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Medical students shouldn’t overlook these essential study guides

Start here to find out what you should be learning about health systems science, the third pillar of medical education.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2
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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Senior man involved in car accident

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: 71-year-old man experiences confusion weeks after a car crash. What’s his underlying condition?

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 Prep Questions
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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Replacing which medication will improve symptoms?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 60-year-old man has a constant cough that keeps him awake at night. Replacement of which medications will most likely improve his symptoms?

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 Prep Questions
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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Answer 3 questions about infant patients

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Can you answer these questions involving infant patients? Find out now.

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Newborn has large mass over lumbar region

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: Baby born at 37 weeks' gestation has a large mass over lumbar region. What’s the likeliest diagnosis?

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 Prep Questions
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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Higher risk of cancer in which organ?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: 39-year-old woman has mild clumsiness when walking, tingling hands and feet, persistent fatigue.

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 Prep Questions
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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Persistent left shoulder pain, diaphoresis

The case: 75-year-old man with these symptoms is patient gets sublingual nitroglycerin. What changes will it cause?

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 Prep Questions
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With no USMLE Step 1 scores, challenges and opportunities arise

Moving USMLE Step 1 from a numerical score to pass-fail has created an evaluation void. How might medical educators fill it?

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Understand bell-curve distributions 

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: If 200 people are randomly selected, how many are eligible for membership to a high-IQ society assuming a normal IQ distribution? 

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 Prep Questions