2 Must-Have Secrets For Successful Step 2 CS Prep

by / Monday, 15 December 2014 / Published in USMLE Advice

One of the biggest issues we see our Step 2 CS prep program students making is believing that they need to act a certain way in order to please the SP’s on exam day.

The truth is… The Step 2 CS exam SP’s want you to demonstrate what you’ll really be like in a clinical or hospital setting, so trying to be anything different than who you truly are will actually hurt your exam score.

Today, we’re going to give you two very simple, yet important secrets that we teach our Live Step 2 CS Prep students about how being genuine is the real trick to winning over the SP’s on your Step 2 CS exam.

 

2 must have secrets for successful step 2 cs prep

 

Secret #1 – Just Be Yourself

One of the main issues we see with students who first come to our Step 2 CS prep program is that they think they need to act a certain way in order to ‘win over’ the SP’s. The last thing you want to do is try and be something or someone you’re not.

The SP’s can sense when you aren’t being real, and it doesn’t help your score.

Just be yourself… However, be a version of yourself who knows exactly what they’re doing.

If you master the skills you need to excel on your Step 2 CS exam, then you should have no problem being a version of yourself that will get maximum points on the exam.

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Secret #2 – Learn To Truly Care About The Patient

Of course we all know that the CS exam doesn’t consist of ‘real patients’, but you still need to act as though each and every patient is there for a real problem.

The way you do this is simple… As you walk into each room on exam day, treat all patients as though they are real patients and proceed as if you are in the clinic.

This is done easily by shifting your mindset into ‘real life’ mode.

If you walk into each room on exam day and treat each SP as though they’ve got a real problem that needs your help, you’ll automatically demonstrate a different type of behavior that will get you the points you need. You don’t have to ‘act’, rather you can simply do what you’ve always done in a clinical setting.

Your Step 2 CS preparation requires mastering a lot of individual skills and strategies, but if you implement these two secrets today, you’ll have a huge advantage over the other students who aren’t aware of what they’re looking for on your CS exam.

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