USMLE Step 1 study plan generator
Get a free week-by-week USMLE Step 1 plan built from the exam’s topic weights. Choose your time frame, the hours you can give each week and where you are starting from.
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What the USMLE Step 1 covers
USMLE Step 1 from Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG / USMLE): 480 minutes, about 280 questions in our full mocks, 7 topic areas. The biggest areas are Block 1 (14%), Block 2 (14%), Block 3 (14%).
| Topic | Share (by questions) | Questions in our mocks |
|---|---|---|
| Block 1 | 14% | 40 |
| Block 2 | 14% | 40 |
| Block 3 | 14% | 40 |
| Block 4 | 14% | 40 |
| Block 5 | 14% | 40 |
| Block 6 | 14% | 40 |
| Block 7 | 14% | 40 |
Pass/Fail since Jan 2022. Includes unscored experimental items
How to use the plan
Treat the weekly hours as a budget, not a target you must hit every day. Short, regular sessions beat occasional long ones. In learning weeks, finish each session with a few practice questions on the same topic; in practice weeks, keep an error log and revisit it; in the final weeks, take full mocks under real timing and spend as long reviewing each one as you spent sitting it.
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Good to know
How is this USMLE Step 1 study plan worked out?
It splits your available hours across the exam’s topic areas in proportion to their share of questions, then orders the weeks from learning, to mixed practice, to full timed mocks and review. The more you already know, the more of the time goes to practice and mocks.
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How many full mock tests should I take?
The plan places them for you: usually a diagnostic early on if you have four weeks or more, one or two in the final stretch, and a last one in the final week. Reviewing each mock thoroughly matters more than taking lots of them.
Is this plan official?
No. PractiseExam is an independent practice platform and is not affiliated with Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG / USMLE). Check the official exam guide for the current objectives before you start.
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