October 20, 2008

Dear Dr. Swartz and Dear Anna,

As promised I write to you. I have passed Step 2CS and am very happy about that. Thanks for your excellent workshop. Now I am one step further ahead. Let´s see where this road will lead me.

Thanks again!

Warmest Greetings,

Gottfried von Keudell, M.D.
Native of Germany

December 8, 2006

Dear Dr. Swartz & Anna,

I think I passed Step 2CS... how sure can I be with the "oasis-trick"... meaning trying to schedule a new appointment for the exam and getting a screen saying that I cannot apply because I already passed it and won't be allowed to do it again...???

The results were sent on December 6th, and I guess it will take some time for them to arrive in Germany.

Did your workshop help?... Yes, yes, yes!!!

It really helped being prepared for this test! Without this workshop, I wouldn't have known where to put the emphasis in the interaction with the patient, and I would have felt like a fool most of the time... which I did though…but it really helped knowing that certain things didn't really care and focusing on what you taught us.

I'll keep you updated.

Keep in touch and take care,

Yours,

Per Sommer, M.D.
Native of Germany

December 19, 2005

Dear Anna and Dr. Swartz,

After nine long weeks of waiting, I finally received my results and guess what...I passed! I took the Step2 CS Workshop in August, and thanks to you and your team I was well prepared not only for the exam but also for my future profession as a doctor.

I just want to thank you two and all at C3NY for your help and all the valuable advice you gave. The course was great, and I recommend it to all I know.

Greetings,

Nils Peterson, M.D.
Native of Germany

I am happy to tell you that I got the results this Saturday and I passed! It took only 4 weeks to get the results. I would like to thank you again for this wonderful workshop; it was more than that - it was an experience not only for this exam but for life and my future practice. I will be always grateful to you for this.

I did not find the exam too difficult. It's really all about focusing on the patient and trying to remember what to do next. I found all the things you taught in the workshop very useful. I wasn't nervous in the exam and that's because I was well prepared. Most of the answers to the questions were "no" which did not make me concerned because I knew from the workshop that's what to expect. I also never froze even if the patients were not cooperative - I knew that all what the SP do is on purpose, so I just tried to deal with it the best I could. I think the most important thing that you also told us is to treat the SP as a real patient - only this way you can be empathetic and caring enough. I hope these comments help.

Again thank you so much for helping me pass. Your workshop really stressed what is important - it's all about the communication. I don't think I would have been prepared in the right way had I studied alone.

It was also a real pleasure to meet you both. I think you are two extraordinary, highly knowledgable and very caring people, and your work is highly appreciated. I would also like to thank the actors - they were great and helped me a lot to prepare for the SP in the exam.

I hope you will keep doing the workshops for more years to come! I wish you all the best, and I will recommend you to all my friends who want to take the exam.

Regards,
Yours,

Agata Bogusz, M.D.
Native of Poland/Germany