Here at the USMLE Master System, we know that the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is one of the most important tests that you as a medical student or doctor will take in your life. The four Steps that comprise the USMLE should be taken during or after completion of your medical education. Every applicant must be determined, disciplined & focused in the pursuit of excellence in order to pass these examinations. One of the biggest components to studying for each of these tests is time management. I have provided a sample daily schedule to follow in order to organize your daily routine and a monthly schedule to provide the order in which the topics should be studied.
SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE
| 6AM | WAKE UP GET DRESSED |
| 6:30 | BREAKFAST |
| 7AM | QUESTIONS (MIXED SET ON ALL TOPICS) |
| 8AM | QUESTIONS (ON DAILY TOPIC) |
| 9AM | REVIEW ANSWERS (WRITE ONE THING ABOUT EVERY INCORRECT ANSWER IN JOURNAL) |
| 11AM | LUNCH |
| 11:30 | READ FIRST REVIEW BOOK (STUDY DAILY TOPIC’S PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY) |
| 1:30 | READ SECOND REVIEW BOOK (REVIEW DAILY TOPIC’S PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY) |
| 3:30 | BREAK |
| 4PM | STUDY MICROBIOLOGY |
| 5PM | STUDY PHARMACOLOGY |
| 6PM | REVIEW BIOCHEMISTRY PATHWAY |
| 6:30 | DINNER |
| 7PM | DRILL DAILY TOPIC WIH STUDY PARTNER |
| 8PM | TEACH DAILY TOPIC TO STUDENT |
| 9PM | TEACH DAILY TOPIC TO STUDENT |
| 10PM | SLEEP |
SAMPLE MONTHLY SCHEDULE
| DAY 1 | CARDIOLOGY |
| DAY 2 | CARDIOLOGY & PULMONOLOGY |
| DAY 3 | PULMONOLOGY |
| DAY 4 | GI |
| DAY 5 | RENAL |
| DAY 6 | NEUROLOGY |
| DAY 7 | NEUROLOGY & RHEUMATOLOGY |
| DAY 8 | PSYCHIATRY |
| DAY 9 | HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY |
| DAY 10 | ENDOCRINE |
| DAY 11 | BIOCHEMISTRY |
| DAY 12 | BIOCHEMISTRY & GENETICS |
| DAY 13 | MICROBIOLOGY |
| DAY 14 | MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY |
| DAY 15 | NBME(>400) |
| DAY 16 | CARDIOLOGY |
| DAY 17 | CARDIOLOGY & PULMONOLOGY |
| DAY 18 | PULMONOLOGY |
| DAY 19 | GI |
| DAY 20 | RENAL |
| DAY 21 | NEUROLOGY |
| DAY 22 | NEUROLOGY & RHEUMATOLOGY |
| DAY 23 | PSYCHIATRY |
| DAY 24 | HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY |
| DAY 25 | ENDOCRINE |
| DAY 26 | BIOCHEMISTRY |
| DAY 27 | GENETICS & MICROBIOLOGY |
| DAY 28 | MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY |
| DAY 29 | NBME (>450) & RELEASED ITEMS (>80%) |
| DAY 30 | REVIEW & PREPARE |
| DAY 31 | USMLE |
If you have followed both the daily and monthly schedule and have not scored more than a 400 on your practice test from the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), do not take your actual examination. Contact us for a quick consultation. Repeat the schedules for another month, and your score should improve. Repetition is the best form of study. Continue to study until your results on the practice examination are above the passing score. Then focus on your lowest scoring topics until your actual test. Good luck and happy studying!