USMLE Study Tips

Since the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 1 score is one of the factors in the AΩA election process, members have typically performed well. We have provided tips from various members, and we hope that you can find strategies that may suit your own individual studying style. Our chapter also conducts an USMLE information session in the Fall of each academic year at the UIC College of Medicine for M2 students (also open to interested M1 students) in conjunction with our local American Medical Association (AMA) chapter.

Here are some useful links for information about the USMLE, study tips, exam experiences, and practice tests. Please notify the webmaster (see bottom of page) with any additional useful links or if any of these links are no longer working.

  • NBME — This site has two practice tests (not free) that are close to the real exam. Many students report that their scores on these tests correlate well with the actual exam.
  • USMLE — Use this site to register, schedule your exam, and check on USMLE policies.
  • Prep4USMLE.com — This link has a myriad of exam experiences, study methods, etc. Prep4USMLE has a large discussion forum that can answer many of your pre-exam questions.
  • Med Student Amnesia (MS Word format) — an excellent high-yield review. Nobody knows who wrote it, but it has been floating around the country for some time now.


    • USMLE Step 1


    USMLE Step 2 CK and CS

    Alpha Omega Alpha
    http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/hon/aoa/