In this two-part episode, Dr. Adeleke Adesina, author of "How to Prepare for the Medical Boards" and founder of the learning platforms, FTP Lectures and SmashUSMLE, offers some personal advice and study strategies he used to achieve success on both the COMLEX and USMLE as well clerkship shelf exams. We also dissect a practice question which might show up on a surgery shelf exam or Level 2/Step 2. Check out the show notes page at www.insidetheboards.com/episode022 for a special offer from SmashUSMLE. And don't forget to follow us on Twitter @BoardsInsider, facebook.com/insidetheboards & instagram.com/insidetheboards. Music courtesy of Forgive Durden, "Life is Looking Up" off the album Razia's Shadow.

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