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USMLE Step 1 // READ THE RULES AND REGULATIONS BEFORE POSTING
READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING! // GET USER FLAIRS. USMLE Step 1 is the first national board exam all United States medical students must take before graduating medical school.
158k subscribers942 posts / mo in Sep 2026552 authors / mosince 2015
r/step1 has 158k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 942 posts a month from 552 people. Top topics: Medical Exams & Practice Tests, USMLE Preparation and Passed Exams & Scores.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Medical Exams & Practice Tests16%
- USMLE Preparation11%
- Passed Exams & Scores10%
- Step Exam Prep & Experience9.9%
- UWorld & Study Strategies3.2%
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- Airtable
- Bootcamp.com
- Wolfram
- etsy
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