Preface --->
Preparing For And Doing Well On The Usmle Step 1 Are Essentia Requirements On The Road To Becoming A Practicing Physician. The Skills Needed For Preparation And Execution On Multiple-Choice Tests
Are Different From The Day-To-Day Practice Of Medicine But Are Necessary Hurdles That You Must Overcome To Advance In Your Medical Career. Take Heart This Task Is Not Insurmountable; There Have
Been Many Ahead Of You. It Only Requires Some Knowledge Of Techniques, A Little Planning, A Dash Of Impertinence, And Above All, Patience. This Guidebook Is Intended To Help You With This Process.
• The First Chapter Within The Test-Taking And Study Strategies Guide Section, Entitled "Inside The Usmle Step 1 Exam," Was Developed To Help You Gain A Better Understanding Of The Exam. It
Includes A Thorough Analysis Of The Question Subtypes. In Addition, It Describes The Overall Purpose Of The Exam, As Well As Its Structure And Design, And Offers Crucial Insights To Help You Do
Your Best On Test Day.--->
• The Last Four Chapters Of The Test-Taking And Study Strategies Guide Section Offer Practical Suggestions To Help You Make The Most Of Your Preparation Time And Avoid Common Pitfalls In The
Exam Itself. These Chapters Summarize The Key Study And Test Strategies That Have Helped Thousands Of Students Achieve Their Maximum Score. Use These Strategies And Approaches As You Work Through
The Tests In This Qbook. (We Also Offer Advice On How To Use The Fred™ V2 Software Interface.) Then Be Sure To Reread The Final Chapters Of This Guide As Your Exam Approaches To Get Great Advice On
What To Do During The Weeks Leading Up To The Exam, As Well As On Test Day Itself.--->
• The Qbook Practice Tests Contain A Total Of 850 Step 1-Style Questions Divided Into Test Blocks Of 50 Questions Each. These Blocks Are Designed To Give You A Sense Of How The Actual Exam Is
Constructed. They Will Also Challenge You To Boost Your Speed, Because The Step 1 Exam Presents Only 46 Questions Per Block. Each Test Is Followed By Compre-Hensive Explanations Of Both The Correct
And Incorrect Answer Choices. We Recommend That You Wait Until You Complete Your Review Of A Subject Area Before Taking An Exam, That You Take Each Exam In The Allotted One-Hour Time Frame, And
That You Do Not Look At The Answers Until You Have Completed An Exam In Its Entirety. Following Each Test, Review Why Each Answer Is Correct And Why Each Distractor Is Wrong. This Will Provide You
With The Information Needed To Answer Other Similar Questions On The Same Topic. There Are Two Exams In Anatomy, Behavioral Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology/Immunology, Pharmacology, And
Physiology. Because Of The Increasingly Clinical Nature Of The Exam, We Have Included Five Tests Covering Pathology And Pathophysiology. A List Of Standard Lab Values Can Be Found On Pages 447-448
For Easy Reference. Best Of Luck On Your Step 1 Exam. Kaplan Medical