In this podcast, I spend tons of time discussing congenital issues that often present on the USMLE exams. I also go over a host of testing principles and questioning methods you should find to be really helpful in setting up your mind for the exam.
Category: Rapid Review – USMLE Step 2
DIP Ep 581: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 2 (Q11-20, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this episode, I continue my discussion of the Step 1 Free 120.I make tons of integrations here with anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, biostatistics, and other relevant subjects. The PDF for the relevant free 120 is attached to the first part of this series (Ep 580). I also conclude with a life lesson on knowledge, understanding, and wisdom and how this may be relevant to test taking and patient care.
DIP Ep 580: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 1 (Q1-10, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I begin working through the currently available USMLE Step 1 Free 120. This will be a very HY series with lots of integration and learning. For anyone that has listened to similar podcasts for the Step 2 Free 120 and the Step 3 Free 137, you know that there’s a lot I discuss here including testing principles. For those taking Step 2 and 3, strongly consider doing the Step 1 Free 120 for extra practice and listening to this series as the lines between the USMLEs are now heavily blurred with Step 1 being very clinical these days.
DIP Ep 577: USMLE Step 2/3 Rapid Review Series 119
In this podcast, I continue our rapid review series for the USMLE Step 2CK/3 exams by discussing a host of tricky endocrinology and pharmacology vignettes. HY stuff here for sure.
DIP Ep 575: USMLE Step 2/3 Rapid Review Series 118
This is a super HY podcast. I discuss a lot of microbiology and associated basic sciences that routinely show up on the USMLE Step 2CK/3 exams. I spend a lot of time talking about those pesky toxins and bugs you’ve forgotten from Step 1 that they love to throw into questions these days.
DIP Ep 574: Quick and Dirty Emergency Medicine For The USMLEs (Part 3)
In this episode, I continue our discussion of emergency medicine as it relates to the USMLE Step 2CK and Step 3 exams. I navigate a host of challenging physiological and trauma situations with this podcast. Well worth the time to listen and grasp the concepts presented.
DIP Ep 572: Quick and Dirty Emergency Medicine For The USMLEs (Part 2)
In this podcast, I discuss some more emergency medicine pathologies that are very well represented on the USMLE exams. I also spend time highlighting some weird ethics situations that people tend to get wrong on these tests.
DIP Ep 571: Quick and Dirty Emergency Medicine For The USMLEs
In this podcast, I discuss a number of HY emergency medicine scenarios that are commonly encountered on the USMLE exams. Super HY stuff here. I discuss lots of arrows and a host of bizarre ethics situations.
DIP Ep 569: Some Weird But Very HY Step 2/3 Basic Science Concepts (also helpful for Step 1)
This podcast is an oddball podcast. But you know what? It’s pretty HY to know this stuff for Step 2CK and 3. This stuff would also be very useful for a Step 1 taker as there is more emphasis on a clinical orientation with many Step 1 questions these days. I also discuss some test taking principles and wisdom related to how the USMLEs set up exam questions and answer choices. Worth your while for sure!
DIP Ep 568: 2024 USMLE Step 3 Free 137 Discussion Part 14 (Q131-137, super helpful for Step 2!) + A Comprehensive Life Lesson on Self Care
In this podcast, I conclude our discussion of the Step 3 Free 137. If you’re taking Step 2CK, I highly recommend listening to this podcast. I discuss a lot of complex concepts and useful test taking tips. Lengthy, but well worth the listening time. Use the PDF on the USMLE website to follow along. I also spend about 15 mins at the end discussing self care. I would listen to this to get some practical tips for maintaining a reasonably good quality of life as an individual in medicine.
