r/step1
157k members
r/step1 is a subreddit with 157k members. The community frequently discusses step 1, study partner, usmle, usmle step 1, and nbme, and they frequently recommend/review anki deck, anatomy book, and pdf editor, and the most common flair used is 💡 need advice, 🤔 recommendations, 🥂 passed: write up!, 🤧 rant, and 📖 study methods.
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USMLE Step 1 is the first national board exam all United States medical students must take before graduating medical school.
Popular Topics in r/step1
#1
Step 1
93 posts
#2
Study Partner
69 posts
#3
Usmle
38 posts
#4
Usmle Step 1
34 posts
#5
Nbme
32 posts
#6
Test
27 posts
#7
Exam
23 posts
#8
Study
21 posts
#9
Step
15 posts
#10
Pass
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/step1
Anki Deck
14 reviews
#1
Anking
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Anki
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Mehlman PDFs
4.0★ from 1 review
Anatomy Book
3 reviews
#1
Lecturio Anatomy
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Last Anatomy
4.0★ from 1 review
Pdf Editor
3 reviews
#1
PDFelement
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
PDF Expert
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Foxit
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/step1
#1
💡 Need Advice
: "how do you sit for 8 hours"
68 posts
#2
🤔 Recommendations
: "Just took Step 1 a few days ago PLEASE don’t neglect micro"
22 posts
#3
🥂 PASSED: Write up!
: "PASSED STEP 1 with a 55% Free 120 One Week Before the Exam"
20 posts
#4
🤧 Rant
: "Anybody have new nbme 34 offline link or knows where to get it from?"
14 posts
#5
📖 Study methods
: "I FOUND THE NBME 34!!!"
12 posts
#6
😭 Am I Ready?
: "Should I go forward with exam?"
6 posts
#7
💻 Step application
: "Repeated rescheduling- help! Is it okay to do that?"
5 posts
#8
🌏 International
: "Nbme 34"
4 posts
#9
❔ Science Question
: "How is nbme 34?"
2 posts
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+23k members(17.0%)
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Last updated: September 22, 2026