* Some Step 3 tips & correlation of UW & NBME score.
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	atul1_s - 01/14/09 15:37
	hi guys, I recently passed my Step 3 with 216/91. can't complain abt the score, bcoz i did not study much.. u know the Step 3 score doesnt matter, right? i had read some excellent tips on this & some other forums. can't say i can make significant additions, but would like to highlight certain aspects of preparation. first, the material i used.. some Step 2 Kaplan books, especially medicine (i didn't get time to read all of them, but u should read them if u have time). UW (both CCS and MCQs) CCS Software from the USMLE website- this is VERY IMP! now, this doesnt seem like much of reading. i mean i've seem some ppl advocating a lot of material. but i personally believe in reading small amount of material with a right approach. so on that note, while u r reading Kaplan CK books, remember the shift of focus from Step 2 to Step 3. Step 2 stresses on pathophysio, initial investigations, diagnosis & initial management. Step 3 focusses more on management. it's all about the next step (not necessarily the first step) in management (inv/Rx), complex clinical decisions, prognosis, etc. No doubt some questions are on diagnosis, but management (including investigations and treatment) carries more importance. so while reading CK books, ignore the pathophysiology & focus on management. try to develop the logical thinking & algorithms required for actual patient management. forget the rare conditions, but u must thoroughly know even the rare presentations & complications of common conditions. & most imp, be rational. & use ur common sense in exam. it's a long, tiring exam. so it's imp to keep ur cool.. again, do the CCS cases from UW & USMLE website. this is very imp. but remem, this carries only about 25% of importance. so majority portion is still MCQs. so dont neglect that aspect. & finally, i used to always think about correlation between UW & actual score. i looked around different websites & following is the general idea i got.. correlation between 2 & 3 digit scores in exam.. 198/81 200/82 207/86 216/91 218/92 223/94 correlation between UW and actual score.. UWorld Actual test 49 192 50 206 60 221 54 216/89 58 212-217 54 208 54 214 i read somewhere.. Step 3 = 2.3UW + 80 so basically u're all set if u get around 55-60% score on UW. now, all this is based on feedback from other ppl.. finally, NBME and actual score.. i dont remember where i found this.. (thanx to whoever posted this!) Actual Exam NBME 75---- 182 ------- 183 ------- 184 ------- 185 ------- 186 ------- 187 ------- 188 ------- 189 ------- 190 ------- 191 ------- 192 ------- 193-- 1sd--- -------400 ------- 194 ------- 195 ------- 196 80---- 197 ------- 198 ------- 199 ------- 200 ------- 201 82---- 202 83---- 203 83---- 204 83---- 205-- -1/2 sd------- 450 84---- 206 84---- 207 ------- 208 85---- 209 ------- 210 86---- 211 86---- 212 ------- 213 ------- 214 ------- 215 88---- 216 88---- 217-- mean--------500 88---- 218 89---- 219 89---- 220 89---- 221 90---- 222 90---- 223 ------- 224 91---- 225 ------- 226 92---- 227 92---- 228 93---- 229-- 1/2 sd------- 550 93---- 230 94---- 231 94---- 232 94---- 233 95---- 234 95---- 235 95---- 236 96---- 237 96---- 238 97---- 239 97---- 240 97---- 241-- 1sd--- -------600 98---- 242 98---- 243 99---- 244 99---- 245 99---- 246 99---- 247 99---- 248 99---- 249 99---- 250 99---- 251 99---- 252 99---- 253-- 1.5sd--------650 99---- 254 99---- 255 99---- 256 99---- 257 99---- 258 99---- 259 99---- 260 99---- 261 99---- 262 99---- 263 99---- 264 99---- 265-- 2sd----------700 99---- 266 99---- 267 hope all this was helpful. all the best!
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