UVA examinations and USMLE style questions

stercorari · Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 3

Preparing for Step 1, I found that the question style is very different from the style of our exams. Step I presents questions in the form of clinical vignettes, whereas UVA exams present straight-forward style questions. I think we would be better served by our exams if they mirrored the style of the USMLE for closely.

ddddubs · Guest

i disagree. the exams we get are a good combination between boards prep and what we actually need to know for clinical years and beyond. the subject material we are asked to learn is very appropriate, but not perfect, for usmle prep; the holes in material can at least be overcome by 2-3 weeks of studying s/p finals. we do very well on most of the major subjects like path/pharm/micro, and it's random subcategories like nutrition or distant courses like anatomy where we are relatively weak.