HIGH-YIELD STEP 1 + COMLEX REVIEW
YEAR 1-2 | PAGE 13D - MICROBIOLOGY BOARD TRANSFER + READINESS
CURRENT EXAM EMPHASIS
USMLE currently classifies Microbiology at 10-20% discipline overlap, and 60-70% of Step 1 items assess application of foundational science. Highest-yield transfer therefore combines organism clues with host risk, virulence/toxin, diagnostics and antimicrobial mechanism/resistance.
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
| # | Video | Time | Why | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Infective Endocarditis - Dirty Medicine | Open → |
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
- Infective Endocarditis - Dirty Medicine
- ~23 min
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
| # | Video | Time | Why | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Enterococcus (E. faecalis & E. faecium) - Dirty Medicine | Open → |
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
- Enterococcus (E. faecalis & E. faecium) - Dirty Medicine
- exam review
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
| # | Video | Time | Why | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | Antifungals - Dirty Medicine | Open → |
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
- Antifungals - Dirty Medicine
- exam review
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
| # | Video | Time | Why | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | Nematodes (Intestinal Parasites) - Dirty Medicine | Open → |
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
- Nematodes (Intestinal Parasites) - Dirty Medicine
- ~16 min
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
| # | Video | Time | Why | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | Actinomyces israelii - Dirty Medicine | Open → |
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
- Actinomyces israelii - Dirty Medicine
- ~8 min BONUS
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
| # | Video | Time | Why | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | Yersinia pestis - Dirty Medicine | Open → |
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
- Yersinia pestis - Dirty Medicine
- BONUS
G. PRACTICE + READINESS - INTENTIONALLY NOT VIDEO
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| UWorld Step 1 | Primary vignette-transfer layer for organism ID, toxins, diagnostics, antimicrobials, resistance and integrated clinical cases. | |
| AMBOSS USMLE | Targeted repair after misses; organism lookup, infection-syndrome tables and antimicrobial mechanism review. | |
| NBME CBSSA / CBSE | Official-style calibration. Repeated micro misses should define the final organism/mechanism review list. | |
| TrueLearn + NBOME Level 1 | DO learners: COMLEX-formatted transfer plus the current NBOME Level 1 blueprint and practice ecosystem. |
G. PRACTICE + READINESS - INTENTIONALLY NOT VIDEO — PROFESSIONAL-EXAM MASTERY GATE
Board-ready means you can identify major pathogens from morphology/exposure/host/syndrome, explain virulence/toxin and resistance mechanisms, select the best diagnostic specimen/test, and connect antimicrobial targets to microbial biology. Review why distractors fail the clues; use NBME/COMSAE trends, not memorized lists, to judge readiness. VIDEO-FIRST | SCHOOL-EXAM + BOARD-EXAM MASTERY