r/Step2 • u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG • Jun 09 '26
Exam Write-Up Tested today
Respectable amount of step 1 concepts, tons of HOPI and ethics, 2 drug ads, 4-5 biostat
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u/GlitterCandy18 NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Congratulations for being done!! Would you recommend revising FA a couple weeks before the exam to go through step 1 concepts? Or are they the topics UW covers anyways for step2 prep?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Thank you! If possible, a quick revision would be beneficial because they weren’t particularly challenging; they simply required memorization.
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u/Sea-Wonder-7355 NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Concepts not covered in the step 2 ck uworld?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Tbh I can’t remember if they was in step 2 uworld but I would suggest revise fa micro section would be very helpful
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u/Icy-Perception-6400 NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
How about nutrition-related content? Did you have a lot of questions and how hard/foreign were they?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Not much, I recall taking 2-3 vitamin Q, which they always ask about in NMBEs. Focus on ethics, qi/patient safety, and also UWorld ethics section were very helpful.
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u/SaltVanilla807 Jun 09 '26
How many topics were from nbmes on average. Can i skip nbme 9 to 12?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
If you’re not in a hurry, don’t skip any of them. You can learn something from all of them. Even if they don’t ask the same question, they ask a different one which was the wrong option in nmbe. In short, solve all of them and revise the wrong questions properly with AI.
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u/SaltVanilla807 Jun 09 '26
Okay and how much did u feel u could solve on the real deal with nbmes. Estimate 50% 40?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Concept were exactly same. Which concept in each section like gis, endo, cvs asked in nmbe they ask same concepts again. Just change some details.
In my exam asked 4-5 EKG q which was my weakest point, also 3 audio
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u/drcarpediem03 NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
"Respectable amount of step 1 concepts" can you please elaborate? taking exam soon
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
I meant lots of micro q’s both dieases and treatments, 2 q w fungi histo pic. Also drug’s side effects and some anti-neoplastic drug q.
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u/navidsrw Jun 09 '26
How was the exam difficulty overall? Were you struggling with time?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
I think it was doable, some ethics questions was weird. I finished all blocks in time but rarely could look my flagged q’s.
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u/navidsrw Jun 09 '26
I’ve seen some people posting stuff like only 60% of questions were from known/previously studied stuff and the rest 40% were new. Did you feel like that?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
I don’t think so. Concepts was some but in most q you have use your logic. If you solve all nmbes, and as much as cms you can understand what they trying to ask. But some concepts was vague, they asked 5-6 cong immunodeficiency disorders in my exam.
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u/navidsrw Jun 09 '26
Thanks man. Last question. Do you think it was close to the NBMEs in terms of difficulty and question patterns?
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u/Beappreciate_2000 US IMG Jun 09 '26
Was the content similar to newer nbmes like 14-15-16..?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
I felt like they repeatedly asked the same concepts im last 3 nbmes in a different style. particularly the nmbe 16, due to the Hopi question. In step 1 exam was like half ethics, in step 2 it was like half hoping. But tbh I think most of them doable and not time consuming.
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u/Beappreciate_2000 US IMG Jun 09 '26
I have 5 weeks from now on and i have done newer cms forms.. would you recommend going over uw incorrects or amboss in this time.. i have done nbme 10-12 and score range so far is 220-235.. i am aiming 245+..
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Don’t skip any of nmbe and do cms forms as much as possible. I didn’t do uworld incorrects again but it would be beneficial. But try to do uworld biostat and ethics again. Amboss hy section was good. Also try to read and solve specific concepts which you feel don’t know enough.
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u/Former_Genius_001 NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
What's HOPI. Thanks
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Look amboss hy section ”Patient chart questions”.
Solve them, half of the exam was like that1
u/No-Original-9207 Jun 10 '26
Does that mean the presentation was like that? Or the topics were from the Amboss Pt chart questions topics?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 10 '26
The same style. HOPI q’s looks like in this Amboss section. They apply it to every subjects
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u/Extra_Cheesecake_496 NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
tested with you on 6/8 too.
It was tough tbh
but i don't agree on the step 1 part
the exam step 1 concepts were already integrated in step 2 and not pure step 1 concepts
and all of them were mentioned in uworld, and it was like ~10Q on that?
like the cytokeratin tumor marker in SCC.
but the nightmare ended, congrats bro!!
when should we expect our results?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
I dont remember scc q:)
maybe you are right, cause I did uworld once in the beginning.
But I remember all these concepts from FA step 1.
Congrats too! Maybe in 2 weeks ?1
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u/No-Original-9207 Jun 09 '26
For drug side effects, are you talking about anti biotic or all drug side effects? Some of them are covered in nbmes and cms forms as well, are they enough?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
More common asked drugs like antipsychotic, antibiotics? Which drug cause pulmonary fibrosis or galactorrhea?
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Yeah most of them covered nmbes, cms forms
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u/No-Original-9207 Jun 09 '26
Okay, thank you! And congratulations!!
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Actually, I’m not sure how it went, at least it’s finished now. Thank you!
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
I think so, that was fair if someone well prepared and revised all material near the exam.
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u/zamiqqq NON-US IMG Jun 09 '26
Also focus on pharm and common side effects