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How to Actually Use First Aid for Step 1 (The Highlighting Strategy)
Everyone owns First Aid. Almost nobody uses it correctly. I watch students spend months "reading" First Aid. They go page by page, trying to memorize every line, every diagram, every table. They highlight everything. They annotate in the margins. They add sticky notes. They create a rainbow-colored mess. Then they do their first UWorld block and score 35%. All that "studying" — useless. Here's the truth I learned the hard way: First Aid is not meant to be memorized by reading

Marish Asudani
Jan 198 min read


The Only Resources You Need for USMLE Step 1 (And Which to Avoid)
Let me save you months of wasted time and hundreds of dollars. Every IMG starting Step 1 makes the same mistake. They buy Kaplan. They buy Boards and Beyond. They buy Pathoma. They buy Amboss. They buy UWorld. They buy Sketchy. They buy everything. Then they drown. Too many resources. No clear direction. Months spent watching videos without ever doing a single question. And when they finally start questions, they realize they don't remember anything. I made this mistake. I wa

Marish Asudani
Jan 198 min read


How to Create Your USMLE Step 1 Study Timeline (The 16-20 Week Blueprint)
Everyone wants a study schedule. They want someone to tell them: do this on Monday, do that on Tuesday, take a break on Sunday. That's not how this works. What I'm going to give you is something better — a framework. A phase-by-phase breakdown that adapts to your situation while keeping you on the fastest possible path to passing Step 1. I completed all three USMLE Steps in under 11 months of cumulative preparation. I've helped over 100 students do the same. Students working

Marish Asudani
Jan 198 min read


What is USMLE Step 1? The Complete Beginner's Guide for IMGs
The best way to understand what it takes to pass USMLE Step1.

Marish Asudani
Jan 198 min read
Top 35 Dental Schools in the USA for International Dentists: Admissions, Fees, and Key Requirements
The Ultimate List of Dental Schools which are friendly for Foreign Trained Dentists.

Marish Asudani
Oct 26, 20244 min read
Mastering the iNBDE: A Comprehensive Guide for Foreign-Trained Dentists
If you’re a foreign-trained dentist aiming to practice in the USA, the iNBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination) is one of the...

Marish Asudani
Oct 25, 20242 min read
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