This is by far one of the best pieces of info about the before, during, and after the Step 1 test I had ever seen. Thanks for sharing it!

I'm glad I watched this 2 days before my test. I'm already setting up my 5 am alarm for tomorrow. Dirty, thanks for everything during the last few months. I could really notice the positive impact of your videos while answering questions quickly and effectively. Will be using all of it in two days. You are the real Step 1 MVP.

Dirty, you have never steered me wrong before. I'm currently awake at 5:00 a.m. the day before step, and I'm ready to go. Thanks for the advice and the awesome videos!

@DirtyMedicine

3 жыл бұрын

Morning!

I took step 2 CK a couple of weeks ago ; applied your biohack techniques. And passed with a score I am happy with. Thanks for your advice, Dirty Medicine! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️

I followed your advice to the letter and it worked perfectly on game day. This exam is already hard so making sure my physical well-being was intact was essential. My energy remained consistent throughout the entire exam. Passing the video on to everyone I can. Thank you for this!

@wiliam4294

Жыл бұрын

Did you take a break after each block ?

This is crazy timing. My exam is tomorrow and you upload this. Can't get any more uplifting than this. Thank you so much!

@DirtyMedicine

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@NykProductions

5 жыл бұрын

Same. Less than eight hours from now lol

@shereenshabin9056

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck!!

@omarelmokhtar1

5 жыл бұрын

how is youe wxam,bro :D

@vamseereddy3414

5 жыл бұрын

QUICK, SELF CARE!

I genuinely didn’t think these tips would help that much, but I took my exam yesterday and I felt phenomenal the entire way through. My energy was consistent and I was calm and collected the entire time. These biohacks work people!!!

@heavychic100

Жыл бұрын

What kind of protein bar did u use please? Is it a normal granola bar with high protein or is it the protein bar that weight lifters use?

@ajabisong

3 ай бұрын

@@heavychic100 😂

Usmle strategy 1. Wakeup at 5am 1 day before the exam. Exercise hard. 2.Night before: food for test day (water+ protein bars) 3. On the test day: half coffee and breakfast (oatmeal and eggs) 4.check ur headphones 5. arrive 30mints before the exams 6.stretch ur body ,main good posture 7. During tutorial , 15mint write biostats equation 8.take every break 9.freedom and enjoy the day

This was literally the best video I’ve ever seen TON of Thanks Gratitude

Thank you so much. Your valuable advice is truly appreciated :)

thank you so much! you always give the best advice :)

This video is really great.. Ive seen a lot of almost the same topics but u guys rock it.. Thanks for the motivated word, greetings from Ecuador 🇪🇨

One of the most important video for preparing USMLE ever!

Tomorrow's finally the big day. Thank you for all your videos. They were really, really helpful.

Awesome video as always, thanks!

That's great advice actually, thanks! I always have trouble sleeping the night before major exams. I think I only slept four hours before my MCAT.

GREAT advice on self care!! I get my highest scores when I do yoga before a major exam... and my fav breakfast is walnuts and melon, easily digestible brain food 💚🙏

Thanks ❤️, really worthy advices !

very helpful thank you!!!!

Thank you Dirty, Love your no-nonsense points and guidance. Thank you so much! will definitely be contributing to your channel.

Thank you man. You continue to create a lasting impact on the lives of other students, especially during one of the most difficult times in medical school. Endless gratitude to a fantastic mentor. Cheers

I NEEDED this. Thank you!

Ready to go tomorrow !!

You are HILARIOUS. I loved this ! Im still months out from taking my exam but this is definitely going up into my favorites to watch and remind myself of what i should and shouldnt do. Oh ! I was going to be one of those folks who packs a heavy ass rice chicken meal lmaooo, but after this no sir cant do . lol Anyway, Thank you ! :) love your channel , keeep em coming

TY! This tutorial couldn't have come at a better time :D

adorei, vou usar seus conselhos, obrigada!!

Just what I want hear.....straight to point ......!

The “perfect” amount of coffee is highly dependent on how much caffeine you regularly have. If you normally drink 3 cups of coffee each morning and you choose to drink a half cup on test dat then you will be tired and yawning.

@stevebradford3939

3 жыл бұрын

What if we drink 9 and smoke mad cigs.

@erikb6576

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevebradford3939 Then drink 4 cups, only smoke a silly amount of cigs, and then after the exam pretend you are a patient in a question stem with your coffee and smoking habits, and try to do whatever you think the right answer would be for that question.

@stevebradford3939

3 жыл бұрын

@@erikb6576 I'll use nicotine patches they seem to tame the anxiety.

This is GOLD I had 250 ish predicted with my NBMES and scored 260 on the real deal with this. 🎉

@DaktuurAmarAKA

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that's awesome 👌

Test is in a month from now. I’ll re-listen to this couple times, and 100% first thing I do pretest day. Stretching right into going into a block💪🏻. Thank you!

@alfarouqelboom8465

3 жыл бұрын

how was it??

@charlesclintonmd

3 жыл бұрын

@@alfarouqelboom8465 thanks for asking! Was aiming 260 but got a 245. I'm a US IMG. Took Step 1 years ago and prepared for 2ck in 4,5 months. Although I was aiming higher I knew that I needed 1 month for 2nd Uworld pass to get closer to the target. Nontheless, I decided not to change test date and my score was exactly in between NBMEs and UWSAs. So the exams were very predictive. I am happy with my score after taking into account I will be able to apply this year. Hope you ace/d it!

@mdnd8

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlesclintonmd you did amazing!! thanks for sharing

@charlesclintonmd

2 жыл бұрын

@@mdnd8 got step 3 done and did video tips on it, on my channel :)

You rock🤘🏼✌🏽 @DirtyUSMLE thank you for valuable advice......

I’m trying to be so much ready for this day Hope everyone is doing great in their preparation and feeling motivated

Exam tomorrow and watching it today. Thank you!

I love your videos thank you so very much 🙏👏💐 What about vit.12 for getting required energy and be focused on testing day?

Thank you. Very helpful...

I love this man!

wow! realest ish I've seen in a while

Testing tomorrow and finally revisiting this video

Great tips! Never thought of working out early morning the day before to sleep well the night before. Will do that. Thank you! God bless❤ 🙏

@johntower2005

3 ай бұрын

Sphingosine kinase 1 good luck 🙃😉😊

Thank you Dirty for the insight.

The best advices!!!

Super helpful video! Not like most youtubers who have STEP 1 "tip" videos that are stupidly obvious

Don’t forget to bring a mask and double check your exam wasn’t canceled the day before 🤢

@boogman5747

3 жыл бұрын

mann i've been cancelled 3 times, its unreal- and everytime, its a fuckn SITE UPGRADE....i'm taking STEP 2 CK and the cancellations have made my me late...i'm just hoping programs understand and are more flexible this year

@sxli3340

3 жыл бұрын

@@boogman5747 covid???是

@vanshajchandra307

3 жыл бұрын

I live in India (2021)’ I hope that sums up what I am going through right now

@magdabomgardner4263

3 жыл бұрын

How do you check if it's been canceled? Shouldn't they send an email or something

@otto9875

3 жыл бұрын

@@magdabomgardner4263 look at the date of my comment it was last year when shit was crazy, we should be fine in north America this year for step1/2

thank you thank you thank you!!

Great video, just one thing to watch out for. Eggs on the day of the test might not be a great option if you're not used to eating them for breakfast regularly. They can easily cause GI problems, especially if undercooked. I talk from personal experience :D

@DirtyMedicine

4 жыл бұрын

been eating eggs all my life and never had a GI problem with them. That said there is always the small risk of Salmonella.

@susanamozza

2 жыл бұрын

@@DirtyMedicine tbm como ovos a vida toda e nunca tive nada

Thank you! Just got my result 249 on step1!! Very helpful

@insingu

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations bro i just started preparing 1 month ago hopefully i'll make it

@EissaProd

Жыл бұрын

@@insingu How's your preparation ?

Proud to be a Patreon supporter. I am a medical student, I don't have much...but honestly, you've been so helpful, if you were a friend - I would at least buy you a cup of coffee a month! Thanks a lot Dirty! Exam on Monday!

@DirtyMedicine

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Great advice!!

Thank you very much specially for showing your note book.

Freaking love this video! I feel like I was getting a speech at half time in the locker room and now I'm ready to win this baby!

@DirtyMedicine

3 жыл бұрын

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@PowderChaser

3 жыл бұрын

@@DirtyMedicine "We are lions!" Hahaha 13 more day, all I want is >400

Hey dirty med , just here to say i passed USMLE step1. thank you so so much for alll of your videos really helped for revision in USMLe also med school .Such gemss your videos . Thanks a lot again. God bless .

@komaldiptianandmaisuriya4301

10 ай бұрын

Protein bar and good posture . Took your advice. really helpful

Where can I come to hug you?

@med8523

5 жыл бұрын

danial tahir thought the same 😅

thank you!

Tell me why i cried when u said “your test is finally over” i cant wait for that feeling

The whiteboard stuff is golden, thank you

For any regular exam, like a 3 hour exam. Drink the coffee an hour before. This optimizes the duration of the caffeine. It will kick in and serve you right in time. I know I can drink a full cup without getting exam anxious. So I drink a full one. Since caffeine blocks a specific molecule from binding in the brain. A molecule that multiplies in number during the day. It doesn't hurt to start early with caffeine and space it out from start morning till into the exam.

5 years later, can confirm you get 15 minutes for the tutorial. Appreciate all your videos, I sadly wasn’t able to finish my test because the testing center shut down mid exam, but a lot of your tips (including from this video helped).

ok , i will start by saying that you are a lovely human being. I doubt that you are real but that's a topic for another time! thanks to your channel, I did both steps in just a year. My scores are (Step 1 - pass and step 2 >260) .. I just hope you read this and know that your work is helping tons of us; Thank you so much. I have given your videos enough attention as my First Aid and they did not disappoint!!!

thank you

Thank you..

Very helpful...✌️

Those are great tips but I believe you must try those tips while doing nbme because if you are not used to such a diet it might backfire.

Thanks😥

Excellent

🤣 love your advice!

You are the best boss

I wish I watched this last year. I had a massive lunch in between my exam papers and was falling asleep in the second paper. Failed my exam cos of this (and other things). Listen up guys

@mandisambokazi7201

5 жыл бұрын

Im sorry about that. Goodluck next time 💕

Good .. im nurse student .. good notes 👍👍

This sounds exactly like the MCAT. Is there USMLE taken in a Pearson testing center?

Why did I immediately think of orchitis from sketchy when you showed your orchid

What are the best brand names of the protein bars that you suggest? Thank you for all the tips!

@DirtyMedicine

3 жыл бұрын

These days I like Cliff Builder bars

@heavychic100

Жыл бұрын

@@DirtyMedicine I use to like them but now I can’t take anything with more than 4-6gm of sugar . This has 17gm or 33% gm of added sugar. Any low sugar alternatives?

Got my score back 255 !! Thanks for the tips 🥰🥰

@DirtyMedicine

4 жыл бұрын

Great work!! What a wonderful score

@samtebha

4 жыл бұрын

Joseph S Congratulations

@docpg6863

4 жыл бұрын

Pls tell us about your study material

@heavychic100

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Apart from dirty medicine videos, can u share all the materials you used. 🙏

Generally, limit sugar in your diet as much as possible. It’s more detrimental than good.

Test tomorrow morning. Cant shake the feeling that I dont know anything and the anxiety that my future 30+ years are going to depend on one random Monday of September 2021. Wish me luck

@sunvavachi

2 жыл бұрын

Hope it went okay

@bringmetheh0riz0n1

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunvavachi It did!! Thank you!

I love this

Someone should perform a clinical trial where people take enteral glucocorticoids such as prednisone the morning of the exam. I don’t even care if it is step 1, I am just curious. Has this experiment been performed before? I could not find it in any large database searches, but I may have used the wrong search methods.

Hello. How about dark chocolate will that help with the protein

You do need some sugars on the day of test day! The brain runs off of sugars and ketones and prefers sugars. But natural sugars like 100% natural juice, grapes, other fruits. And crunchy snacks help keep you awake because they stimulate saliva production!

Great, I don't drink coffee and I don't like protein bars *in tears*

@drkaymd

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 😂

I've done these tips but couldn't get through. Hopefully my next attempt I succeed. :)

@jas9729

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah,, you are gonna ace it next time certainly.. Best wishes to you...

Those guys wearing their white coats in the test center photo were MANIFESTING.

What if we don’t like oatmeal?

What about Adderall? Do you pop half the dose to not have your heart racing?

You didn't mention how to divide the break time? Should we do 2 blocks together?

@The_Admiral5

4 жыл бұрын

I took a short snack and restroom break after every block. It seriously helped to prevent burnout during my exam!

I’m walking my dog and listening and I hear “Brain Fart , great movie right?”

coffee anyhow I drink it doesn't work for me. Any other way to get some energy along with oatmeal and eggs for breakfast?

Best video ever

Although I’ve never drank coffee so I’ll prob be bouncing off the walls even with a half cup

@0doublezero0

5 жыл бұрын

LOL Take it during your practice exams. If its too much, tone it down to 1/4 of a cup. Simple.

@davidmiller2360

5 жыл бұрын

start drinking coffee now lol

Hi dear creator of DirtyUsmle. Would you make a video about the week before step 2CK as well as a video one month before step 2 please?

The last part was my fave😄😍

any specific protein bars you can recommend? im new to the country

@rhamdosparrow2791

5 жыл бұрын

low carb high fat! Look up Powercrunch (correct me DirtyUSMLE if I'm wrong)! Welcome to the states BTW!

Thankyou Love from pakistan

For those who doesn't drink coffee, will half cup affect me ? Or will I be fine without any coffee?

what snacks do you recommend?

You are borderline troll or a god. I always can't seem to decide while I watch your videos! Thanks for the advice LOL

Hi, I did review uworld ques and restart all the questions but did not pass step 1.does anyone have strategies to improve

✍✍✍ NOW I'm ready for Level 2 on Saturday

You are fkin amazing

Thanks !!! Any one knows a good renal and respiratory physio formulas video ? To me they are harder to use than Biostat, because they always give you useless data among what you need..

Best video!!!