Check out our three-part podcast series on how to maximize your USMLE Step 1 score.

This podcast is narrated by Yale School of Medicine graduate, Derek Kong, who scored an impressive 268 on the Step 1 exam. Derek is now an ENT/Head and Neck Surgery specialist at the renowned Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

This podcast series offers advice on the USMLE Step 1 exam format, structure, and registration, as well as Derek's top study strategies and test-taking tips.

In the first episode of this series, Derek offers a concise yet thorough overview of the USMLE Step 1 exam. He covers the importance of being familiar with the testing software, and the exam and question format in order to minimize uncertainty and maximize efficiency on test day.

USMLE 101: Episode 1 of 3, Overview of the Step 1 Exam

Check out our three-part podcast series on how to maximize your USMLE Step 1 score.

This podcast is narrated by Yale School of Medicine graduate, Derek Kong, who scored an impressive 268 on the Step 1 exam. Derek is now an ENT/Head and Neck Surgery specialist at the renowned Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

This podcast series offers advice on the USMLE Step 1 exam format, structure, and registration, as well as Derek's top study strategies and test-taking tips.

In the final part of this 3 part podcast series, Derek discusses the importance of active vs passive study, and provides his essential study resources and techniques guaranteed to help you maximize your performance in the USMLE Step 1 exam.

USMLE 101: Episode 3 of 3, Essential Study Techniques

This podcast shares a guide to the MRCP Part 2 exam, and our Top 10 tips on how to pass with flying colours! Authored by Gavin Brittain, Neurology Registrar at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield and MRCP Medical Advisor for Pastest.

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Dr Nick Plant discusses essential tips for passing the MRCPCH AKP

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This information was compiled by Dr Nick Plant, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist at the Manchester Children's Hospital. 

This podcast covers the structure of the FOP/TAS Exams, the offers some useful tips on how to give yourself the best chance of passing.

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Dr Emily Bennett provides an overview for the 2020 medical graduates who are being fast-tracked into Interim F1 posts to help the NHS deal with the current COVID-19 crisis. Emily explains what they can expect to find in their new post, and some practical tips to ease the transition into life on the "front line".

Emily is an FY1 doctor working at Salford Royal Hospital and studied at Nottingham Medical School. When she’s not in quarantine, she likes to spend time seeing friends, planning her next holiday and visiting her parents' new puppy!

Please leave Emily some feedback about this podcast via this very short survey:
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COVID-19: Advice & Guidance for Early F1s

Professor Neil Greenberg, Professor of Defence Mental Health at King’s College London, discusses mental health issues facing healthcare workers during the current COVID-19 Pandemic.

Moral Injury and Mental Health during COVID-19

Emotional health expert Jon Bocklemann-Evans shares advice on stress management, and a simple breathing technique to help you switch off anxiety and negative emotions - leaving you free to access your knowledge, skills, and experience.

Jon has created a specific course on how to cope during the Coronavirus crisis, for more details visit https://www.jbehealth.com/coronavirus/

About Jon:

Jon Bockelmann-Evans is an inspirational speaker and an Emotional Health expert who believes that the on-going success of any organisation is directly linked to the emotional health of the individuals within it.

His training courses and conference contributions on coping, thriving, and succeeding in the face of life’s many challenges are in demand from a diverse range of global organisations, including Nike, Dow, Merck, and EE, as well as many of the top independent schools in the country. Over the last 20 years he has delivered more than 800 speeches, seminars, and workshops to more than 40,000 delegates in the UK, Europe, Russia, and the US.

Jon is a physiotherapist and a psychotherapist who ran a successful private practice for 15 years, specialising in helping emotionally distressed adults and teenagers.

Jon’s work is informed by the latest research ﬁndings from the ﬁelds of psychology and neurobiology, as well as being rooted in common sense and clinical experience. He has a relaxed, informal presentation style, and utilises down-to-earth physiological, psychological, and personal development strategies beneficial to virtually everyone.

Married with two young children, when not with his family, Jon divides his time between developing his speaking/training work and mentoring individuals to lead meaningful, satisfying lives through his coaching, therapy, and personal development skills.

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