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5 Best Tips to Clear Your NBME Step1 Exam

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The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is the most important one for medical students to obtain their practising license. It has 3 levels and Step 1 is the first paper to attempt in order to move forward. Tip 1: Understand why you are studying Stop memorising with the intention of just retaining it until the end of the exam. The problem with this attitude is that the USMLE exam focuses a lot on applying your knowledge to questions and using your skills and fundamentals. Unless you understand what you read and start applying it, you will lose out on these chunks of questions. Be genuinely interested and you will have no problem in getting most answers right. Tip 2: Start early Time is everything. The more time you have to prepare, the less anxious you are and the better prepared you will be. If you are a medical student, you will know when exactly you should be taking the NMBE Step 1 exam. Don’t wait until the last minute. Have enough time to plan y