BOARD VITALS: USMLE Step 1

USMLE & Self-Assessment Library Guide – Question Banks

BOARD VITALS: USMLE Step 1

FEATURES:

  • 1760 Questions 506 Easy 608 Moderate 641 Hard
  • Select questions by subject
  • Select Exam Mode – Test mode is timed; Study Review Mode provides answers and explanations
  • Dashboard includes Performance metrics; Timeline; Exams; Flagged Questions; Search

DRAW IT TO KNOW IT - USMLE

http://www.library.illinois.edu/proxy/go.php?url=https://www.drawittoknowit.com/register/group

  • First time users: Register using your Illinois email
    • Select “ University of Illinois” Group
    • Enter PIN in Group Code (email [email protected] for PIN)
    • Click Create Account
  • Already have an account ? Login >>

You should see Your Courses listed:

Click USMLE/COMLEX – Step 1

FEATURES:

  • 541 tutorials; 4200+ Quiz Questions; 1100+ Clinical Correlations
    Select Tutorials, Flashcards, Question Bank
  • Use narrated tutorials that teach you how to draw out complicated medical and scientific concepts, one step at a time.
  • In the Drawing Pad, you can watch the video and draw directly on the screen.

USMLEEASY

Connect to Draw It To Know It from the link the Carle Illinois Virtual Library (CIVL) Quick Links box – it is listed under Other.

If you are connected to the VPN, you should go directly to Draw It To Know It.

If you are not using the VPN: Enter your UIUC NetID and password.

You have access to Neuroanatomy and USMLE – Step 1 courses.

If you are a first-time user, you will need to create an account.

Click “Institutional Registration” ­­ at the top of the webpage. Please register using your @illinois.edu email.

If you already have an account, click “Log In” to access your account.

FEATURES:

  • Countdown to testing date
  • Course Progress
  • Assessment Summary
  • Recommended Readings

LWW HEALTH LIBRARY
http://www.library.illinois.edu/proxy/go.php?url=https://meded.lwwhealthlibrary.com/selfassessment.aspx#!/self-assessment

First time users : Create a personal account

FEATURES:

  • Select specific topic area such as Biochemistry; select subtopic and Start Quiz
  • Tracks time spend on each question/quiz; provides rationale for answers; tracks quiz history

ACCESS MEDICINE – REVIEW QUESTIONS

http://www.library.illinois.edu/proxy/go.php?url=https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/qa.aspx?groupid=962

Generate multiple-choice questions from:

  • Basic Sciences (Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry, Epidemiology & biostatistics, Micrbiology, Pathology & Histology)
  • Clinical Practice & Board Review (generates multiple choice quizzes based on questions from textbooks; for example, Katzung & Trevor’s Pharmacology – create random quiz from 806 available questions or create a custom quiz based on specific topics such as antiarrhythmic drugs or pharmacodynamics