

I spent a lot of time answering questions and reviewing them closer to my test, but only got through about half of the QBank. I also purchased two practice tests, but only ended up doing one of them. So, I would recommend buying the QBank for the amount of time you have committed solely to your USMLE review (probably 2-3 months). I thought that I would have time to start doing questions before classes ended, but I didn’t.

In retrospect, I would have purchased a shorter subscription. I purchased a 6 month subscription to the USMLE World QBank. This made the QBank a very efficient study tool. I learned five or six important concepts tested on Step 1 from one question and its explanation. They give detailed explanations of why the right answer is right and why the wrong answers are wrong.

When I came to the test, I felt as though I was just taking another set of questions from USMLE World.Īlso, the explanations of questions are great. The thing that impressed me most about USMLE World was how similar the questions on the QBank were to those on the actual exam. There’s always the debate about whether Kaplan or USMLE World is the better question bank. Choosing the right resources will depend partly on your learning style, but there are a few that are must-haves.
