🍽️ You're Eating Well with NBME Content in Step 2 CK

• There is no shortage, in fact, there's an excess of high-quality NBME material.
• You're getting questions written by the same people who write the actual exam.
• That means better alignment, better learning, and a better sense of what to expect.

🧮 Total Question Count (Approx. 4,500 Questions!)

• CMS Forms: 48 forms × 50 questions = ~2400 Qs
• Old NBMEs (6, 7, 8): 3 forms × 186 questions = ~560 Qs
• New NBMEs (9–11, 13–14, 15–16): 7 forms × 200 questions = ~1400 Qs
• Old Free 120s (2019, 2021, current online): 3 forms × 120 questions = ~360 Qs
• That’s more than double what Step 1 offered, and it’s way more relevant to your real exam.

🧠 CMS Strategy: Focused, Not Random

• I did 2 CMS forms per day.
• I highly recommend doing them subject-based, not random.
  • For example: Finish all 8 Surgery forms, then move to IM, etc.
• Why?
  • You get to connect ideas better.
  • You see what they love to ask in each subject.
  • When you reach the NBME phase, you’ve already done mini-assessments covering the entire curriculum.

📅 NBME Assessment Plan

• I started taking one NBME per week.
• This kept:
  • A consistent pace.
  • Enough time to study and improve between forms.