Page 1 of 8: Embarking on a tough job -- USMLE after Senior Residency

indianprince · Credits: 1497 My Scrapbook

Calendar Event: September 20, 2008 - January 24, 2009

Dear RxPG Team,

I am practising Surgeon after 3 years of Senior Residency in a govt hospital.

I am starting a new thread today wherein I will keep posting my preparation details for USMLE part 1 every day. This is to serve the dual purpose of keeping a tab on myself so that I keep up my pace and that of routine discussions with like minded people and their comments and suggestions.

I hope this traditoinal method of study combined with resources and networking of RxPG would benefit all of us.

!!%* OM Shree Ganeshaya Namah *%!!

indianprince · Credits: 1497 My Scrapbook

Dear RxPG,

Studied for four hours today. Frankly i had been thinking/ discussing/ evaluating things for over a month now, but have been able to piece together the nitty gritty and focus on the task ahead today only.

I was on call and had to stay in the hospital. Made good use of the breaks in between my emergency work and rounds. Lady luck prevailed and could study ~ 1 to 1.5 hour each time. Slept at 2 AM and continued with work till 10 AM. Hope all my duties give me time enough like this.

Luckily for me, I can study on the fly. I know many of us are working and studying for some or the other exams. Time is usually at a constraint coz u have to do duties also. In surgery, it means changing your mindset from work-work-work to study-study-study at a moments notice and vice versa.

Tasks completed today-------- Kaplans' How to prepare for STEP-1. Will put sum ideas into practise from today.

Gung--Ho !!!

indianprince · Credits: 1497 My Scrapbook

Dear RXPG,

I am influenced a lot by our website and have gained much insight into how to prepare. Hope I will integrate my style with sum of thre required stuff and get off to a goog beginning.

Kudos

indianprince · Credits: 1497 My Scrapbook

Hi guys I am on call today,but still managed to steal 3 hours of study till now.I will post details tomorrow.

indianprince · Credits: 1497 My Scrapbook

---------------------SUNDAY--------2 DAYS BACK----------------

Had to leave for sum urgent family work. Could not study at all. I wanted to organise folders and books today and start on studies seriously. Sadly I wasted whole of today. I will be on call tomorrow. will try to make up a bit.

---------------------MONDAY--------MY CALL DAY

Was on call. Did not get time from 9-3 But I stole 3 hours up to 6 and finished 2 tests -- Anatomy and Physiology part1 each from Kaplan Q book. It was nice to see that I could still answer 50-60 % questions each. It was also disheartening to note that a lot of theory has been wiped off completely. Need to develop sum fundamentals afresh and need to revise others again.

But I am pretty sure of one thing ----- this exam is gonna be fun to crack !! I have always been a rapid learner. And I have learnt today's theory ( heyyyy i revised the explanations also

) VIva USMLE it is only a matte r of time before I come cracking

indianprince · Credits: 1497 My Scrapbook

hi

I am back today by 9 PM. Had dinner and sat down to update RxPG and check 2 days mails. Will go to sleep early and try to get up in morning for 2 hours of study. Wish me luck

indianprince · Credits: 1497 My Scrapbook

Alrms are meant to be snoozed off till u find u have no more time to sleep

. I KNOW I can only study as long as I am awake. Coffee or no coffee

, I MUST study till I can and then doze off for good.

Arre Bhai

, It is the night call effect which wont allow proper use of next day as well. But then It is the coffee that will save my day.

Sadly each hour wasted is a golden hour

Time and Tide are not an my side.

Buck up ol guy till u use every bit of time

I am likely to use today in form of a neat 5 hours . Let us see how

indianprince · Credits: 1497 My Scrapbook

well well Utilised half an hour this morning to go through forums and get useful info and inspiration too.

I have been driving 1.5 to 2 hours to work. Will utilise this time from now onwards----------cool 3 hours additin

Will post new strategy in evening buddies

dabs · Credits: 379 My Scrapbook

Your journal is inspiring and a lot of us shall be watching it with keen interest , picking up pointers as it goes...Thank U.

indianprince · Credits: 1497 My Scrapbook

Thanks dabs

Trying to update as frequently as I can. It does become a matter of stealing time from under the nose of your job !!

Did fluids and dynamics today. Thank goodness to Dr. Agnihotri, my physics teacher who had instilled good reasoning coupled with simplistic maths as a foundation for my Physics---------------I sail through most questions. Score on Kaplan's Q book ------- 74 %. Will test myself against NBME and USMLE world later

Did not study much yesterday. I have fallen into a sort of routine though. Mostly I do MCQs at hospital and Text at home. But I am on call today. I hope to polish off all of the related theory for Earlier physio topics. Will update on results tomorrow

Hafta rush now --- time to get ready and drive 1.5 hours to work

Bye

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