From time to time, the First Aid/USMLERx Team will post additional material to help students prepare for their Boards and Clerkships.

The Formula

USMLERx is predictive of your USMLE Step 1 score! You can also use the following formula:

USMLERx(%)*2.64 + 47 = USMLE 3-digit score (+/- 20 for the 95% CI)

Tao Le

  1. First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: The Really Short Version (1/15/2008)
  2. First Aid for the Wards: The Really Short Version
  3. Step 1 Micro Talk
  4. Step 1 Micro Talk Answer Key

Step 2 Casebook

  1. 70-year-old man with increasing shortness of breath
  2. 43-year-old woman with malaise and myalgia
  3. 28-year-old pregnant woman with postpartum bleeding
  4. 18-year-old woman after a motor vehicle accident
  5. 35-year-old woman considering abortion
  6. 29-year-old pregnant woman seeking nutritional advice
  7. 18-year-old with vaginal discharge
  8. 30-year-old man with double vision
  9. 35-year-old with vaginal discharge
  10. 47-year-old with suicidal ideation
  11. 45-year-old woman with disseminated disease
  12. 35-year-old man with opioid withdrawal
  13. 70-year-old man with narcotic overdose
  14. 68-year-old man with lower abdominal pain
  15. 25-year-old man after a motor vehicle accident
  16. 19-year-old man with substance abuse
  17. 29-year-old woman with substance dependence
  18. 60-year-old man with significant bleeding
  19. 27-year-old woman with fever and cough
  20. 1-month-old girl with failure to thrive