Preparing for Step One USMLE Step 1 is a multiple-choice
questions exam for basic science knowledge according to general
principles and individual organ systems. Step 1 consists of one
day eight-hour testing session with 350 questions, divided into
7 blocks of 60 min each block. The exam is split into a variety
of disciplines, similar to the curriculum of most medical
schools. The basic disciiplines include topics in (the NBME uses
different words to describe the topics, but the topics fall into
these descriptions): biochemsitry and molecular biology, cell
biology, genetics and development, pathology, psychiatry,
physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, and
statistics. The NBME further specifies the topics to be tested
within physiology, including systems biology (neurobiology,
immunology, general physiology, etc.). There is only one
question format for USMLE Step 1: "Single question best answer".
The best way to prepare the USMLE Step 1 is to learn the
information well during each course so that a