{"id":210,"date":"2018-02-06T16:50:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.picmonic.com\/usmle-step-1-flashcards\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T19:22:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T19:22:22","slug":"usmle-step-1-flashcards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.picmonic.com\/pages\/usmle-step-1-flashcards\/","title":{"rendered":"More than USMLE Step 1 Flashcards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.picmonic.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Copy-of-step1.png\" alt=\"usmle step 1 flashcards\" class=\"wp-image-12534\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The biggest exam of your life is just around the corner, and you&#8217;re doing your best to prepare. Highlighters in every color, Red Bull for days, and stacks-on-stacks of USMLE Step 1 flashcards. 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Students have referred to the effectiveness as &#8220;crazy stupid&#8221; and &#8220;ridiculous&#8221; because the cards really work. The list of critical, high-yield information for each card contains individual definitions, in addition to a comprehensive topic overview. But wait&#8211;there&#8217;s more! You can put down the highlighters and pens, because Picmonic lets you take notes on each topic to come back and review later, and even discuss the topics and images with other Picmonic users and USMLE test takers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you been paying attention so far? Let&#8217;s see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Picmonic offers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Two audio tracks for each mnemonic image <br>B. Definitions and overview summaries <br>C. Note taking and discussion boards <br>D. All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not a trick question. 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