Resources for medical students and residents

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USMLE® Step 1 and COMLEX® Step 1, 11 min read

What Are 10 Tips to Ace The USMLE® Step 1 or COMLEX® Step 1

Ask any medical student how to do well on the USMLE® Step 1 or COMLEX® Step 1, and you will get ten different answers. To create a more empirical approach, I interviewed hundreds of neurosurgery and general surgery residency candidates who typically achieve ve…

Scott Dulebohn, MD; Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, East Tennessee State University, March 23, 2021

USMLE® Step 1 and COMLEX® Step 1, 5 min read

What Are Common FAQ About USMLE® Step 1 and COMLEX® Step 1

Consensus opinion provided by Steve Leslie, MD; Ali Tariq, MD; and Saran Lofollahzadeh, MD, March 23, 2021

USMLE® Step 1 and COMLEX® Step 1, 3 min read

What Should I know About USMLE® Step 1 and COMLEX® Step 1

The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 for allopathic physicians and the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) for osteopathic physicians are both one-day, eight-hour, computer-based multiple-choice exams most…

March 18, 2021