USMLE Step 2 CK study plan

Map the Internal Medicine blueprint into 8 system blocks and assign each block a date on a calendar

Work 40 timed board-style questions per system block on cardiology and nephrology, writing the mechanism of each miss in one sentence

Build a one-page fluid/electrolyte and acid-base decision algorithm from memory, then correct it against a reference

Recite first-line drug and monitoring for the 15 highest-yield inpatient medicine scenarios aloud without notes

Complete two 40-question timed medicine blocks and log percent correct by system

Rewrite every missed endocrine and GI question as a one-line clinical rule on flashcards

Compare inpatient vs. outpatient management for the same diagnosis in 10 common conditions

Explain aloud the next best step for 12 classic 'what do you do first' medicine vignettes

Finish the remaining medicine systems with 30 questions each and log accuracy

Drill 50 surgical questions covering acute abdomen, trauma, and perioperative care

Draw the ATLS primary survey and the shock classification table from memory

Identify the 10 operative indications most often tested and state each in one sentence

Complete 80 surgical questions spanning GI, vascular, breast, and urology with error logging

Build a table of hernia, bowel obstruction, and biliary disease presentations and management

Practice 15 wound, drain, and postoperative fever vignettes and justify each answer before checking

State the perioperative risk stratification and prophylaxis rules from memory with no reference

Work 80 pediatric questions emphasizing growth and development, immunization, and neonatal jaundice

Memorize the well-child visit schedule and the standard immunization timing by reciting it from a blank table

Compare pediatric and adult dosing and fluid maintenance calculations using 10 worked problems

Sort 15 pediatric rashes and fevers into benign, urgent, and emergency tiers

Complete 80 obstetrics and gynecology questions with error logging by trimester and by gynecologic complaint

Diagram the labor curve, the stages of labor, and the indications for operative delivery from memory

Practice 12 antepartum bleeding and hypertensive disorder of pregnancy vignettes to the correct next step

List the abnormal uterine bleeding workup and contraception contraindications without notes

Drill 40 psychiatry questions focused on psychopharmacology, risk assessment, and capacity

Practice 10 suicide-risk and agitation vignettes and state the level of care chosen and why

Solve 25 biostatistics and study-design items and compute sensitivity, specificity, and number needed to treat by hand

Recite the USPSTF-style screening schedule for the 12 highest-yield conditions from a blank list

Take two full-length timed mixed blocks and score them under exam conditions

Re-review only logged misses from weeks 1 through 7, marking each as resolved or unresolved

Rewrite the 20 highest-frequency errors into a single final-week review sheet

Simulate exam-day timing and break strategy across both full-length blocks