OSPE 1 + 2 - SGU - Grades.. What's Important About Them?

Just a reminder about the big picture here before you neglect to study for these Exams.

These two tests (one in term 1 and the second one in term 2), make up a combined 11% of your total grade in CPD in 4th term Clinical skills. This is a minimal class in terms of credits. However, it does mean the difference between an A and a B. In the long run, a letter grade here will not affect your total GPA much at all.

And, back to the big picture, when talking about what schools look for to place you in residencies (which really is your goal), is not your basic science GPA.CHECK OUT THE PICTURE BELOW... #12... "Preclinical GPA". It is the GPA from the Clinical years 3 and 4, as well as your STEP 1 and 2 Scores mainly that matter. After that, there are things like class rank, publications, etc (check out the clinical advisory website for the list) http://www.sguocg.net/yal1ng13nnhahs4sd8ruYYGsmN/index.html,
** another great resource is the NBME website. (really, dont worry about this until your third year, but if you want to be stubborn and look it up anyway, there are surveys per each specialty and which criteria program directors from each specialty said they found most important when selecting people for residency spots). ** IN GENERAL, this picture holds true across the board.

Take it how you want it. Well, anyway. How do you study for the OSPE?

There ARE files out there that cover the high yield topics and information. I can't possibly list them here it happened all so fast, but ask around and you shall receive seems to be the rule. Other than that, you should go through all of your notes from day one until current, and review everything quickly. And mainly the high points, remember its only a few questions. Its daunting, but in the long run its not too important, however getting an A in CPD in 5th term is quite easy and it would be a shame to miss out on it. Oh well, hope this was helpful. Maybe use this opportunity to clean up a lot of the clutter and extra paperwork you may never look at ever again. Afterall, you need to organize this stuff Sometime, you'll need it for the BSCE I and BSCE II exams, the NBME full length exam in term 5, and of course, when you prepare for Step 1, 2, 3.