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Why Higher Level Thinking Skills is Developed in USMLE Review Sessions
By Gerald Faye Anderson · 12 years ago
Skills are abilities to do things above and beyond what an average human being could. They are competencies that people possess that enable them to perform in certain ways. Skills are different from knowledge in ...
Critical Thinking Skill Essentials for USMLE Success
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
Who would not want to achieve success with USMLE? Ask any medical student and a chorus of "aye" will be heard. With all the sleepless nights of reading chapters of medical books, surpassing USMLE Step ...
Romance in USMLE Review
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
It is naive to think that romance, whether your own or someone else's, won't be a factor in a USMLE review. When people are thrown together in the same building for most of the day ...
Step One USMLE to USMLE Step 3 Body Language Matters
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
At times your words and tone may be enough to gauge the meaning of what is being said. On top of this, a person's posture, facial expressions, and gestures send messages – some of which ...
The Right Clothes for Women During and After Successful Completion of USMLE Steps
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
When it comes to clothes, women have more to think about, and often have to spend more than men. On the other hand, they have a wider range of clothing choices than men, especially in ...
Benefits of USMLE Review Criticism to Review Participants
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
It’s inevitable that you will be criticized by your colleagues, by your friends, by some professors, and more so by strangers during USMLE review sessions. It helps to keep in mind that "criticism" doesn't necessarily ...
The Right Clothes for Men Medical School Interviews and USMLE Review Sessions
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
Like it or not, the clothes you wear to various related medical school interviews invite snap judgments that are hard to overcome, no matter how well you acquit yourself as a conversationalist and thinker. How ...
How to Create a Professional Network Even During USMLE Review
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
Networking – the buzzword for making contact with people and exchanging information, ideally to the mutual benefit of everyone – is not something you sign up for. Rather, it is an effort and a state ...
USMLE: 3 Warning Signs You Need to Look Out For
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
Are you fighting change as a medical student, or are you embracing it? Unfortunately, while you may think you're pretty open to changes and perhaps even welcoming its arrival, you may be deep down inside ...
Successful Transition From USMLE Step 1 to Residency
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
Change happens – there's nothing you can do to stop it or slow it down. Once you have successfully aced your MCAT and surpassed medical school interviews, it is most likely that you will get ...
7 Ways to Maximize Your USMLE Review
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
The USMLE review is an essential part in your preparation for the actual USMLE. Most of the contents that will be discussed in the review have been taken up in your earlier years of basic ...
How Medical Students Can Build Self-Confidence by Affirmative Statements
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
There are two powerful techniques in building self-confidence: creating affirmative statements and building a ring of confidence. A medical student needs opportunities for self-growth and most self-growth efforts starts with building the self-confidence.
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Effective Listening for USMLE Review - 5 Pitfalls to Avoid
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
As a medical student preparing for the USMLE, you will be very familiar with listening listening to lectures and accompanied by slide in the classroom. But even as you listen, there are personal characteristics of ...
Body Language and the Successful Medical Residency Interview
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
Being well-versed in the medical field, you know that you cannot rely solely on a patient's history to make the diagnosis. You carry on with physical assessment and related medical laboratories to confirm your diagnosis. ...
Dos and Don'ts of Medical School and Residency Interviews
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
Notice that when you go to malls, your eyes are attracted by things that move. Display windows, often show moving object to get the attention of passers-by. In like manner, you also get interested when ...
4 Tips for a Great Medical Student Interview
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
Interviews are vital hurdles in a medical student's life. Your encounter with interviewers, usually panel interviews does not end during upon being accepted to medical school, but continues even after your USMLE Step one, as ...
Augment USMLE Review with the 3 Brain Boosting Compounds
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
Did you know that food also plays an important role in helping you achieve success in your USMLE review? The adage:"You are what you eat" still holds true. What you take in also helps to ...
9 Practical Strategies for Maximizing USMLE Review
By Gerald Faye Johnson · 12 years ago
A number of textbooks offer both introduction and overview to each chapter and a summary of the material that has been covered. Researchers have found that of two groups of students who read only the ...
Why Even Gifted Medical Students Need to Take USMLE Review Seriously
By Gerald Johnson · 12 years ago
Medical students who are intellectually gifted and talented often perform individual tasks at a very high level. These students display exceptional memories and learn at a rapid pace. They are knowledgeable about things which their ...