemonics. It will help you Solve Questions Faster
and Save time

• (Dr.Dirty) will teach you only what you need to know without wasting your Fucking time

• this PDF Contains all Dirty Medicine mnemonics mentioned in his YouTube videos
http://bit.ly/3mY7weN

• In this Google Drive, I collected all Dirty medicine Videos in one place, which is well
organized and better than the YouTube channel, still the content is the same

• No Difference between this Drive and YouTube content, but this drive is more organized than
the YouTube channel
https://bit.ly/3WBTeBb

• I used Sketchy Microbiology, this Modified Sketchy File with notes on pictures to help you
study Faster
https://bit.ly/3JtNjL6

• I Watched Pathoma For the first 3 Chapters only; you do not need to watch Pathoma in all
chapters; only the First 3 Chapters are so enough

2. Second Stage:-

• I read the corresponding Topic from the AMBOSS medical library

AMBOSS helped me a lot in understanding Difficult Concepts. I used Highlight Button and
High Yield Button in the AMBOSS Medical library to highlight the Highest Yield Information
I need to know; not all information is Equally Important. Some Information is Garbage. You
don't need to know it

• If you are unsure how to start with AMBOSS, read my Article. I will guide you step by step
on How to Start with AMBOSS
https://www.polywork.com/ahmedemad/highlights/cpVxt1TK

• If you are an AMBOSS fan like me, Join the AMBOSS Ambassador program to spread the
word about AMBOSS (I have been AMBOSS Ambassador since December 2021)
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• Regarding First Aid, I did not like it, So I did not read it in any System, I read it only on
General topics (general pharmacology, Microbiology, pathology)

• If you find Yourself enjoying First Aid, it is Ok to Continue Studying it, But For me, I find
AMBOSS more helpful; the Idea is to Choose the resource that Works Better for yourself

You are not required to memorize First Aid word by word.

• guys, step 1 is pass/Fail, So you are not required to Study every Single Minutiae in First Aid;
studying every single Minutiae In First Aid, this Method Worked Very well when Step 1 was a
three-digit Score; now, Step1 is Pass/ Fail

• If you are an Excellent memorizer, Memorize NBME Exams word by word Instead of
Wasting your time memorizing First Aid word by word

• even Uworld Step1 recently added Large numbers of low yield Questions to encourage
Students to Subscribe for an extended period, those low yield Uworld Questions. You will not
see one of them in your Exam; the actual USMLE Exams are based on NBME Concepts, Not
Uworld (the Exam is NBME, Not Uworld)

• the total number of NBME Exams old NBMES + NEW NBMES Questions are 2400
Questions, Uworld Step1 is 3700 Questions, and this Increase every day; there are 1300 Low
yield Questions in Uworld, Uworld added those Low yield Questions in Purpose to encourage
Students to Subscribe to the Question bank for an extended period, by this way, Uworld will
increase its revenue, The Deal 100% is Money

• only Focus on High yield concepts in NBME Exams, and you will pass your Step1 Exam; the
best Mentor who will teach you all NBME Concepts is (Dr.Micheal Mehlman)

3. Third Stage:-

• I Used the Anki Overhaul deck to Help me remember and retain Information; in this article, I
explained everything you need to know about Anki

• I know, guys most of you are starters, Do not have enough knowledge to start with Anki, so
read My article. I will guide you on how to start with Anki from Zero to hero
https://www.polywork.com/ahmedemad/highlights/J3hah0Zu

4. Fourth Stage:-
• I Read Dr.Michael Mehlman's PDFS; Dr. Mehlman Is the Best mentor Ever For USMLE

• Mehlman PDFS works for Both Step1 and Step 2; PDFS Contains all NBME Concepts You
Need To know

• All Dr.Mehlman PDFS are free to Download here

https://bit.ly/3hHXKQ2

• All Mehlman PDFS are Very Excellent; highly recommended reading all of his PDFS

• But If your Exam is in the Upcoming month Or two weeks, Focus on those PDFS

1-HY arrows, Endocrine, Neuro-anatomy, Biochemistry, genetics, Biostatistics, Ethics,

Immunology

2-HY Mixed review are Four Parts Review PDF Only 80 pages; absolutely Magic It contains
all high yield cases In NBME EXAMS

• If you want to review the step1 Or step2 Content, read this HY Mixed review. It works for
Both Step1 and Step2

• Instead of re-reading First Aid multiple times, Read this Mixed review numerous times, and
memorize It Better than your name

• Do HY Mixed review Before Your Exam in the Final week, also you can Read it During your
Preparation period to continuously refresh your Memory with USMLE Curriculum (It works
for Both Steps 1 & 2)

5. Fifth Stage:-

• I Watched Dr. Mehlman's Question bank Series on his YouTube channel; this Video Question
bank is Very Valuable for Step1 and Step 2

• Dr.Mehlman will teach you how to approach USMLE Questions and Interpret them and will
teach you test-taking Strategies which is defective for most USMLE Examiners

• Do not Skip this Valuable Video Question bank; you will find all test taking Strategies
mentioned in this Video Question bank in his PDFS (HY Mixed review 1,2,3,4), this High yield
Mixed review Contain all test taking Strategies mentioned in this Video Question bank
6. Sixth Stage:-

• Go through Uworld Question Bank, I subscribed For one year, But I recommend subscribing
for two years. I know you will Finish Uworld in 2 years, the reason is to give yourself enough
time to study

• If your Question bank is still Not Expired and you finished two rounds, sell the rest of your
Subscription, you will find Millions of students want to purchase it, but If you Subscribed for
one year and your subscription was not enough to go through uworld two rounds you will
purchase Extension, So subscription for two years is better than buying Extension

• I did all Uworld Online 2 rounds, First round was Systematic and Timed, and the second
round was Random and Timed, Never Study with Tutor mood, always study with Timed Mode

• If you are unsure how to go through the uworld Question Bank, See this Playlist. Dr.Mehlman
will teach you how to go through uworld
http://bit.ly/3FR7wqU

• If you have time for AMBOSS, No problem. Do it, I did 1700 Questions from AMBOSS on
my weak areas, but If you do not have time for AMBOSS, Uworld is so enough to pass your
Step1 Exam, and do Uworld Incorrect in your weak areas

General Roles For Success in Your USMLE Preparation, whether you are preparing for
Step 1 or Step 2

1. Study The materials System by System Not Subjects, Do not Study physiology for all
Systems then You go to Study Pathology for all Systems this is Incorrect You must Study
System wise Not Subject Wise

The Question Is, How to Go through the Materials System by System?

• there is a specific arrangement You must Follow, It is mandatory to follow this arrangement;
watch this YouTube playlist for Dr.Dustyn William to know this arrangement, to go through
materials System by System
http://bit.ly/3Gf913L

Regarding Step1 this is the Sequence you must Follow

 First Stage is Basic Topics, follow this arrangement Mandatory

1. Biochemistry (Molecular Biology To proteins, Metabolism, Genetics)

2. Cellular Biology
3. General Principles (General pharmacology, General pathology)
4. Immunity then Microbiology (use sketchy in Microbiology)

Second Stage is Organ Systems, following this arrangement Mandatory

1. cardiovascular system
2. Musculoskeletal then Dermatology
3. Gastrointestinal
4. Renal System
5. Hematology and oncology
6. Endocrinology
7. Pulmonary System
8. neuroscience
9. Reproductive
10. psychiatry (use Dirty medicine)
11. Ethics (use Dirty medicine)
12. Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Don't Start Studying Organ Systems Before Basic Topics

• let us Say you start studying Hematology Before Biochemistry; in Hematology, you will
Study Hematological Disorders like Anemia, a subtype of thalassemia. Most of those Disorders
are due to Mutations, so you will find Yourself can't understand those Disorders Because you
didn't study Mutations in Basic Genetics

• Some Hematological Disorders are complicated by secondary Parvovirus B19 infection, so if

You didn't study Microbiology, you would not understand those Complications you will end up
disappointed and overwhelmed

• You will Understand What I mean when you start studying, But For Now, Use this
arrangement. By then, you will understand why this arrangement is in the order I listed above.
Serve each other

• Dr. Dustyn Williams made this arrangement. To understand how this arrangement serves each
other, watch this Awesome playlist by Dr.William, Methods for Success
https://bit.ly/3dG6r7z (this playlist removed by Dr. William)

2. You Must integrate Mehlman PDF + Mehlman Question Bank on YouTube in your
preparation from the First Day of your practice, whether you are preparing for Step 1 Or Step 2,
it works for Step 1 and Step 2; Mehlman Will make your preparation Much easier

3. You Must Use Mnemonics + Space repetition (Anki) in your Study For USMLE Exams
(this Combination is Mandatory For all USMLE EXams and in your life in general); Anki
alone is not enough

• This article from the UWorld blog, This article shows you how mnemonics can help you
recall difficult un memorizable topics
https://bit.ly/3kPwcsY

• Anki alone will enhance Long term memory only

• Mnemonics alone will enhance Short term Memory

• The idea is mnemonics enhance short-term memory + using Anki enhances long-term
memory to Flatt the forgotten curve till information stick in your long-term memory

• For the summary, to better recall, use this combination ( Mnemonics + Anki )

• The best resource for Mnemonics in medical school is the Dirty medicine YouTube channel
https://bit.ly/3Dwl7nc

• I collect all his videos and organized them in this google drive
https://bit.ly/3WBTeBb

• Read my article on how to use AMBOSS effectively, how to subscribe to AMBOSS, and
more to learn
https://poly.work/ahmedemad/highlights/cpVxt1TK

• How To join AMBOSS Ambassador Program

https://poly.work/ahmedemad/highlights/LO5nEYZ2

• how to use Anki alongside AMBOSS?

https://bit.ly/3YqxMA0

4. your preparation Period Must not Exceed 1.5 years For Step1, The Last 6 months of My
preparation I got Generalized Anxiety Disorder due to The long Period of my preparation (2
Years)

5. If you are Pregnant Or have a chronic Medical Condition, You can apply for test
accommodation

• You can take your Exam in 2 days + Double Break time + 1.5 times your Exam Duration, So
the total time will be 12.5 hrs for Step1 in two days
• this is a free premium Service Offered by NBME, If You want to apply for test
accommodation, Read USMLE guidelines
http://bit.ly/3YN4Nrf
• Fill out this Form
http://bit.ly/3C59sLj
and send it to this Email
[email protected]

• to allow NBME to process Your accommodation request Form

• If you do not Fill out the above form and sent it to NBME, NBME Will not process your test
accommodation request

• the processing takes 60 days, So be careful From the First day of your Eligibility period Fill
out the Accommodation request form and send it to NBME to process it

• If you want to Inquire about Anything regarding test accommodation contact

[email protected]

• I reached out NBME Disability service before my exam but the time was out to apply,I heard
about NBME Disability service 1 week before my Step 1 Exam

• read the reply of NBME Disability service to my Emails to learn how to apply for NBME
Disability service If you have Chronic medical condition or you are pregnant
https://bit.ly/3Zlxcnq

6. do not do anything alongside your Step preparation, Do not Do research or take research
Courses, and Do not work in Hospitals During your preparation

the reason is to avoid prolongation of your preparation period, If you did research alongside
your Step preparation You will not be productive in research Nor Step preparation So, be smart
Finish your Steps First then You can do research If you want, the main takeaway is (Do not Do
anything in the same time, Roma wasn't Built in one day, be patient and Organized, wisdom is
putting things in the right place)

7. Do not fall into the trap, Do not Book your USMLE EXAMS till you take NBME
Self-assessment and Score at least 60% Correct (Lowest Minimum passing score For Step1)

• If you Scored 60% Correct in your NBME Self-assessment For Step1, Start Booking your
Exam

• If you Fail Your NBME EXAM, No worries You just need to Solidify your knowledge base
and Concepts, In this Case, Most USMLE Mentors recommend going through your Uworld
Incorrect Questions again And everything will be ok
8. If your Eligibility period Started Stop Doing any Question Banks (Uworld, AMBOSS, etc),
Focus on NBMES + Mehlman PDFS

• To learn how to go through NBMES, watch this Useful playlist For Dr.Micheal Mehlman,
who will guide you on How to go through those NBME Exams
https://bit.ly/3PNPGtF

9. If You feel any Disruption in your Mode, Immediately Consult your Psychiatrist Tell him
you are preparing for USMLE Exam, and the psychiatrist will help you

• For me The Last 6 months of My preparation I got Generalized Anxiety Disorder due to The
long preparation period

• I felt Stiffness In my Back Muscles From the Cervical to Lumbar Muscles with severe pain +
Low energy and Fatigue

• after I took SNRI under the supervision of my psychiatrist my mode and Physical activity
Improved Dramatically, and Muscle aches Disappeared, So if you feel unusual things are
happening to you, Immediately Consult your Doctor, It is important to take care of your health
during USMLE marathon Exam

10. I recommend going through (The unlocking assessment series on the NBME website, this
Video series Provided by the NBME website, will teach you How to approach Exam Questions,
It is absolutely free
https://bit.ly/3FRgCDU

• Please note, You will get Questions in Your actual USMLE Exam in Topics Discussed in
these Video series, NBME make this Video series on purpose Not for Joking

• Your friends at NBME are Clevers Indirectly want to tell you to give your attention to the
Topics Discussed in this Video series because You will get Questions in those Topics In your
actual Exam

• If you master topics in this Video series, you will get some additional free points in your
Exam

• Also read the NBME Question Items writing PDF, in this PDF NBME Explaining how they
write their Questions

• it is very important to read this pdf to know how NBME think and write their Questions and
as you know your actual USMLE exam will be Identical to NBME Style questions

• Download the PDF here, NBME update and Publisher this PDF every January at the
beginning of every year
http://bit.ly/3WZ2Pm9

• How patients characteristics are written in NBME Exams

http://bit.ly/3XmxJoi

11. Do not waste your time with Kaplan videos, Dr.Najeeb Videos, physio Videos, golgan
audios, or Ninja Nedra

• USMLE Resources are endless and grow every day we do not have time for those folks, If
you Use the above Resources, Stop wasting your valuable time

We want to pass step1 as soon as possible, the resources I have Listed above are More than
enough to pass Step 1 as soon as Possible

12. Good mentor equals Success, your mentor may be your colleague who passed USMLE
Exams before you, or your mentor may be your professor in your medical School

• Do not Start Studying for USMLE Exams before you know your Mentor

• If you Struggled with anything related to USMLE preparation, ask your mentor will guide
you

13. The Week is 7 days, Study 6 days and take a break in the seven days, do something
different to enjoy your break, If you are Egyptian Student, you can visit the Egyptian museum
in Tahrir Square, the ticket is 10 Egyptian pounds, it is cheap break only 10 Egyptian pounds,
but you will enjoy

• If you Studied all the 7 days of the week, you will burn out easily, take a day off every week

14. Join groups related to USMLE Exams, you are not alone in preparing for USMLE Exams,
share your emotions in those Groups, you can share your Struggles in those Groups, and your
friends in those groups will support you

• But please do not Overwhelm yourself by joining thousands of Study groups, in this case,
those Groups will distract you, instead of helping you, Stick to one or two groups

• The best group is Dr. Mehlman Study group on telegram

http://bit.ly/3BXK6z8

Miscellaneous Recommendations Based on Countless Mistakes I had made

1. For Starters need more Guidance on How to Study For USMLE

• I highly recommend going through Dr. Mehlman's Exam Guidance playlist

https://bit.ly/3VjjP4X

2. If You need to ask any questions about Difficult Points In the USMLE Materials Or Practice
Questions You do not Understand

• I highly recommend Joining Dr. Mehlman's Telegram group with thousands of Students
preparing for USMLE, the Link for the telegram group
https://bit.ly/3BXK6z8

• Fill out the Above Form, You will receive a message on your WhatsApp from Dr.Micheal
Mehlman Containing the link for the telegram group

3. I highly recommend Exercising at least 3 times/ a week, Exercise is Excellent management

for your Stress You don't need to take any medications to reduce your Stress levels

• Purchase a good office Chair to be comfortable during sitting for Studying, I got a Dehydrated
Lumbar Disc Since December 2021, due to prolonged Sitting in hard chairs

• I withstood the Severe pain of Dehydrated Lumbar disc from December 2021 to December
2022 because I do not have time to undergo rehabilitation program due to my Step1 preparation
I want to Finish all the materials to catch my Exam Date, I will undergo Lumbar Spine
rehabilitation program Soon

• Study for 30 minutes then take 5 minutes break (Do Stretching exercises in those 5 minutes
then return again to study and so on)

• Never Sit for more than 1 hours, you will destroy your Spinal Cord if you Sit on any chair for
more than 1 hours, please take care of your Spine (I did this Mistake, So I want you guys to do
this in yourself, be kind to your body)

• I do not you to get Dehydrated disk this Chronic Condition Disrupted the all aspects of my
life, severe pain in Lumbar region, you can avoid this Complication by purchasing
High-Quality office Chair

• Watch this awesome Video, How sitting for prolonged period Can destroy your spinal cord
and damage your life
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• Just exercise regularly, Sit on a High-Quality office Chair, Do not sit more than 1 hours, and
drink plenty of water to nourish your Brain and everything will be ok

• I recommend reading my Insights about USMLE and Medical School here

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4. Study Partners are Very Useful in early of your Preparation, But If Your Eligibility period
has Started, Put all your time and effort Into NBME Exams

• NBME Exams are written by Doctors in practice for at least 30 years of Experience in a
Specific Field of Medicine, The same Doctors are writing your actual Step Exams, So you
Must understand and Memorize NBME EXAMS Better than Your name

5. I recommend going Through Step1 NBME EXAMS in this Order

• Offline retired NBMES (20:24)+ Old free 120, Those old Exams when You do it, will Boost
your Score in Your online NBMES (25:30)

• you can download old retired NBME Exams (20:24), download directly from her
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• After Finishing Old NBME EXAMS GO through Online NBMES in this order (26, 28, 29,
30)

• What about NBME 25, 27?

• no worries, let me tell you Something those Nasty Fucking NBME 25, and 27 are the most
difficult NBMES ever, So let those Bugs for the end

• Do the old free 120+ New free 120 in the final week before Your Exam, If you did the Old
free 120, It would Boost your Score in the new free 120

• This is the link for new free 120 answers

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• You must do New NBMES Online Not Offline this mistake most of you guys fall in, Do not
fall into the trap and waste your NBMES by taking them offline (it is mandatory to take it
online), you can do Uworld Questions offline, but you can not do NBMES (25:30) Offline

• If your budget is not enough to do uworld online and NBME online (do uworld offline and
Purchase NBME Instead of purchasing Uworld)

• It is advised to do one NBME every week or every two: or three weeks

6. I highly recommend going through Dr.Randy Niel (Must Know pathways playlist), If you
memorized those pathways, this will help you get some additional free points on your test Day
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7. I recommend going through high-yield images and CT scans on the Dirty medicine channel
during the last month of your preparation
http://bit.ly/3IdRiLh

8. I highly recommend going through this playlist (USMLE Dedicated Period playlist)

• I collected this Playlist From Dr. Mehlman's Channel to guide you to get the best benefit from
your time During Your dedicated period
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9. The Most Missed topics for USMLE are (Biostatistics, Ethics, and Genetics)

• I will give you Cutting edge advice to fuck those Nasty Topics easily even If You do not know
one single piece of information about it, Read Carefully

• Just Study Mehlman PDFS on those Subjects (Biostatistics, Ethics, genetics) then Do uworld
Questions + Dr. Randy Videos on those Subjects + Dirty Medicine Ethics, No more than that

• If you mastered Dr. Mehlman PDFS+Uworld+Dr.Randy+Dirty Medicine Ethics, you will get
99% of your Step Exam Questions correct on those Subjects

• Watch Dr. Mehlman's advice about Biostatistics (review Biostatistics before your Exam by 2
days)
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• Dr. Randy's Genetics
http://bit.ly/3ViViwQ
• Dr. Randy's Ethics
http://bit.ly/3WgBo72
• Dr. Randy Communications
https://bit.ly/3BVclOF
• Dr. Randy's Biostatistics
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• Dirty Medicine Ethics (legendary)
http://bit.ly/3WzURiQ

• If you have time watch Dirty medicine in Biostatistics, Excellent resource

10.UWorld Self-assessment is Far from the actual Exam, You do not do it, If you do not Have
time, Skip it, If you have time Do it, But the priority will be NBME Exams then Uworld
self-assessments

11. I highly recommend going through this playlist on the AMBOSS YouTube channel
(USMLE Style Question walkthrough with Dr. Zeb)

• In this Playlist Dr.Zeb will teach you Necessary test taking Strategies really helpful for
beginners
https://bit.ly/3jtElmj

12. AMBOSS made Awesome Playlists on its YouTube channel to help you understand
Difficult topics

• I found those playlists helpful for me, Check the rest of the playlists, and You may Find
Something helpful for you

• Medical Statistics
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• Osteoarthritis
http://bit.ly/3Ghx1De
• Pulmonary Function Testing
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13. Regarding Biochemistry (Dirty Medicine) is the gold standard, Some Students Say Dr. Sam
Turco is the greatest Man in the globe in Biochemistry

• Oh shit this is Incorrect, Guys and Girls. I will give you Cutting edge advice. If you want to
Understand and Memorize Biochemistry Better than your name, watch Dirty Medicine (Do not
watch Kaplan videos in Biochemistry, Do not waste your time)

• (Dr. Dirty) will teach you only what you need to know about Biochemistry to Dominate the
Board without wasting your Fucking time
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• I recommend the following 10 Days Biochemistry Study Plan Made By AMBOSS. It was
beneficial for me, and I used it During My studying for Biochemistry

• Download it here
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• For Vitamins Section of Biochemistry use (Pixorize Videos)

• Download the Pixorize PDF that contain Images in all Pixorize Videos
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• Pixorize will make You memorize all Vitamins Details Better than Your name

14. I highly recommend watching the Dirty Medicine Video Question Bank; it is very Useful
For Starters; Dr. Dirty will teach you the test-taking strategies you need to know
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• I collected the Dirty Medicine Video Question Bank and renamed it in this Google Drive,
Check it
https://bit.ly/3WOtemn

15. Regarding ECG, watch Dr. Mehlman's recommendations on how to Study ECG For
USMLE, Focus on those Topics (AV block, Atrial fibrillation, Atrial flutter, Ventricular
tachycardia, Supra-ventricular tachycardia, Pericarditis)
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16. If you want to memorize Heart Murmurs Watch Picmonic in Heart Murmurs, absolutely
Cutting edge, Picmonic Will make you memorize Heart Murmurs Better than your name
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• You can apply for the Picmonic Scholarship to get 6 months of free access, apply here
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17. Regarding Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, I highly recommend reading this AMBOSS
article, Very Valuable and Cutting Edge, you will master Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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18. I Created This playlist (Difficult Topics made easy, it is Optional to go through it, Not
Mandatory)

• I collected it from Different Videos on YouTube when I was Studying Difficult Topics for me

• Check it rapidly You may find Something Helpful for you (it is not mandatory to go through,
it is your choice)
https://bit.ly/3HZUNow

19. To Best memorize Leukemia and Lymphoma I really Suggest watching this Picmonic
playlist, really magic
http://bit.ly/3C0Qmpz

20. If Memorizing Pharmacology Drugs is Challenging for you, the Pixorize made Video series
about Pharmacology, Pixorize, and Picmonic Is better than Sketchy pharmacology

• Because pixorize and Picmonic make 1:2 minutes Video on each Drug, each Video discusses
one single Drug, So it will be easy for you to memorize and master each Drug Individually

21. Regarding Anti arrhythmic drugs No worries,

I want you to study Amiodarone Very well this is the Most Important Drug in antiarrhythmics

This Topic is not Over emphasized in NBME This Means you will get only one or two
Questions on this Topic in your Exam, Or you may not get any Questions in this topic

I know that this topic is overwhelming and Overemphasized in Uworld, But the actual Exam is
NBME Concepts Not Uworld

22. The Most Important thing about any Tumor or pathology are risk Factors

• Risk Factors Questions are free points in your Exam if you memorize it, you can answer it
easily and rapidly in the actual deal in your test day

• Personally, In my Exam I got 1 risk Factor Question in each Block

• I highly recommend going through Dr. mehlman (HY risk Factors PDF), this PDF will make
you master all High yield risk Factors
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23. Regarding Developmental Milestones, watch this Dirty medicine video will make you
memorize 70% of Developmental Milestones easily under 5 minutes
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24. Regarding HIV therapy watch this Dirty Medicine Video, Will make you Master HIV
Drugs
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25. HLA Inheritance is low yield, Do not Overwhelm yourself with HLA inheritance, I did not
see NBME Questions on HLA inheritance

• Focus on Genetic Syndromes are more high yield than HLA inheritance

• I know that Uworld test HLA inheritance frequently, Uworld always Want to complicate
things and add low yield Questions

• but NBME Exams did not test it, the actual Exam looks like NBME Not Uworld

• For me in my Exam I did not tested one Question in HLA Inheritance, I got Questions on
Genetic Syndromes, Study it very well

26. If your NBMES are in the plateau (NBME are not Increasing), I highly recommend doing
those Mehlman PDFS

• HY arrows PDF
• HY Mixed review ( part 1,2,3,4) PDF
• HY Risk Factors PDF

• The Above PDFS will boost your NBME score Dramatically within one week

27. Watch this Dirty medicine video about hepatitis B serology Interpretation to hack all
Questions related to this topic
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• I highly recommend watching this AMBOSS Episode about Hepatitis B Virus serology
interpretation
https://bit.ly/3HJ0pCI.

• I recommend watching this AMBOSS chalk talk Episode to have a solid Distinction between
all Viral hepatitis, Viral Hepatitis: Comparing Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E
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28. It is very normal to get health complications after your Step1 preparation

• I personally got many health complications (Low back pain, neck pain, Vitamin D deficiency,
Generalized anxiety Disorder, depression, Muscle spasm and Fatigue)

• those Health complications are very normal after the Step1 marathon, you are not alone all of
USMLERS Worldwide got health complications due to Step 1 marathon

• take your time to Completely recover and treat yourself from all health Issues, then trying to
start your Step 2 ck preparation, It might take 6:12 months or more to treat yourself, The Idea is
take your full time to recover and treat yourself

• be kind to your body, If you lost your Health, your Achievements will not benefit you, our
health is #1 Priority and the gift from our god, take care of that gift

• you will not find any USMLER telling you about those health issues, because everyone trying
to represent himself as a hero superman, but I told you the truth now

29. Regarding Heart Sounds (Murmurs, Splitting) physiology , I highly recommend watching
this Dirty medicine video to Dissect it, the golden #1 Lecture
https://bit.ly/46NtesH

• Watch this Dirty medicine video to Master heart Murmurs locations and maneuvers
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• You will get only one point about heart Murmurs in your Exam, Usually you will answer the
question from the presentation given without need to listen to the sound, but train your ears on
Identifying heart Murmurs, you may find difficult answering the question from the presentation
given

• Listen to heart Murmurs here from AMBOSS Auscultation playlist

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30. Regarding Lung Auscultation, I highly to watch this Dirty medicine video to Dissect rales
& Ronchi
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• You will get only one point about lung Auscultation in your Exam, Usually you will answer
the question from the presentation given without need to listen to the sound, but train your ears
on Identifying rales & Ronchi, you may find difficult answering the question from the
presentation given

• Listen to rales & Ronchi here from AMBOSS Auscultation playlist

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Day Before the Exam, Tips For Your Hotel Housing

1. arrive early at the Hotel, nearly 7 AM, to get Your room, take a tour of Your room, put your
bag and Clothes

2. You can Book a room at Salma Hotel. Contact Mr.Mina Adel ( tel:0128 208 5389); Mr. Mina
is a receptionist at Salma Hotel and is Responsible for Marketing at Salma Hotel. Also you can
Book rooms at Salma Hotel via Booking App

3. Tell the receptionist you want to book a room on the final floor of the Hotel to stay away
from the noise of the coffee; for me, I booked a room on the Sixth floor (The final floor of
Salma Hotel) Room 604

4. I highly recommend taking melatonin Pills to help you Sleep faster; for a better night's sleep,
I recommend taking two melatonin pills. Each pill is 3 Mg

5. I highly recommend watching the Dirty Medicine Video to know what kind of breakfast you
Must Eat
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Exam Day recommendations

1. I recommend taking antiemetics After your Breakfast to Overcome Nausea Caused by coffee
during this day; I felt I wanted to Vomit in the Sixth Block of my Exam, So take antiemetics

• You will be Fatigued in Block 6,7, So I recommend taking Strong analgesics under the
supervision of your Doctor to avoid fatigue in this Marathon Exam

• everyone has a different reaction to Medications, So Choose what works for you under the
supervision of your Doctor, Not under the Supervision of Your friend's recommendations
2. I talked for 10 minutes after each Block; for me, I can not do the First 2 Blocks Back to
Back; some of you guys can Do this, ok it

3. Take all your Break time; if you Skip, Let's say, 5 minutes from your Break, those 5 minutes
will not be added to the next block, So be Clever and take all your Break time

4. After each Block, I ate one egg + Drink some Coffee + Drink Water, + Drink Oat Milk (I
grabbed a one-liter Bottle Filled with Oat Milk, gave the Hotel Coffee a 1 Liter empty bottle,
tell the hotel coffee to Fill it with Oat Milk you Included it with Your Breakfast, to take it with
you to the test center

USMLERs reviews about this Experience

• thank you, guys, for your messages and prayers you did for me, no one will take something
from life

• we only we will take our work and other prayers, the Heaven is my final goal and the life is
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