# The Exam Is Already Published. Fourteen Times.

> The NBME retires forms, not logic. Forms 20-33 harvested into 4,174 one-line recall cards, sorted system by system, run in the final 1-2 weeks before your attempt.

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## Summary

The NBME retires forms but not the logic behind them: concepts tested on forms 30-31 already appeared on forms 20-25 with different vignettes. The NBME Booster deck harvests all fourteen retired forms, 20 through 33, into 4,174 one-line recall cards sorted system by system. It is not a learning deck. It is run system-first, finishing one system completely before starting the next, in the final one to two weeks before an attempt. The framing: a form is not a verdict, it is a reading list - every missed question is the exam stating in writing what it will ask again.

## What it is

Every NBME from forms 20 through 33 was gone through topic by topic. Each topic the exam tested was written as a single one-line recall card and sorted into its system. The one-liner is not a summary - it is the point the exam asks. Each line is also taught: the concept is explained underneath it in plain language, so the student is tutored on the point and then asked it back, rather than memorising a bare fact.

## Results

Students who run it system-wise to completion have moved from 49% to 75% on their NBMEs in 15-20 days.

## Key facts

- The NBME Booster covers fourteen retired forms, NBME 20 through 33
- 4,174 one-line recall cards, sorted into system-wise decks
- Run system by system to completion, never form by form
- Timed for the final 1-2 weeks before an attempt, never earlier
- It sharpens a plateau rather than building foundation; the Foundation Anki deck does the building
- Each card is tutored: the concept is explained underneath the one-liner
- Students have moved 49% to 75% on NBMEs in 15-20 days running it system-wise
- Free for the first 3 days on usmlevault.com/anki