USMLE Step 1

In this podcast, I continue the series on genetics with a specific focus on Step 2 and 3. The collection I discuss here is especially important because there’s cell biology integrations the NBMEs latch on to with these. Definitely pay attention to these. Audio Download

In this podcast, I conclude my discussion of health insurance as it relates to the USMLE exams by focusing on insurance ethics, managed care plans, and a host of other miscellaneous topics while making integrations. Audio Download

In this podcast, I continue the HY series on health insurance. This is super important for all the USMLE exams. I discuss payment models and the affordable care act while making exam relevant integrations. Audio Download

This series is ultra HY. The USMLEs love to test health insurance. In this podcast, I discuss public health insurance systems and integrate how they are commonly tested. You’ll have a pretty good handle on insurance after listening to this. Audio Download

This podcast is ultra HY. I discuss a series of dermatology related vignettes/concepts that the USMLEs love to highlight. I do spend some time emphasizing specific constructs not found in many resources that tend to pop up every now and then. Definitely worth a listen ahead of your exam for easy. points. Audio Download

Our friends at the NBMEs have this new goal of testing nutrition. This detailed podcast helps you focus on a lot of the content they want you to know in an integrated format. The USMLEs are not going to test definitions with this stuff. They are going to test integrations so this podcast prepares you … Continue reading DIP Ep 650: The Clutch Nutrition Podcast (For Step 1-3)

In this short podcast, I discuss mechanisms and relevant USMLE integrations in relation to the neural tube defects. Easy points on your test if you know the material here. Audio Download

Please make sure you listen to and study the material from this podcast. I make tons of integrations that WILL show up on your exams. This is the concluding podcast. Easy points if you know this stuff. Enough said. Audio Download

In this podcast, I discuss travel medicine. This is a topic that is heavily tested on all the USMLE exams. People tend to get so many of these questions wrong. The USMLEs have gotten really good at testing many of these diseases in strange ways to throw people off. I make so many integrations here … Continue reading DIP Ep 631-Travel Medicine Part A (super HY with numerous integrations, for...

In this podcast, I discuss 2 cases that encapsulate a large number of concepts frequently tested on the USMLE exams. I discuss a host of arrows, make necessary integrations, and help you understand pathophysiology every step of the way. You will almost certainly see some antecedents of this podcast represented on test day. Audio Download

The RLQ is one of the most commonly tested abdominal regions on the USMLE/COMLEX exams. In this podcast, I run through many of the HY pathologies associated with the RLQ and make numerous integrations that should help you score easy points on your test. Audio Download

This podcast is incredibly HY for the USMLE and COMLEX exams. In this concluding podcast, I address herpes from an “integrative” perspective. There are so many branch points our examinee overlords can take with the herpes viruses so I aggressively go after them with this podcast. In this second part, I discuss the remaining herpes … Continue reading DIP Ep 627: The Clutch Herpes Podcast (Ste...

This podcast is incredibly HY for the USMLE and COMLEX exams. In this multipart podcast series, I address herpes from an “integrative” perspective. There are so many branch points our examinee overlords can take with the herpes viruses so I aggressively go after them with this podcast. In this first part, I lay a herpes … Continue reading DIP Ep 626: The Clutch Herpes Podcast (St...

In this podcast, I conceptually explain the 5 different gaps tested on the USMLEs (Serum AG, Urine AG, Osmolal gap, SAAG gradient, and A-a gradient). I make numerous integrations and really help you understand these things so you don’t have to memorize them. Another point of emphasis (low SAAG ascites is similar conceptually to exudative … Continue reading DIP Ep 625: The 5 USMLE &#822...

In this podcast, I review a host of HY microbiology factoids that commonly show up on Step 2 and 3. You will directly get many questions right on your exam from listening to this podcast. I make so many integrations and delve into some test taking principles with this. Audio Download

In this podcast, I continue to delve into MSK concepts the USMLEs consider to be relevant for Step 1-3 by discussing NBME pathologies relating to the knees and hip. Short podcast but very HY for your test. Audio Download

There are so many ways our friends at the NBMEs test musculoskeletal pathologies. In this podcast, I discuss the elbow, neck, and back. I emphasize the specific things you need to know along with the different “decision permutations” that throw people off on the exam. Very, very, very HY to know this stuff especially for … Continue reading DIP Ep 619: USMLE MSK Series (Elbow, Nec...

The tetanus vaccine is a bear for many people to understand and memorize. In this podcast, I discuss a very simple approach to thoroughly knowing exactly what you need for the USMLE and COMLEX examinations. Since vaccines are also well represented on the exams, I spend time discussing “focus areas” and tips/tricks that can help … Continue reading DIP Ep 615: Easy Understanding of...

Our friends at the NBME love to throw in quite a number of basic science topics on the more recent USMLE administrations. In this podcast, I address a number of these topics by using common exam scenarios and making tons of useful integrations. Audio Download

In this super HY podcast, I discuss a large number of scenarios relating to peri-operative medicine. Think of this as a logical extension to the Nov 2020 series of podcasts I have on my website. Be sure to learn this material ahead of your exam. Audio Download

In this episode, I continue my discussion on the many imaging tests that often pop up on the USMLEs. I discuss when they should be used and appropriate contraindications. Very helpful material for your test. Audio Download

In this podcast, I address a large number of scenarios relating to imaging and vascular procedures commonly tested on all the USMLE exams (Step 1-3). This is often content that is pretty difficult to prepare for. This podcast lays out what you need to know in an easy to understand fashion. Very HY material for … Continue reading DIP Ep 610: Imaging and The USMLEs (Part 1)

In this podcast, I address the common herbal supplements and the many different ways they could be tested on the USMLEs in the form of clinical vignettes. Know these and you should be pretty set for this content (Step 1-3). Audio Download

This is easily one of the most important podcasts I have ever made. You will see this material on your USMLE exams. There’s no test taking strategy that will save you here. I would categorize this as material that you either know or don’t know. Learn this stuff as well as you can. Know the … Continue reading DIP Ep 606: Drug Interactions For The USMLEs (Step 1-3)

In this podcast, I discuss RBCs from many different angles that are tested on the USMLEs. This podcast will help you answer many questions correctly on your exam. I make lots of integrations as I discuss the concepts. Audio Download