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Foundation Anki, the NBME Booster, and when to run each. 9 guides.
By Dr. Marish Asudani · Published · Updated
Which Anki decks should I use for Step 1, and when?
Start with How to Use the Vault Anki Decks: How to use the 2 Vault Anki decks: Foundation (FA page-by-page, 400/day, 5-6 day full pass) and NBME Booster (system by system, final 1-2 weeks), plus Pick & Mix. Then 2 Decks = a 30-Point Jump and The USMLE Anki Decks Tier List.
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How to Use the Vault Anki Decks
How to use the 2 Vault Anki decks: Foundation (FA page-by-page, 400/day, 5-6 day full pass) and NBME Booster (system by system, final 1-2 weeks), plus Pick & Mix
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2 Decks = a 30-Point Jump
FA Foundation Anki + NBME Booster Anki: what each deck does, card counts, when each goes in the plan, and score jumps (45% to 69-75%)
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Resources
The USMLE Anki Decks Tier List
Anki decks ranked: FA Foundation and NBME Booster S, NBME Images, Tzanki for Step 2 CK, AnKing C
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Inside the Vault
Anki, Rebuilt — NBME 34, Timed Mode and First Aid on Every Card
Release notes: NBME 34 added to Booster, new Timed mode (60s per side), First Aid page linked on 6,474 cards, and where each deck goes
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Inside the Vault · 1-2 weeks
The NBME Booster Anki: Step 1 and Step 2 CK
The NBME Booster Anki for Step 1 (NBME 20-34 + Free 120) and Step 2 CK (NBME 9-16 + both Free 120s): what's in each deck, and how to revise every NBME before the next
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Day-by-day plan · 6 days
All the NBMEs in 6 Days
6-day split running the NBME Booster (forms 20-34, ~540 cards/day) system by system before your next form, e.g. before NBME 32
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Inside the Vault
The NBME Booster, Pharmacology Only
The pharmacology-only NBME Booster deck: every NBME pharm question as flashcards, run on days 28-29 of the final week
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Inside the Vault
The NBME Images Anki: Every NBME Image, as Flashcards
Explains the NBME Images Anki deck (every NBME image as flashcards) and when to run it: final week, days 30-31 of last-month plan
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Day-by-day plan · 6 days
The Whole of First Aid in Six Days
Revise all of First Aid in 6 days with the Foundation Anki (~2,400 cards, 2 systems/day, 350-400 cards), as pre-NBME reset or mid-system fix
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First Aid guide, Anki, NBME booster and assessments, in USMLE Vault.
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