Often overlooked NBME CBSE is one of the most important exams to pass in a medical student’s career because it allows you to take USMLE Step 1 and continue medical education. Preparation for any medical school exam is almost always stressful with a ton of contradicting to each other information, an abundance of study methods, and various resources.
The main reason for the failure of students is thinking that NBME CBSE is just another Step 1, while in fact, NBME CBSE is a different exam, with a different focus, different best study methods, and different resources. And that’s where we can help you!
Here is our guide for NBME CBSE and how we can help you ace it
What is NBME CBSE?
Required by certain Caribbean, Canadian and Dental schools in order to proceed for USMLE Step 1 or apply to OMFS residency, CBSE stands for Comprehensive Basic Science Examination and it is a standardized test given by the National Board of Medical Examiners and has similar contents to USMLE Step 1 exam.
However, because CBSE is made of retired Step 1 questions, the focus of the content is different. If USMLE Step 1 focused on organ systems, CBSE focuses on general principles, which makes it even more “steppier“ than the Step.
Unlike the USMLE, CBSE is not reported on a final exam transcript and hence can be taken several times without any consequences. The passing score of CBSE by NBME is 194, but various schools have a different cutoff to allow to proceed for Step 1 from 185 to 208. A lot of the students pass CBSE and 2nd and 3rd attempt.
How we can help you ace your CBSE?
With years of tutoring experience and excellent tutors, Elite Medical Tutor will help boost your NBME CBSE score sky high and help you prepare effectively for your USMLE Step .
Having a lot of experience tutoring specifically for NBME CBSE, we at Elite Medical Tutor will help you achieve your desired exam score.
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Personalized schedule
Enjoy your personalized schedule that will help you structurize your preparation experience and help effectively prepare for your upcoming exam.
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Individual guide
Our packages comes with a personalized Individual guide perfectly designed for you taking into account your strengths and weaknesses in the various concepts.
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Free Anki support
We have a dedicated Anki specialist who will help you set up Anki on any platform and will offer email and support on Zoom throughout your exam preparation journey
Generally speaking:
Made of retired USMLE Step 1 questions NBME CBSE has a different focus rather than Step 1, and for that reason, prep differs significantly.
Even though some students (mostly those who are not required to take CBSE) think taking this exam is “silly”- the truth is, NBME CBSE exam helps you to have a strong foundation for Step 1 and goes a long way to determining your future medical career.
Common misconceptions:
• Uworld is not the best qbank for CBSE. You can definitely pass CBSE by using Uworld, but the amount of energy that you will invest will be disproportionately higher than with CBSE-focused qbanks
• Certain Step 1 practice tests are not predictive of CBSE score
• Doing more questions is not always the best way to increase CBSE score, because most of the times question on this exam is short and more specific
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Interactive sessions
We conduct high-quality interactive sessions with help of our polite, patient, and friendly elite tutors. You will love them!
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Access to all sessions
All sessions are recorded and stored for easy accessibility by our students. You also have the option of downloading the videos.
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Support 24/7
Experience top-notch support 24/7 whatever happens. We do not drop leave you alone even after the exam!