Not a lot of resources, free or otherwise, are dedicated for Step 2 (especially when compared with its significantly more important sibling). It also includes a section for Step 2 CS full of the cartoons and mnemonics the series is known for. It’s not a bad quick companion for the shelf exams as well, especially at the beginning of your rotations. But it’s short, high-yield, and to the point. Like their Step 1 qbank, it’s content review, not Step practice.

MedMaster (makers of the “made ridiculously simple” series) has a USMLE Step 2 question bank.

has 50 cardiology USMLE 2 CK questions with plans to add more.

USMLE Consult has the usual tiny trial for free (30 questions).

For every Step exam, Kaplan lets you try one 48-question section for free after signing up.

Coupon code BW15 gets you 15% off any package you might want to buy.

ExamGuru has a free trial with 10 questions apiece from each of their 6 shelf exam products and USMLE 2 CK (for a total of 70 questions).

No personal profiles, exam creation, metrics or other typical paid-product goodies, but there’s a lot of content.

Osmosis is a completely free big (>5000 question) qbank and video collection organized by section.

MedBullets has a 1000+ question robust Step 2 qbank with tutor mode, percentage of peers who answer correctly, detailed explanations, etc.

If you’re interested in buying their video lecture/qbank product, you can get a 25% discount with code hpG6C.

Lecturio has made their 1000 question Step 2 qbank completely free (after registering for a free account).

You can find my written explanations for the most recent sets here.

The NBME has its free Step 2 CK practice test in Fred (v2) software, as well as some good materials to familiarize yourself with Step 2 CS.

So, here’s my list of free Step 2 CK questions ( updated June 2019):

In the end, it was the questions that mattered. After taking Step 1, I imagine most students realize how overextended they became trying to get through multiple books during Step studying.

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