Step 2 ck - jan 2019 to may 2019
Resources Used
• OnlineMedEd Videos (it’s free!)
• UWorld
• YouTube to understand some topics better
• I did not use any books. I didn’t find any that I liked so I made my own notes using the two above
resources.
Start UWorld right away - again, even if you start randomly, it is still very, very helpful! So many
great images, flow charts, and regular charts!
Anki Flashcards - I used the tzanki deck. It is closely related to UWorld questions so it’s good for
revision.
Studying
• I studied for this exam in 4 months. My initial 2 months were spent making notes with onlinemeded and
doing 40-80 UWorld questions/day. After finishing onlinemeded, I built up to 320 questions/day to
simulate exam day.
• I did all the 3 NBMEs available and the 2 UWorld self-assesments.
• NBME 6 - 4 weeks away
• NBME 7 - 2 weeks away
• NBME 8 - 10 days away
• UWSA 1 - 7 days away
• UWSA 2 - 3 days away
• Free 120 - 1 day away
The Exam
• I definitely felt more confident going into this exam than step 1.
• Again, the questions were similar to UWorld and some NBMEs. You will be asked from almost all
topics. Also, some stems may be longer than normal as well.
• Most definitely take your breaks and spread them because it is a long 9 hours!
Advice
• I kept trying and I definitely raised my score! Programs definitely look at the jump (for those of you
applying before 2022-2023 cycle)!
• UWorld is king for this exam! Onlinemeded has good information but some of it is outdated so refer to
UWorld in those cases.
• Flashcards really did help during studying time to do better in this exam.
• Because of the new rule, I feel like the CK score is going to be taken a lot more seriously so please put
in all your efforts for this exam!