Hey guys,
I've tried searching around for this, and while I found occasional posts in various threads, there was nothing really in one place. I apologize in advance if there was a thread regarding this and I missed it.
How are people performing on UWorld and Step 1 using Pathoma as their primary (sole?) source for pathology?
I've been pretty much using only Pathoma and rarely using RR during the school year -- I've done pretty well our path/pathophys class (borderline Honors so far) all year, so I never needed an incentive to use RR in more detail. However, now that I'm less than 3 months away from taking Step 1, I'm starting to get nervous about whether Pathoma alone will be sufficient to do well. It's a little scary for me to be considering dropping RR completely at this point (though it's been of little use so far) because it's been the "gold standard" for so many years -- any reassurance that Pathoma alone is solid enough for UW and Step 1? I've been doing mainly Rx and WebPath questions so far and have been doing fine on those. Will be starting UW soon. Is it worth starting to read through RR at this point? Or will I be fine sticking to reading only the chapters that Pathoma doesn't really cover (ex. nutrition, genetics, etc)? Thanks!
I've tried searching around for this, and while I found occasional posts in various threads, there was nothing really in one place. I apologize in advance if there was a thread regarding this and I missed it.
How are people performing on UWorld and Step 1 using Pathoma as their primary (sole?) source for pathology?
I've been pretty much using only Pathoma and rarely using RR during the school year -- I've done pretty well our path/pathophys class (borderline Honors so far) all year, so I never needed an incentive to use RR in more detail. However, now that I'm less than 3 months away from taking Step 1, I'm starting to get nervous about whether Pathoma alone will be sufficient to do well. It's a little scary for me to be considering dropping RR completely at this point (though it's been of little use so far) because it's been the "gold standard" for so many years -- any reassurance that Pathoma alone is solid enough for UW and Step 1? I've been doing mainly Rx and WebPath questions so far and have been doing fine on those. Will be starting UW soon. Is it worth starting to read through RR at this point? Or will I be fine sticking to reading only the chapters that Pathoma doesn't really cover (ex. nutrition, genetics, etc)? Thanks!