Stress Free Prep for the
USMLE & COMLEX

usmle comlex

Struggles of a medical student while preparing for the USMLE or COMLEX

Commercial board prep courses 

  • are very costly
  • cover a lot of information in a short amount of time. Student’s say, “It’s like getting information from a water hose”
  • student may have to travel to a different city which adds to the living expenses
  • are highly instructor dependent
  • long tiring days of lectures
 

Students studying by themselves

  • are overwhelmed by the amount of information they have to cover in a short amount of time
  • have little to no test-taking skills
  • lack skills to identify what and how to study
  • are confused as to what resources to use
  • lack support from peers and medical school and get lonely and depressed
  • don’t have the flexibility to study because they are working
  • have no accountability

 

Study resources

  • too many resources causes confusion to the students. Many accumulate the resources but never study them
  • Question banks provide great explanation but a lot of times its not relevant to the question at hand
  • students spend 3-4 hours annotating a block of 40 questions only to never read the notes again

 

Mental, emotional, physical & spiritual health

  • no one really talks about this aspect
  • studying 12+ hours a day is applauded
  • a lot of medical students have learning disabilities and they don’t know it. This makes it very frustrating for students as they don’t know why they are struggling
    • dyscalculia (math & numbers)
    • dyslexia (reading & language based processing skills)
    • oral/written language disorder & specific reading comprehension deficit (understanding of what they read or of spoken language). 
  • massive test anxiety – students turn pale with the thought of board exams which leads to consistently scoring low 

 

Board exam struggle

  • a student who struggles with the first exam more than likely struggles with all the board exams in their medical career
  • students are memorizing their way through medical school without understanding medical concepts
 
Seeing all these patterns in students and noticing how this affects a students well-being and eventually test performance, propelled me to start Stress Free Prep – an online medical board prep resource specifically geared towards USMLE & COMLEX (medical portion only). The resources can also be used for other North American  board exams like nursing & physician assistant. These resources are affordable, flexible, and prepare you to not only pass the board exams but also enhance your medical knowledge that you can use to be a SUPERSTAR on clinical clerkships and residency.

 

What are the GOALS of Stress Free Prep?

  • Coach you on what to study
  • Teach you how to study
  • Show you what resources to use
  • Train you to critically think through multiple choice questions that increase the chances of picking the correct answer despite not knowing the answer
  • Provide you resources to develop a growth mindset to not only pass the board exams but to also face any adversity in life

 

Why do you NEED this course

  • If you are someone who procrastinates, this course will provide you ACCOUNTABILITY
  • If your study day is disorganized, this course will provide you STRUCTURE so that you can accomplish more in the day
  • If you are overwhelmed by a sea of resources, this program will provide you with the BEST RESOURCE that will get to your goal 
  • If you struggle with understanding what the question is asking, get the same concept incorrect multiple times, get frustrated & angry with questions, this course will provide you with evidence based TEST TAKING SKILLS & STRATEGIES
  • If you find commercial board prep courses expensive, this program will provide you access to high quality resources at an AFFORDABLE price
  • If you are worried constantly worried about forgetting previously learned information, this program will provide EVIDENCE BASED LEARNING MODULES that will increase memory and understanding for long term