Year 3 - General Overview

For Year 3, the general consensus is some sort of Qbank paired with Anki and/or the study material of your choice, whether that be Boards & Beyond, Online Med Ed, Sketchy, etc. I preferred UWorld STEP 2 CK (NOT the one with OMM) to pair with Anki due to the ability to search the question ID in the sidebar filter of Anki to unsuspend the relevant tagged cards. Please refer back to Rob's video on that in the homepage! However, AMBOSS has articles on a multitude of topics as an additional reference and even a nifty anki-addon that I really liked.

However each rotation and shelf is a bit different and I've wanted to highlight some resources that might be more helpful in certain shelves then others, so go under the respective rotation and see what works for you!

First Aid was pretty great for Step 1, but generally is not as heavily recommended for shelves and Step 2. However, if you would like the book for reference, download First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, Eleventh Edition.

If you are using UWorld, if you do 30-35 questions everyday starting from the first day, generally you should be done with the relevant Shelf Subject in three weeks, giving you one week to do your NBMEs (which are 50 questions each).

BUT, some days in rotations are rough, so the better advice would be to try to aim for at least 210-245 questions per 7 days, where you could do a bit more on the better days or on the weekends to "catch up."

Students generally recommend 2-3 hours a day studying, whether that be with Anki, UWorld, watching videos, listening to podcasts, etc., with a bit more on the weekends, but do what you feel capable to do on a daily basis. This is just a suggestion, not the rule.

Julianne made this wonderful guide for each rotation. I have linked the google doc below for quick reference. I plan on adding additional links to download various books and resources in the respective rotations under the Year 3 tab.