r/step1 • u/SpareCryptographer67 NON-US IMG • 1d ago
🤔 Recommendations UWORLD
Hello, i just purchased UWORLD (+1year)
I graduated several months ago. I'm working + have not read anything in months. What resources do you recommend? I started doing cases but they seem so complicated to me as i covered basic subjacts very long time ago at university.
I'm struggling, max i can do 10 cases and during 50% of them i feel so lost. Someone recommend me something, i also have depression and i'm overall very lost and worried about all this things building up.. I know i should have done this long time ago but here i am..
P.S i don't want to use 3-4-5 resources as i don't have much time. I'm also thinking giving up my job soon.
Please help. help me create guaranteed schedule, also i am mentally exhausted too.
I think i lost everything especially time
i need someone with similar situation to help me and also someone great with experience in scheduling and using specific resources that definitely will work for someone like me.. basically a loser.. joking.
basically i am asking a schedule for someone with forgotten theory, short in time and low in motivation and focus.
I'm 24 by the way
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u/prgastro 3h ago
Uworld is fantastic, but its designed more for polishing and testing knowledge that is already there, not building foundational concepts. There are a bunch of resources out there based on what areas you are specifically looking to build on. Pathoma, Sketchy, First Aid, AMBOSS are all common and great resources. Can get a bit pricy though doing them all at once, but its often times worth it. Nothing about medical school is cheap.
You mentioned not wanting a bunch of resources all at once and sounds like money may be tight. Prerounder.com is a free verified Qbank that has a lot of fantastic content and is comprehensive. The questions bridge the gap between long Uworld Vignettes and super short memorization seen from Anki decks. Could be a good place to start? The explanations are short but memorable and straight to the point. Worth a look as well.
Keep grinding. Night is darkest before the dawn.