Graduation Year
2021
Embargo Period
7-14-2021
Document Type
Poster
Degree Name
Medical Doctor (MD)
Department
Medical Education
First Advisor
Cheryl Melovitz-Vasan
Second Advisor
Nagaswami Vasan
Subject(s)
Education, Medical
Abstract
The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 is the first of three medical licensing examinations that medical students must take in the process of becoming a physician. Because of its increased importance to residencies, there has subsequent increased stress placed on medical students to perform well on USMLE Step 1. Students have become more proactive and efficient in their studying, starting to gear their studies towards this exam earlier in their education and also focusing on what is tested by using commercial resources that are not provided by their institution. These resources condense the monstrous amount of information needed for board exams into manageable quantities that are easier to digest. The available resources range from question banks and video series to review books and flashcards. This has resulted in increased use of commercial resources to prepare for the Step 1 examination. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence medical students’ decisions to use commercially available Step 1 resources.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Cecilia and Hansinger, Emily, "Medical Students’ Perceptions Regarding USMLE Step 1 Study Resources" (2021). Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Capstone Projects. 54.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/cmsru_capstones/54
