High Yield Abstract Review for NBME Exams

In this video, we walk through a a review of abstract questions for USMLE exams. These questions require you to process an entire research excerpt of information efficiently while working through multiple questions per abstract. We go through an example abstract, review the content, and discuss important tips to keep in mind when answering these questions. Keep these things in mind to be sure you're prepared for these questions as they can be difficult to prepare for!

Time Stamps:

0:32 – Practice abstract
6:34 – How to approach abstracts
9:14 – Blinding strategies
11:30 – Reducing confounding
15:48 – Interpreting statistical significance
17:50 – Final points

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Here are links to shelf review videos we've covered:

High yield family medicine review –
High Yield Family Medicine Shelf/Step...

High yield surgery review -
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High yield OB/GYN review -
High Yield OBGYN Shelf/Step 2 CK Review

High yield internal medicine review -
High Yield Internal Medicine Shelf/St...

High yield pediatrics review -
High-Yield Pediatrics Shelf/Step 2 CK...

High yield psychiatry review -
High-Yield Psychiatry Shelf/Step 2 CK...

Downloadable PDFs of the slides can be found at the site below:
https://www.stepbystepmedical.com/