효과적인 USMLE 준비 전략을 위한 주요 교훈

### 효과적인 USMLE 준비를 위한 핵심 인사이트
* 📚 많은 학생들이 **USMLE가 의학의 모든 세부 사항을 시험**한다고 잘못 알고 있지만, 실제로는 **특정 방식으로 제시된 몇 가지 주제**에 초점을 맞추고 있습니다.
* 🕒 일반적인 함정은 모든 과목에 과도한 시간을 투자하는 것이지만, 점수를 높이기 위해서는 **시험관이 우선순위를 두는 과목**에 집중하는 것이 중요합니다.
* 🔍 USMLE는 의과대학 시험과는 다른 학습 접근 방식이 필요하며, **과거의 전략을 맹목적으로 적용**하면 좌절감과 비효율성을 초래할 수 있습니다.
* 📝 노트 필기나 플래시카드와 같은 전통적인 학습 방법은 **USMLE에 효과적이지 않을 수 있으므로 성공을 위해서는 새로운 기술을 탐구하는 것이 필수적**입니다.
* 🏃 USMLE 준비는 **단거리 스프린트가 아닌 마라톤**이라고 생각해야 하며, **단기간에 집중적으로 공부하기보다는 장기적인 전략**이 필요합니다.
* ⚠ 균형 없이 공부에 과도하게 몰두하면 번아웃으로 이어질 수 있으므로 **가족 및 친구와의 관계를 유지하는 것**은 지속 가능한 준비를 위해 필수적입니다.
* 💬 많은 성공한 학생들은 장기적인 공부에는 동기 부여와 규율에 한계가 있다는 것을 깨닫고 **진작에 공부 방식을 바꾸지 않은 것**을 후회합니다.
* 🙌 궁극적으로 개인의 필요와 웰빙을 수용하는 균형 잡힌 전략이 **USMLE 준비에 있어 최상의 결과**를 가져올 것입니다.

USMLE는 핵심 주제에 초점을 맞춘 독특한 준비 전략과 마라톤 학습 방식이 필요합니다.

all right, what's up guys, welcome back to the channel, Santiago IQ over here, and today we're going to be discussing the three things that people learn way too late in their use and will be prep, and well, hopefully with this video, you can learn them a little bit sooner and take advantage of them. And so, the first thing that people learn too late in their prep is that the USMLE is not an exam that tests for everything in medicine, because I think that's a very common misconception. People believe, Oh my god, everything can appear on this exam, every single detail, every single thing. And at first, it seems like that. It seems like the examiners can really ask you about anything, but as you move on with your prep, you quickly realize that they don't just ask about anything. They ask about a very few selected topics in a few and a very few specific ways. And again, I think that's important when you're prepping for the USMLE, because you have to keep in mind, I'm not trying to learn everything about

every disease or every concept I'm trying to learn specifically what they like me what what they want me to know. The sooner you do that, the better score you'll have. And I just think that's important because I get a lot of emails from people saying stuff like, I spent way too many minutes and hours reading about every subject. I, for example, do a question and then spend an hour, a total, a whole hour learning about the topic that was embedded in that question. And once we dig a little deeper in exactly what are they doing, they are approaching each subject as if everything of that subject can appear in the test. And again, that's true to an extent. Every single thing can appear, and you can get some questions, some really weird questions on your exam. But most of the times, 80% of the time, 90% of the time, you're just getting spin-offs of the same question, just reshaped, just changed a little bit, a little bit which is over here, a little bit which is over there, and that's it. But it's the same script.

over and over and over again, so keep that in mind. But in any case, the second point that a lot of people realize way too late in their USMLE prep is that the USMLE is a totally different beast. So, trying to copy-paste the strategy that you use for your medical school exams is really not a good strategy here because, again, it has a different set of conditions. And if you think, Oh, I have learned all of my life by taking notes, doing flashcards, and doing these, so I'm going to do exactly the same with the USMLE, you're probably going to bump into all sorts of walls because it's not the same beast. It has a totally different set of conditions, and the sooner you realize that, the sooner you're on your way to creating a system that actually works for you. So, again, don't be closed to the fact that you may have to experiment with other ways of learning for this exam because those hidden techniques that you may have never come across, they have never tried.

may be the best strategy for you. I personally found that the things that I used for my medical school exams, like taking notes, doing flashcards, really didn't work for the USMLE. For example, the notes were useless in the USMLE. I love my notes from medical school; they help me organize my thoughts. I have a few videos detailing how I use them, but for the USMLE, completely useless. So again, keep that in mind. I have a few videos detailing approaches and techniques to use. Emily, just keep in mind it's really not the same as your medical school, okay? And the last point that I wanted to bring up is that the USMLE is really not a race; it's a marathon. And this is one of the things that people, again, learn way too late and usually through the hard way. And I say that people learned this way too late because when you break down their strategies to study, most of their approach is targeted like if they were gonna study for a couple of days, a couple of

weeks, not for a couple of months, and you should really have a different strategy when you're trying to go for the long run, for the two-month, three-month, six-month period, and not for the couple of days period. Your approach should be totally different because think of it again, think of it like a marathon. If you start your marathon going all balls to the walls, trying to outrun everybody, chances are you're gonna be the guy who doesn't even finish the marathon. Now, in a race, that would be the best strategy, try to outrun everyone right from the get-go. In a marathon, that's not the case. And again, that's not to say that in a marathon you can't have short periods of bursts when you go all balls to the walls, like at the end of the race, at the end of the marathon. But you have to be very cautious how you distribute your efforts because they are really limited, and the same thing applies here. And so that's why I get very triggered when I see advice such as

this one, which is it literally says, get rid of your family, sell your children, lock yourself in a closet with books and Red Bull, which is a tweet from Conrad Fisher, which is a guy that I actually love. I love how he teaches medicine, but I couldn't disagree more with that advice because, again, I think that should be your strategy if you're trying to study for a couple of days for a medical school exam that's really important, not for a couple of months because, as much as you want, you're not a machine. You have desires, feelings, you get unmotivated all the time, you get tired, you don't want to do stuff. Being a human being, you're tied to a set of conditions that you really cannot just dispense with. And so, the best strategy is not the strategy that takes a leap forward in a couple of days and then burns you out. It's a strategy that keeps you studying for the longest time you can in the most efficient way you can for the longest time possible. And that

strategy often involves things like keeping your family by your side, staying in touch with your friends, staying in touch with the things you'd love to do with your hobbies, because that strategy is the best strategy in the long term. And believe me, I've spoken with dozens of successful AMGs and IMGs, and all of them tell me the same: I wish I had reshaped my approach. I wish I didn't have the approach of going all both the walls of the attitude of 'well, I'm just gonna push through this,' because there's a limit to the stuff that just pure motivation and discipline can do. So keep that in mind, because believe me, being burned out just sucks. But in any case, that's really all I have for this video. I hope you find it useful. As always, thanks for tuning in, and I'll see you guys in the next video.

3 Things People Learn Too Late in Their USMLE Prep

Santiago AQ

USMLE는 의학의 모든 것을 시험하는 것이 아니라 몇 가지 선택된 주제에 초점을 맞춰 특정 방식으로 시험을 치릅니다.

많은 학생들이 모든 세부 사항을 학습하는 데 과도한 시간을 소비하는 실수를 저지르지만, 시험은 종종 약간의 변형이 있는 유사한 문제를 출제합니다.

시험의 패턴을 이해하고 정말 중요한 것에 집중하면 더 높은 점수를 받을 수 있습니다.

USMLE는 의과대학 시험과는 다른 접근 방식이 필요하며, 동일한 학습 전략을 모방하면 좌절감을 느낄 수 있습니다.

필기나 플래시카드와 같은 전통적인 방법은 USMLE에 효과적이지 않을 수 있으므로 새로운 학습 기법을 실험해 보는 것이 중요합니다.

급하게 접근하면 지치고 비효율적인 공부가 될 수 있으므로 USMLE 준비를 경주가 아닌 마라톤으로 보는 것이 중요합니다.

장기적인 목표를 달성하려면 단기간에 집중적으로 노력하는 것과는 다른 접근 방식이 필요합니다.

마라톤에서 페이스를 조절하듯 현명하게 노력을 분배하는 것이 중요합니다.

공부나 목표 달성을 위한 가장 좋은 전략은 며칠 만에 급격한 변화를 시도하기보다는 장기간에 걸쳐 일관되고 효율적인 노력을 유지하는 것입니다.

성공적인 장기 전략에는 가족, 친구, 취미를 가까이 두는 것이 포함됩니다.

많은 성공적인 AMG와 IMG는 밀어붙이기식 사고방식을 후회하며 접근 방식을 바꾸었으면 좋겠다고 말합니다.

번아웃은 실제 문제이며, 순수한 동기 부여와 규율에는 한계가 있습니다.