DEDICATED STUDY OPERATING SYSTEM
YEAR 2 CAPSTONE | PAGE 27B - QUESTION-FIRST EXECUTION + TARGETED REPAIR
ADAPTABLE TO YOUR SCHOOL'S DEDICATED WINDOW
The exact number of weeks varies by curriculum. Preserve the sequence: establish a baseline -> build question-review quality -> transition to timed mixed practice -> verify readiness -> taper intelligently. Do not let a calendar replace performance data.
C. DAILY EXECUTION - THE WORK THAT ACTUALLY MOVES THE SCORE
| Block | Typical role | Execution standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Retrieval warm-up | 10-20 min | Redraw formulas, pathways, OMM maps or yesterday's error rules from memory. |
| 2. Primary Qbank | 1-2 blocks | Early: targeted/tutor when learning. Later: timed mixed. Late Step 1 practice should include the 20-item/30-min cadence; COMLEX practice should include 40-item sections. |
| 3. Deep review | Protected time | Review every incorrect, guessed and low-confidence correct. Identify the decisive clue, mechanism and why the best distractor fails. |
| 4. Targeted repair | 30-90 min | Use Pathoma/Ninja Nerd/other course resources only for the specific mechanism exposed by the data. |
| 5. DO lane | 20-45 min | OMM/OPP retrieval + COMLEX-style questions; rotate viscerosomatics, sacrum/pelvis, counterstrain, technique principles, ethics/communication. |
| 6. Close the loop | 15 min | Update error log, retest old misses, and set tomorrow's one or two repair priorities. |
E. PRIMARY RESOURCE ROLES - AVOID DUPLICATION
- UWorld Step 1
- PRIMARY
E. PRIMARY RESOURCE ROLES - AVOID DUPLICATION — 1
Primary vignette learning/Qbank for mechanism transfer and explanation-driven remediation.
E. PRIMARY RESOURCE ROLES - AVOID DUPLICATION — 1
- AMBOSS
- TARGETED
E. PRIMARY RESOURCE ROLES - AVOID DUPLICATION — 2
Rapid reference + targeted secondary questions when a weak domain needs extra reps.
E. PRIMARY RESOURCE ROLES - AVOID DUPLICATION — 2
- Pathoma
- REPAIR
3
High-yield pathology consolidation when pathology is the reason the vignette is being missed.
3
- TrueLearn / UWorld COMLEX
- DO LANE
4
COMLEX-formatted practice and osteopathic framing for DO learners.
EFFICIENCY GATE
If a resource does not fix a documented weakness, improve question review, or rehearse the actual exam format, it does not earn time during dedicated.