From a Constellation to a Constellation

Dr. Zara Alvi, currently working in the department of Internal Medicine at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has the following message for all you future steppers! Step 2 CS Prep Time 30- 45 days (Max) Exam time: 8 hrs Format: 12 cases of 25 mins each. This includes 15 mins of pts encounter MAX. and 10 mins of note typing. People generally tend to take after all the other steps. This was the first one that I took and did reasonably well. It doesn't really matter because the exam doesn't have a score just performance evaluation, so you essentially just need to clear it. Just make sure you plan it in such a way that you can get a chance to do rotations when you travel to the US to make best use of your time. Resources: - First Aid - Notes from those who recently took the exam - USMLE practice software - First Aid Give this at least one read to get an idea of what kind of cases can be presented in the exam and what questions need...

So it's one of those nights again when you have got a BIG, GINORMOUS amount of syllabus to cover for tomorrow's crucial exam ( which you HAVE to pass to maintain your internal assessment). You delayed it till the last night with all those "oh it's doable", "hojaye ga yaar". And now it just feels too much :/  You look at your phone one last time only to find that your favourite Avengers movie was going to be released today! Aaaaah! The gut wrenching painful moment when you decide to choose the syllabus over the premier... but you do it. Okay now you have finally managed to have a clear mind. All the rest is blocked out. No more distractions. Limited time. Heart pounding. Gotta focus. Yes you got this. Just as you start to read those alien words on the very first page, your mum walks in telling you that the whole family is going out for dinner and they'd be back by midnight. Oh great! here you are stuck with these ugly chunky books while y...