My schedule has been crazy, studying for the boards. I've learned from what worked for step1 (and more importantly what didn't), so I am already seeing improvements in my performance. I still have 12 days to study (I'm taking the exam Friday, August 3), but I'm feeling fairly confident at this point. I have a lot of things I need to look over a few more times, but I'm not too terribly overwhelmed right now. I mean, I have been preparing for this exam for the past year, I've done well on the shelf exams, so I should do well given the 4 weeks I've given myself to solely prepare for the exam.
My daily schedule looks something like this:
7-830: Run/Shower
8:30-12:30: Watch Doctors-in-Training lectures
12:30-2:30: Attend Pathology Cases
2:30-4:30: Do 44 questions in UWorld
4:30-7: Finish Lectures/Review DIT
7-10: Do 44 Questions in UWorld
...and of course a few breaks to sneak in dinner/a cup of tea/walks outside with Marley/tidy the house. I might enjoy my breaks a little too much - it is just so hard to sit still for 14 hours a day!
I'm so ready to be back on the wards, and to have all of my major exams of my medical school career done and over with!
Next up after boards: A week's vacation with my family (which I have missed every year for the past 4 years!), followed by 2 weeks of Inpatient Hematology/Oncology (I absolutely cannot wait for this), which will lead me into September and 4 weeks of an Acting Internship in Internal Medicine - - - I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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