| Foreword | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xix |
| USMLE's First Step | p. 1 |
| What Is USMLE Step 1? | |
| NBME and USMLE | |
| Registration Entities? | |
| NBME and ECFMG | |
| Chart Your Course | |
| Step 1 Preparation and Question Types | |
| "I Hate Multiple-choice Exams" | p. 11 |
| Have I Told You Today How Much I Hate Multiple-choice Exams? | |
| Why Are Multiple-choice Tests Hard For Some People? | |
| What Is A Multiple-choice Test? | |
| Anatomy of A Multiple-choice Question | |
| Current USMLE Step 1 Question Types | |
| Why Does USMLE Step 1 Use Multiple-choice Questions? | |
| 10 Things You Can Do to Improve Your MCQ Test-taking Skills Regardless of Content | |
| Feats of Learning | p. 21 |
| Introduction | |
| Learning Tags: Sight, Sound, Motion, and Muse | |
| Step By Step, "Putting It Together" | |
| The AIM YOUR BRAIN(R) Study System | p. 27 |
| Crossing the Blacked-brain Barrier | |
| How the AIM YOUR BRAIN(R) Study System Came to Be | |
| The Four-step AIM YOUR BRAIN(R) Study System Revealed | |
| Line 1-Do the Questions, Write and Wrongs | p. 31 |
| Online Question Banks | |
| Specific Online Question Banks | |
| Fast Start | |
| What Do I Do with My Other Reference Materials? | |
| Finding Your Rock Bottom | |
| Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses | |
| Line 2-Pursue New Qs All Day Long | p. 39 |
| Don't Stop Now! | |
| Finding Your Groove | |
| Sample Schedule | |
| Week 1 | |
| Week 2 | |
| Week 3 | |
| Week 4 | |
| Week 5 | |
| Week 6 | |
| Week 7 | |
| In the Remaining Time | |
| Line 3-On F.A.C.T.O.I.D.(R) Books Your Must Depend | p. 59 |
| Definition of F.A.C.T.O.I.D. | |
| How to Make a F.A.C.T.O.I.D. Book | |
| F.A.C.T.O.I.D. Format Examples | |
| Example 1 | |
| Example 2 | |
| Example 3 | |
| Using Your F.A.C.T.O.I.D. Books for Review | |
| Line 4-Think You're Done? Start Again! | p. 75 |
| Groundhog Day Replay? Not! | |
| Savor Your Accomplishments So Far | |
| How To Start Again | |
| Finding A Faculty Coach | p. 79 |
| What's A Faculty Coach, and Why Do I Need One? | |
| How Do I Find My Own Faculty Coach? | |
| A Little Homework Never Hurt Anyone | |
| "You've Got Mail," Weekly Progress Meetings and E-mail Updates | |
| When Life Intrudes | p. 85 |
| Finding Time to Study When There Is None | |
| Saying No to Family and Friends | |
| Escape to Your Third Place | |
| Crisis Management 101 | |
| Conquering Test Anxiety | p. 97 |
| Test Anxiety-A-Little-Bit | |
| Test Anxiety-Losta | |
| Techniques To Quell Test Anxiety-A-Little-Bit | |
| Test Anxiety-Lotsa Treatment | |
| Set the State for Your Success | p. 105 |
| The End Is In Sight | |
| Courage | |
| Perseverance | |
| A Little Planning Goes A Long Way | |
| Test-day Packing List | |
| "Centered" Exam Strategies | |
| The Waiting Game | |
| Brief History of the NBME/USMLE | p. 115 |
| NBME History | |
| USMLE History | |
| Money, Money, Money | |
| Exam Do-overs | p. 117 |
| No Pinacchio Noses Here | |
| "I Did It My Way." A Hard Look at Test Preparation | |
| "Back In The Saddle Again" | |
| No Guarantees In Life | |
| Preparation and Tenacity | |
| Real-life Successes | p. 123 |
| Real-life Student Stories | |
| Is There Hope For Me? | |
| "Pay It Forward" | |
| Your Future in Medicine, Exams, and the AIM YOUR BRAIN(R) Study System | |
| Notes | p. 129 |
| Glossary | p. 133 |
| Index | p. 139 |
| About the Author | p. 145 |
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