Comments on: UWorld + Anki: 5 Ways to Stop Wasting Time and Score Higher

By: Israel A. Rosario

Israel A. Rosario — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 22:19:22 +0000

Hey Alec. Probably this is a common question but I can’t find a straight forward answer. I want to get the “Yousmle Step 1 Deck” of Anki. I’m planning to prepare for 6 months. 1. How many new Anki cards should I learn everyday and how many old ones should i review in a daily basis??

By: Yousmle

Yousmle — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:47:01 +0000

In reply to S R. Hi! Great question. Doing well on Step 1 requires a large, strong base of knowledge, which must be acquired over a long period of time. As such, starting as early as possible, is good, so that when you get to your dedicated studying at some point, you will know the majority of the information, and can work on fine-tuning things, rather than having to learn everything from the beginning. Alec

By: S R

S R — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:58:00 +0000

I am an IMG who is going to be starting my 3rd year of med. school. I haven’t taken any steps, and haven’t begun preparing, or reviewing any anki cards. Would it be a good idea to start reviewing the decks for step 1 from my 3rd year?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:12:42 +0000

I recently purchased the Anki deck last week and had a quick exchange with Alec about the contents. For anyone interested here is a quick synopsis of the conversation to shed some light on the deck:

The deck currently has a total of 1682 cards spanning all of the sections. If you download it, you will notice there are 55 cardiology cards total. In the cardio starter/sample deck, there are 131 total cards devoted to cardiology with 64 cards that are under the category yousmle step 1 sample. This means that it is helpful to try and download all the sample decks available on the site since there are more cards. With this, it is also important to note that the deck serves as a way to ensure users know the topics Alec has seen to be the trickiest, and serves as an example of how to make cards properly. Once you have seen the deck and understand the thought process behind cards, you can keep on adding cards to the deck for topics that you specifically need to work on. This helps keep the deck brief, and allows each user to individualize the deck towards their specific needs.