Exploring Students' Use of Medical Education Resources for the USMLE Step 2 CK Exam Preparation.

Brook A Hubner¹, Zebulon Tolman², Omar Cherkaoui², Eileen Lee², Avery Stokes³, Carolyn Klatt³, Edward C Klatt³

¹University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, 1720 2Nd Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35294-3412 USA.

²AMBOSS Inc, 144 W 27th St., New York, NY 10001 USA.

³Mercer University School of Medicine, Mercer University Health Sciences Center, 1250 East 66th Street, Savannah, GA 31404 USA.

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The transition of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE®) Step 1 to pass/fail has increased the perceived importance of Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) scores, making effective exam preparation increasingly important. Our study characterizes Step 2 CK resource usage patterns and analyzes their relationship with scores. METHODS: Data from an anonymous, retrospective s…

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