The Archives
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04.20.08Is Kaplan enough for Step 1 Review?This is the question often asked by newbies in various USMLE forums. The usual answer is either a yes or no, but the honest answer is another question. Enough for what? For acing the exam? Probably not. For getting above average scores? Maybe depending on whether you are a fresh grad or not. For passing? Probably yes. It also depends on what you plan to do with Kaplan Notes. If you plan to read it once, probably you’ll fail. If you plan to read it 3 to 5 times, you’ll probably do well. But do you have the time? And probably not if that’s the ...
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06.18.07Spotlight on Specialties: Preventive MedicineNature of the work The specialty of Preventive Medicine focuses on the health of individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote and maintain health and well-being, and to prevent disease, disability, and premature death. Physicians practicing in the field of preventive medicine most often specialize in aerospace medicine, occupational medicine or public health and general preventive medicine: Aerospace Medicine: focuses on the crews and passengers of air and space vehicles. Occupational Medicine: focuses on the relationships between the health of workers; work policies; and environmental aspects of the workplace. Public Health and General Preventive Medicine: deals with health promotion and disease prevention ...
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06.18.07Tips and Trends: Hope Is Not a Strategy!Steven R. Daugherty, Ph.D. Director, Education and Testing Kaplan Medical Believing that you will succeed is the first step in making it so. You need to believe that you can do something if you are ever going to give it your best effort. The power of positive thinking gives you the momentum to deal with the most difficult challenges in life. Hope keeps us going, and gives us the confidence to see a task through. But a positive attitude, by itself, is not enough. Simply wanting something does not make it happen. Success comes from using that confidence in the plans we make and ...
