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Basic Step 2 CS Live Training Course Information

The USMLE Success Academy is Highly Ranked by the independent student and doctor members of USMLE-Forums.com and Test-Study-Guides.com!  Please click HERE to see the results for the “Best Live USMLE Step 2 CS Course” Poll.  Since launching our Step 2 CS Preparation Program in 2012, our students’ success rate is the highest in the Nation at over 99%!

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WHY SHOULD I ATTEND A STEP 2 CS PREPARATION PROGRAM?

With the increasing difficulty matching in today’s healthcare environment, medical graduates must pass the Step 2 CS examination on their first attempt.  Unfortunately, the number of graduates failing the Step 2 CS exam one or more times has increased with each passing year.  Medical graduates must strive to distinguish themselves from the competition during the match, and failing the CS exam is simply not an option. Most medical graduates choose to save money preparing for the exam by studying on their own or with their fellow colleagues, but statistics show that this alone is simply not enough to pass.  Students spend a large amount of money on their medical education and accumulate a large amount of debt, not to mention the numerous other sacrifices made along the way.  Imagine what failing the CS exam would do for your career in medicine.  By taking the USMLE Success Academy’s Live Step 2 CS Preparation Program you will master the skills required to pass the exam and guarantee that your time, money, and investment in your future is not wasted away.  

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ABOUT THE BASIC LIVE STEP 2 CS PREPARATION PROGRAM:

Location1821 Walden Office Square, Suite 555, Schaumburg, IL 60173 

Based out of Chicago, Illinois, our Live USMLE Step 2 CS Program is a comprehensive 4-day Program (Day Session runs from 9:00am – 4:00pm from Monday – Thursday and Evening Session runs from 4:00pm – 10:00pm from Monday – Thursday) that has been designed to ensure that every student that walks through our doors, no matter what their background is, will leave us with 100% preparedness and confidence in their ability to pass the CS exam.  Our Step 2 CS Program covers the most current and up-to-date cases being tested on the CS exam in all  the test centers around the Nation.  During each session, our students individually cover each and every aspect of the Step 2 CS examination (ICE, CIS, & SEP) by being immersed into our exclusive patient encounters.  We have learned, through years of trial-and-error, that the most effective strategy for helping students master the CS material is by keeping our classes small and by immersing students into every possible clinical scenario they may see on the exam, and then addressing and correcting any weaknesses they may have as they progress forward to the more difficult, challenging cases.  Our unique, one-of-a-kind approach employed in our Step 2 CS Preparation Program simply works.  Since launching our Step 2 CS Preparation Program in 2012, our students’  success rate is the highest in the Nation at over 99%!

The Success Academy’s 4-day comprehensive Step 2 CS Program will develop your skills in the following ways:  by determining your individual strengths and weaknesses; building upon your strengths, while correcting all your weaknesses as you progress through your patient encounters; by practicing/critiquing your technique until it is flawless; and testing you daily on the currently being tested case scenarios in order to ensure that you will pass the actual exam.  Our 4-day Program will cover all of the necessary ‘must know’ and currently being tested cases (approximately 60+ cases will be covered during the Program), thereby allowing you to gain the practical, hands-on experience required to succeed on the exam.  Additionally, you will be provided with direct, detailed feedback from the MD instructor(s) assessing your performance following each and every unique patient encounter so that you may build upon strengths and conquer your weaknesses prior to the actual exam because a poor performance during any of the patient encounters is simply not an option.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR STEP 2 CS PROGRAM:

Our Step 2 CS Program is unlike any other in the nation:

  • We limit each session to 3 students per MD instructor in order to provide you with crucial 1-on-1 attention throughout your entire Program
  • Our Patient Encounters cover the most up-to-date, currently being tested cases throughout the Nation!
  • Our 4-day Program is conducted in simulated CS exam rooms, as well as computer rooms for preparing the Patient Note, thereby giving you the exact same experience you will encounter during the actual CS exam
  • You get hands-on exposure and training, as well as immediate feedback on strengths and weaknesses
  • You will personally cover no less than 25 Patient Encounters, with additional coverage of 35+ associated cases (the CS is a practical, hands-on exam, thus the only way to ensure 100% success is by having each student actively going through all of the potential cases they may experience during the exam)
  • Following each of the 25 timed Patient Encounters (15 minutes for the actual encounter + 10 minutes for preparing the patient note), your MD instructor will fully assess your strengths and weaknesses, correct any weaknesses with you, and provide crucial advice and expert tips in order for you to gain the experience required to excel on exam day
  • You will receive the following course materials immediately upon registering in order to adequately prepare prior to joining us on Day 1: Review of Systems (CNS, GI, Renal, Respiratory, Musculoskeletal, & CVS); Mnemonics Review Guide; CS Patient Note Preparation Guide including 20 Practice Patient Notes; and Student Manual
  • Taught by MDs who are CS exam experts and have taken and passed the exam themselves (other programs do not use MDs to teach their courses and have 1 instructor for dozens of students…. We utilize 1 MD instructor for every 3 students!)
  • You will cover up to 65 cases with plenty of hands-on, 1-on-1 training
  • We’re minutes away from the actual Step 2 CS test center (we are the only program in the Nation that is minutes away from an actual CS testing center.  You can prepare with us and then take your exam, it doesn’t get any easier!)

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WHAT TO EXPECT ON A DAILY BASIS:

On a daily basis, students can expect a combination of all of the following:

1. Introduction to the fundamentals of a perfect clinical encounter, individual assessment, and individual correction.

2. Rigorous hands-on exposure to 5 or more of the most high-yield, currently being tested clinical cases (a minimum of 25 hands-on cases being covered throughout the entire Program).

3. Further exposure into more challenging and unique cases through coverage of an additional 9+ associated cases (35+ associated cases total being covered throughout the entire Program).

4. Daily timed, mock exam-style Patient Encounters, with each case being followed by a full Encounter dissection of each students’ strengths and weaknesses, as well as correction of all weaknesses through the expert guidance of an MD instructor before progressing forward to the more difficult, challenging cases.

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WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER REGISTERING:

Once your registration is received, you will be contacted via email to confirm your registration and to provide you with the course materials included in the Program .  Prior to your session start date, you will also be sent a welcome package with instructions about our Center location and getting started.

Please note: Each session is limited to only 3 students per MD and typically fill up 6-12 weeks prior to each session.  If you would like to register for an upcoming session, please do so well in advance of your preferred start date as many students have missed an opportunity to join a session due to the unavailability of additional spots.

Additional Note: Students requiring accommodations while with us in Schaumburg, Illinois can benefit from discounted rates with the Quality Inn Schaumburg or the Holiday Inn Express Rolling Meadows located close to our Center.  Students who stay at these Hotels will benefit from free daily breakfast, free wifi, and free shuttle service to/from our Center, to/from O’Hare International Airport, and to/from the Hotel as long as the destination is within a 5 mile radius of the Hotel.  The Success Academy’s students receive a nightly discount at the Hotel only when booking directly on our registration page.  The discounted nightly room rate is $80.00 total/per night for single occupancy rooms and $95.00 total/per night for double occupancy rooms..

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