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DIP Ep 678: The Extremely Clutch USPSTF Podcast (Part 2)
I take a very different approach from most to explain the USPSTF guidelines in this podcast. I provide mechanisms, logic, and integration that makes it feel…
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DIP Ep 677: The Extremely Clutch USPSTF Podcast (Part 1)
I take a very different approach from most to explain the USPSTF guidelines in this podcast. I provide mechanisms, logic, and integration that makes it feel…
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DIP Ep 675: USMLE Pharm Crash Course, The Drugs That Matter (Part 6, Final)
In this episode, I wrap up the series on the most important drugs that show up on all the USMLE exams. Really make sure you work through this. It will help you…
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DIP Ep 674: USMLE Pharm Crash Course, The Drugs That Matter (Part 5)
In this episode, I continue the series on the most important drugs that show up on all the USMLE exams. Really make sure you work through this. It will help…
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DIP Ep 673: USMLE Pharm Crash Course, The Drugs That Matter (Part 4)
In this episode, I continue the series on the most important drugs that show up on all the USMLE exams. Really make sure you work through this. It will help…
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DIP Ep 672: USMLE Pharm Crash Course, The Drugs That Matter (Part 3)
In this episode, I continue the series on the most important drugs that show up on all the USMLE exams. Really make sure you work through this. It will help…
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DIP Ep 671: USMLE Pharm Crash Course, The Drugs That Matter (Part 2)
In this episode, I continue the series on the most important drugs that show up on all the USMLE exams. Really make sure you work through this. It will help…
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DIP Ep 670: USMLE Pharm Crash Course, The Drugs That Matter (Part 1)
In this ultra HY podcast, I begin a series on the most important drugs commonly tested on the USMLEs. I plan to make this a 5-6 part series and these podcasts…
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DIP Ep 669: USMLE Step 2/3 Rapid Review Series 140 (Clutch Electrolytes)
In this rapid review episode, I spend an extensive amount of time discussing tons of electrolyte scenarios that commonly show up on the USMLEs. You will…
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DIP Ep 668: Follow The Arrows (Endocrine) + Side Gigs In Medicine
In this podcast, I work through a high yield USMLE practice scenario while discussing 9 physiological “arrows” that are commonly tested. Do the…
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DIP Ep 665: Ultra HY USMLE Associations (Geography, Professions, et al.)
In this podcast, I review a litany of super HY USMLE associations that can give you firm clues as to what they are going after in a Q stem. Do the WORKSHEET…
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DIP Ep 664: The 5 Vital Statistics
In this episode, I review the 5 basic biostatistical computations you should absolutely not miss on your exam. Do the worksheet first (linked below) and then…
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DIP Ep 663: Localize The Oxygen
In this podcast, I go over 6 “oxygen localization” scenarios that can help you get questions right on your exam in pulmonology. Do the worksheet…
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DIP Ep 663: Localize That Oxygen
In this episode, I test run a new topic focused quiz format I plan to use going forward. Here’s a link to the video; Worksheet Download
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DIP Ep 662: The Genetics Sprint (for Step 2 and 3) Part 2
In this podcast, I continue the series on genetics with a specific focus on Step 2 and 3. The collection I discuss here is especially important because…
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DIP Ep 658-The Clutch Health Insurance Podcast (Part 3)
In this podcast, I conclude my discussion of health insurance as it relates to the USMLE exams by focusing on insurance ethics, managed care plans, and a host…
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DIP Ep 656: The Clutch Health Insurance Podcast (Part 2)
In this podcast, I continue the HY series on health insurance. This is super important for all the USMLE exams. I discuss payment models and the affordable…
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DIP Ep 654: The Clutch Health Insurance Podcast (Part 1)
This series is ultra HY. The USMLEs love to test health insurance. In this podcast, I discuss public health insurance systems and integrate how they are…
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DIP Ep 653: USMLE Step 2/3 Rapid Review Series 137 (Dermatology)
This podcast is ultra HY. I discuss a series of dermatology related vignettes/concepts that the USMLEs love to highlight. I do spend some time emphasizing…
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DIP Ep 650: The Clutch Nutrition Podcast (For Step 1-3)
Our friends at the NBMEs have this new goal of testing nutrition. This detailed podcast helps you focus on a lot of the content they want you to know in an…
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DIP Ep 636: Neural Tube Defects and The USMLEs
In this short podcast, I discuss mechanisms and relevant USMLE integrations in relation to the neural tube defects. Easy points on your test if you know the…
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DIP Ep 632: Travel Medicine B (super HY with lots of integrations, for Step 1-3)
Please make sure you listen to and study the material from this podcast. I make tons of integrations that WILL show up on your exams. This is the concluding…
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DIP Ep 631-Travel Medicine Part A (super HY with numerous integrations, for Step 1-3)
In this podcast, I discuss travel medicine. This is a topic that is heavily tested on all the USMLE exams. People tend to get so many of these questions wrong…
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DIP Ep 630: 2 High Yield Integrated Cases (Step 1-3)
In this podcast, I discuss 2 cases that encapsulate a large number of concepts frequently tested on the USMLE exams. I discuss a host of arrows, make necessary…
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DIP Ep 629: The Clutch Right Lower Quadrant Podcast
The RLQ is one of the most commonly tested abdominal regions on the USMLE/COMLEX exams. In this podcast, I run through many of the HY pathologies associated…
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DIP Ep 627: The Clutch Herpes Podcast (Step 1-3), Part B
This podcast is incredibly HY for the USMLE and COMLEX exams. In this concluding podcast, I address herpes from an “integrative” perspective. There are so many…
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DIP Ep 626: The Clutch Herpes Podcast (Step 1-3), Part A
This podcast is incredibly HY for the USMLE and COMLEX exams. In this multipart podcast series, I address herpes from an “integrative” perspective…
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DIP Ep 625: The 5 USMLE “Gaps” (Step 1-3)
In this podcast, I conceptually explain the 5 different gaps tested on the USMLEs (Serum AG, Urine AG, Osmolal gap, SAAG gradient, and A-a gradient). I make…
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DIP Ep 623: Last Minute Microbiology Review (Step 2 and 3)
In this podcast, I review a host of HY microbiology factoids that commonly show up on Step 2 and 3. You will directly get many questions right on your exam…
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DIP Ep 620: USMLE MSK Series (Knee, Hip)
In this podcast, I continue to delve into MSK concepts the USMLEs consider to be relevant for Step 1-3 by discussing NBME pathologies relating to the knees and…
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DIP Ep 619: USMLE MSK Series (Elbow, Neck, Back)
There are so many ways our friends at the NBMEs test musculoskeletal pathologies. In this podcast, I discuss the elbow, neck, and back. I emphasize the…
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DIP Ep 615: Easy Understanding of The Tetanus Vaccine + Vaccine Test Taking Strategies
The tetanus vaccine is a bear for many people to understand and memorize. In this podcast, I discuss a very simple approach to thoroughly knowing exactly what…
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DIP Ep 614: USMLE Step 2/3 Rapid Review Series 126 (Basic Sciences)
Our friends at the NBME love to throw in quite a number of basic science topics on the more recent USMLE administrations. In this podcast, I address a number…
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DIP Ep 613: Peri-operative Medicine (Social Sciences)
In this super HY podcast, I discuss a large number of scenarios relating to peri-operative medicine. Think of this as a logical extension to the Nov 2020…
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DIP Ep 611: Imaging and The USMLEs (Part 2)
In this episode, I continue my discussion on the many imaging tests that often pop up on the USMLEs. I discuss when they should be used and appropriate…
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DIP Ep 610: Imaging and The USMLEs (Part 1)
In this podcast, I address a large number of scenarios relating to imaging and vascular procedures commonly tested on all the USMLE exams (Step 1-3). This is…
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DIP Ep 608: Herbal Supplements and The USMLEs
In this podcast, I address the common herbal supplements and the many different ways they could be tested on the USMLEs in the form of clinical vignettes. Know…
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DIP Ep 606: Drug Interactions For The USMLEs (Step 1-3)
This is easily one of the most important podcasts I have ever made. You will see this material on your USMLE exams. There’s no test taking strategy that…
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DIP Ep 605: The Extremely HY RBC Podcast (Step 1-3)
In this podcast, I discuss RBCs from many different angles that are tested on the USMLEs. This podcast will help you answer many questions correctly on your…
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DIP Ep 602: Endocrine Thinking (Stimulation and Suppression Tests)
In this high yield podcast, I discuss confirmatory testing for a host of endocrine related pathologies. The USMLEs love to test these in familiar and…
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DIP Ep 600: Intuition and Integrations With Select Equations (Step 1-3)
In this podcast, I take 2 equations that commonly show up on all the USMLE exams, make them intuitive, and then proceed to discuss numerous (> 20) different…
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DIP Ep 599: The Clutch Dementia Podcast (Step 1-3)
This podcast is immensely high yield. You will see this material tested on your exam. I make lots of integrations here and emphasize a bunch of weird points…
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DIP Ep 597: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 12 (Q111-119, final part, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this episode, I conclude our series on the USMLE Step 1 Free 120. Lots of useful nuggets and learning across this series. As I have mentioned earlier…
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DIP Ep 596: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 11b (Q106-110, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue the Step 1 Free 120 discussion. I discuss a lot of items relating to hematology, infectious diseases, and cardiology. Series 12 to…
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DIP Ep 594: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 11a (Q101-105, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this specific episode, I discuss a lot of very helpful genetics and anatomy for Step 1 all the way to Step 3. I also discuss some very useful strategies for…
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DIP Ep 593: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 10 (Q91-100, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue our free 120 discussion. Lots of integration here together with a discussion of many test taking principles. I discuss a lot of HY…
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DIP Ep 592: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 9 (Q81-90, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue our free 120 discussion. Lots of integration here together with a discussion of many test taking principles…
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DIP Ep 591: The Pathway To Comfortably Passing The USMLE Step 1 Exam (A Deep Discussion)
In this podcast, I discuss in detail how to study for the USMLE Step 1 exam. I cover resources to be used and discuss a 6 week study schedule with day by day…
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DIP Ep 590: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 8 (Q71-80, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue our free 120 discussion. Lots of integration here together with a discussion of many test taking principles. I spend time here…
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DIP Ep 589: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 7 (Q61-70, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue our free 120 discussion. Lots of integration here together with a discussion of many test taking principles…
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DIP Ep 588: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 6 (Q51-60, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue our free 120 discussion. Lots of integration here together with a discussion of many test taking principles. I also discuss a lot…
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DIP Ep 587: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 5b (Q46-50, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue our free 120 discussion. Lots of integration here together with a discussion of many test taking principles. I also discuss a lot…
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DIP Ep 586-Quick and Dirty Microbiology Associations for Step 1-3 (Extremely HY)
In this podcast, I go over a large number of usual and unusual microbiology associations that show up frequently on the USMLE and COMLEX exams. There’s…
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DIP Ep 585: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 5a (Q41-45, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue our free 120 discussion. Lots of integration here together with a discussion of many test taking principles (especially questions…
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DIP Ep 584: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 4 (Q31-40, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue our free 120 discussion. Lots of integration here together with a discussion of many test taking principles…
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DIP Ep 583: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 3 (Q21-30, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I continue our free 120 discussion. Lots of integration here together with a discussion of many test taking principles…
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DIP Ep 581: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 2 (Q11-20, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this episode, I continue my discussion of the Step 1 Free 120.I make tons of integrations here with anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, biostatistics, and…
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DIP Ep 580: 2025 USMLE Step 1 Free 120 Discussion Part 1 (Q1-10, super helpful for Step 2 and 3!)
In this podcast, I begin working through the currently available USMLE Step 1 Free 120. This will be a very HY series with lots of integration and learning…
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DIP Ep 577: USMLE Step 2/3 Rapid Review Series 119
In this podcast, I continue our rapid review series for the USMLE Step 2CK/3 exams by discussing a host of tricky endocrinology and pharmacology vignettes. HY…
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DIP Ep 570: The Clutch Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Podcast (Step 1-3) + Minor Correction
In this podcast, I discuss many of the HY skin and soft tissue infections you need to know for your exam. Easy points if you devote time to learning them…