The STEP 3 CCS Course

Unlike multiple choice questions (MCQs), the CCS part of the STEP3 exam is interactive and you need to perform a certain set of diagnostic tests, physical examination, treatment options, and monitoring in a specific order and in a timely manner. Therefore, just “READING” how to solve different cases might not be sufficient. Current studying resources have the management plan and approach WRITTEN, but they do not teach you how you should actually solve these cases. In this course, I show you how to approach each case as if solving it in the real exam setting, using the exam platform and explaining each step of the process. I also share all the tips and tricks that are needed to master the CCS cases of the STEP 3 exam.

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Yes. Get one-on-one individualized STEP3 tutoring with tutors who just went through the exam process. The session can be tailored to your needs and will include a personalized timeline and study plan, study and test-taking strategies, and subject-specific tutoring for any USMLE-related topic.

During this hour, we will evaluate how you approach the CCS cases. We will assess how you are solving the CCS cases and provide real-time feedback by having you share your screen using zoom or other similar platform. You can also get one-on-one tutoring for the MCQ part, a study plan, and study strategies for the STEP 3 exam. Each session is one hour long. If you would like more than one hour, you can choose the number of hours before proceeding to check out. If you are interested in one-on-one tutoring, please schedule a tutoring session here.

This STEP 3 CCS course will help you familiarize yourself with the platform and the best approaches to solving both acute and chronic CCS cases. This course is not designed to be the sole studying resource for the management of different disease presentations that show up on your STEP3 exam. If you have the time, we recommend using this course along with a question bank, such as UWorld, to build the clinical knowledge required for solving the different clinical scenarios. Some students who have a very strong clinical knowledge foundation might not need to study from a question bank. For example, one of the cases in this course is a patient presenting with asthma. In the course, I will go over the management of the case based on the patient’s presentation. However, the course will not go into the details of the asthma management algorithm.

To get the most out of this course, I recommend watching the videos before you start preparing for the CCS cases from other resources. After each video, use the exam platform, which you can download here, to do the case on your own and see what you missed by watching the video again one more time. Then you can go to the next case until you finish the 6 cases. Finally, watch the last video before you start using other resources, such as UWorld STEP3. Additionally, you can always come back to the course videos after reading the other resources.

Yes. There is a free YouTube video I made with one case simulation here. The course will be similar to the mock case practice shown between 18:55 to 42:20.

As a surgical resident myself, I know firsthand how valuable your time is. Thus, I made sure to provide you with a concise course that can give you all you need to know without unnecessary repetition.

I just went through the STEP3 preparation process, and I found a gap in the amount of information regarding the CCS cases and how to actually solve the case rather than just reading about it. As USMLE applicants, we have used the MCQ style during our USMLE STEP1 and STEP2CK preparation. However, we were never presented with an interactive platform similar to the Primum software of the CCS cases. For this reason, I built this course to help future STEP3 applicants crush this exam and get the highest score they can get.