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About USMLE Pharaoh

Pharaoh uses evidence-based educational techniques to prepare you in an integrative, active-recall manner for the USMLE.

USMLE Pharaoh Educational Strategy Revealed

Woven into every one of our USMLE lectures are the following evidence-based educational tactics to maximize efficiency, retention, and critical thinking.

‘Mastery’ over ‘Fluency’ all day: Understanding is not mastering. This is called the ‘fluency illusion.’ Feeling good does not equal mastering the material.
Active Recall & Elaboration: Stop rereading and, instead, test yourself. Straining to retrieve information solidifies memory more strongly.
Spaced Repetition & Varied Practice: Learn a subject over time rather than cramming. Practice ‘interleaving’ by choosing ‘varied’ over ‘block’ question-types.
Teach!: Be able to explain concepts in their simplest terms. It’s the fastest way to know what you don’t know

USMLE Test-Taking Strategy with Pharaoh

Plan your study time using the HyGuru customizable study schedule
Learn how to approach questions, question blocks, multiple blocks and game-day test taking psychology
Learn the productivity and psychologic practices of the most successful people and apply them to all elements of USMLE Step 1 study

Yes, We Cover All The USMLE Content

It might feel like we jump around but rest assured, it’s deliberate.

Integration of content is, by definition, non-linear and optimal for creating sophisticated mental schema
We map our content to the USMLE to ensure we’re comprehensive in our coverage
We deliberately create dysfluency in order to help you achieve mastery. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. It means you’re learning!

Pharaoh Teaching Philosophy Explained

Buzzwords and slogans like ‘integration, active-recall, and think-like-the-test-maker’ symbolize HyGuru’s deliberate, carefully considered teaching strategy.

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