What's more, many students will need further resource supplementation for difficult areas. In addition to DIT, students need to concurrently read First Aid and target a goal of completing UWorld twice. Unfortunately in most cases, DIT alone will not get you through Step 1 or Step 2 CK prep. Instead, you’re either left to picking up additional resources or “just memorizing it.” If you don’t understand a key concept, you aren’t able to get another explanation. Remember, DIT is a one-size-fits-all approach to preparing for the USMLE. And while some people did successfully use DIT to achieve solid scores, many more fell behind while using it and either abandoned it midway through their studies or were forced to take time away from other resources, like UWorld.įrom this, you might be thinking, 'Why isn't DIT a great fit for every student?' In my opinion it's because: The most common reasons I heard for not attending were: “I just learn better on my own,” and, “I’m not an audio-visual learner.” However, over 50% of my classmates signed up for DIT when it came time for their USMLE studies.Įssentially, most of my classmates forgot to ask themselves if they truly do learn better on their own or if they were audio-visual learners.

When I was in my second year of medical school, I would estimate that less than 25% of my classmates attended lectures on a regular basis. So why all the skepticism? In my opinion, because DIT is so accessible, students forget to ask themselves if it will be a good tool for their individual USMLE needs. The lecturers are incredibly knowledgeable, easy to follow, and do a great job in coordinating their teaching with First Aid. Having subsequently watched the videos myself, I do believe that DIT offers a very high quality review course for Step 1 and 2 CK, with material presented in a way that is definitely geared toward the USMLE.

My wife used DIT when studying for Step 1 and as she often likes to remind me, she did do a little better than me. Just to clarify, I do not think that DIT is a bad product. In my opinion, it can be easy for this to be the case with Doctors in Training (DIT).

I have seen far too many students end up with suboptimal scores as a result of following the majority and not determining what works best for them.

One-size-fits-all approaches to studying for the USMLE (or any test in medical school for that matter) are tricky because everyone learns differently.

Doctors in training step 2 videos