Unversity of Minnesota I Medical School Duluth
Office of Student Affairs
University of Minnesota, 1035 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812
Phone: 218-726-8873

Please let us know how adequately prepared you felt for the USMLE Step I Exam.

1. What type of review system did you use for your Step 1 preparation? System Based Subject Based or Both .

2. Name the FOUR most important resources that you utilized for studying for the Step 1 Exam.


3. How would you rate First Aid?: (1 low ~ 10 high) Leave blank if not used.

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4. How would you rate Step Up? (1 low ~ 10 high) Leave blank if not used.

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5. How would you rate Kaplan Q Bank? (1 low ~ 10 high)

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6. How many Q Bank Questions did you complete?

7. How many of the questions (%) were vignette style questions (integrated Clinical)?

8.. Were the "Step 1 exam questions more difficult, less difficult, or similar in difficulty than the Q Bank Practice questions?


9. Did you use "Bug and Drug" cards? Yes No . If you did not use the "Bug and Drug" Cards how did you study Microbiology and Pharmacology?

10. Especially for those who made individual appointments to set up a plan with me or Phyllis, did it work for you? If you modified the plan, what were the revisions?

11. What were the THREE major areas in order of frequency on your Step 1 exam?
12. Did our curriculum prepare you adequately for the exam? Any glaring deficiencies in the curriculum?

13. Are there areas for wich you did NOT feel adequately prepared?

14. Is there anything that you wish you would have been advised regarding Step 1 preparation?

15. Were the "Principles" reviews that randuring the months of February through April useful? Tell us which ones were not useful?



16. How long did you study each day?

17. When and where did you take your exam? Did you feel you had enough time to study?

18. How was your experience at the Prometric Testing Center?

19. How can we improve the process for the next batch of examinees?


For immediate questions, please e-mail Phyllis Lindberg at bdoup@d.umn.edu".