Test-Taking Strategies for the USMLE STEP 2 Exam: Proven Methods to Succeed

by Julia I. Reading

Overview

Build the test-taking skills you need to ace your coursework and USMLE exams

The very first resource of its kind, this innovative resource helps you build the skills specifically required to pass the first two years of coursework and the USMLE exams.

Test-Taking Strategies for the USMLE Step 2 walks you through the process of how to generally approach questions, how to approach specific types of questions (i.e., those with labs or images), and how to review questions and their answers. Each chapter includes an explanation and/or exam-taking advice and sample questions, which are followed by a breakdown of the question/answer process.

Build the skills you need perform at the top of your game on test day, with:

• Pro Tips provide suggestions on what you should ask yourself about certain exam questions, such as, “Did the test writer include this as useful information, unnecessary information, or a trap to lead me to the wrong answer?”
• Randomized practice questions help you synthesize the concepts and strategies taught throughout this text.
• Insightful content helps you determine your personal test-taking strengths and weaknesses, so you can focus on skills you need to build most.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264258758
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/12/2023
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	652,060
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Julia I. Reading, MD, is a pediatric resident at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, CA.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 Skills & Pitfalls 1

Section 1 Timing 1

Section 2 Reviewing Lab Values 4

Section 3 Underconfidence 22

Question 24

Section 4 Reviewing Answers 34

Reference 38

2 The 5-Step Approach 39

Introduction 39

Question 1 43

Question 2 48

Question 3 58

Question 4 67

Question 5 74

Conclusion 81

Summary 82

3 Reasoning 83

Introduction 83

Question 1 87

Question 2 93

Question 3 106

Summary 118

References 118

4 Categorizing Information & Illness Scripts 119

Introduction 119

Question 1 122

Question 2 130

Question 3 137

Question 4 141

Question 5 146

Summary 152

5 Anchoring 153

Introduction 153

Question 1 154

Question 2 162

Question 3 173

Summary 195

Reference 196

6 Questions 197

Question 1 197

Question 2 201

Question 3 205

Question 4 211

Question 5 216

Question 6 220

Question 7 226

Question 8 229

Question 9 234

Question 10 239

Index 245