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                          TABLE OF CONTENTS
        FOUNDATIONS PHASE                                   ¿
          General Advice                                    ¿
          USMLE Exams                                       Á
          OSCEs                                             Ä
        REQUIRED CLERKSHIPS                                ¼0
          General Advice                                   ¼»
          Family Medicine                                  ¼¾
          Internal Medicine                                ¼À
          Obstetrics and Gynecology                        ¼Â
          Pediatrics                                       ¼Ä
          Psychiatry                                       ½¼
          Surgery                                          ½¾
        EXPLORE AND FOCUS (¿TH YEAR)                       ½Á
          Emergency Medicine                               ½Á
          Neurology                                        ½Â
          Electives                                        ½Ã
          Gap Year and Research Year                       ¾¼
          Free Time During MS¿ Year                        ¾½
        RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS                             ¾¾
          Choosing Your Medical Specialty                  ¾¾
          Aspects of Different Specialties                 ¾¿
          Applying to Residency                            ¾À
          Anesthesiology  updated ½»½¼¡                    ¾Â
          Dermatology  updated ½»½¼¡                       ¾Ã
          Emergency Medicine  updated ½»½¼¡                ¾Ä
          Family Medicine  updated ½»½¼¡                   ¿»
          General Surgery  updated ½»½¼¡                   ¿¼
          Internal Medicine  updated ½»½¼¡                 ¿½
          Medicine-Pediatrics  updated ½»½¼¡               ¿¿
          Neurology  updated ½»½¼¡                         ¿À
          Neurological Surgery  updated ½»½¼¡              ¿Á
          Obstetrics and Gynecology  updated ½»½¼¡         ¿Â
          Ophthalmology  updated ½»½¼¡                     ¿Ã
          Orthopedic Surgery  updated ½»½¼¡                ¿Ä
          Otolaryngology  updated ½»¼Ã¡                    À»
          Plastic Surgery  updated ½»½¼¡                   À¼
         Pediatrics  updated ½»½¼¡               À½
         PM&R  updated ½»½¼¡                     À¿
         Psychiatry  updated ½»½¼¡               ÀÀ
         Radiation Oncology  updated ½»¼Ã¡       ÀÁ
         Radiology-Diagnostic  updated ½»¼Ä¡     ÀÂ
         Urology  updated ½»¼Ã¡                  ÀÃ
         Residency Interview FAQs                ÀÄ
                         FOUNDATIONS PHASE
                            General Advice
        Should I change my previous study habits (from undergrad,MCAT studying, etc) when
        studying in Foundations? If so, how?
          Ɣ Most AOA members recommend adding outside resources see next question¡ to
            supplement lecture content.
          Ɣ Less passive studying  ex: reading¡ and more activestudying  ex: flashcards¡.
          Ɣ Work on efficiency and consistency in studying; crammingis not feasible in medical school.
        What resources were most helpful during each blockof Foundations?
          Ɣ Overall most recommended resource: Anki
          Ɣ MCBD: Firecracker
          Ɣ I&D: Sketchy Micro
          Ɣ CPR: Kahn Academy, Online MedEd
          Ɣ Blood and Cancer: Pathoma
          Ɣ Anatomy Pin Tests: Acland’s Anatomy Atlas, TeachMeAnatomy
          Ɣ Otheršall blocks:
              ○ Sketchy Pharm
              ○ Boards and Beyond
              ○ UWorld
              ○ Firecracker
              ○ First Aid
              ○ USMLE Rx
        Should I be studying for Step ¼ throughout Foundations?(Note: This question was asked
        before Step ¼ was made Pass/Fail.)
          Ɣ The short answer:it is up to you! Do what works foryou.
          Ɣ AOA members had highly variable responses. The goalfor Step ¼ studying is to minimize
            stress. If you think that studying for all of Foundations will help you do that, then that
            method will work best for you. If you think that taking things one step at a time and waiting
            to study until your dedicated prep time works best, then do that! There are many successful
            techniques and you just need to find what works best for you. Here is a breakdown of how
            the most recent AOA members chose to prep for Step¼:
                  ■ ½»Î of AOA members studied for Step ¼ consistentlythroughout
                    Foundations
                  ■ ¿»Î studied a light amount, intermittently throughoutFoundations
                  ■ ¼ÀÎ began the summer between MS¼-MS½ year
                  ■ ½ÀÎ of AOA members waited to study for Step ¼ untiltheir dedicated prep
                    time after Foundations
        If I do study for Step ¼ throughout Foundations, whatresources are the most useful?
          Ɣ First Aid: Best if you use this as a study companion to each block.
          Ɣ Uworld: Study relevant questions for the block.
          Ɣ Sketchy Micro and Sketchy Pharm: Best to use theseas study companions for the
            appropriate blocks so that the videos are familiar once your dedicated study prep time
            comes around.
          Ɣ Firecracker