Step II Are there any Step 1 books that are helpful for Step 2 ??

[psychMDhopefully]

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I'm in the process of moving and need to travel as light as possible, meaning I'm gonna have to get rid of some books. Are there any step 1 books worth keeping for step 2?

 

[Perfect Hair Day]

I've been touching back on my notes from Pathoma here and there!

 

[Oso]

I would maybe keep first aid and pathoma for reference .. but honestly I ended up not using them at all for step 2.

 

[USMLE_Pro]

I really only used UWorld and practice NBME self assessments for Step 2. I think you can do pretty well with just those electronic resources.

 

[AThousandTrees]

Agree with poster above, prioritize Uworld and practice NBMEs. In general, Uworld self assessments also tend to be more accurate score predictors for step 2 than the NBMEs. But I found First Aid for Step 1 and parts of sketchy micro helpful for step 2. The actual First Aid for Step 2 is too long and windy and not condensed enough for review of high yield sections like the types of immunodeficiencies or kidney pathologies. I didn't take a real dedicated (studied through interview season) but still somehow managed a 260+ so it worked well enough I guess.

 

[jacobus1919]

FA step 1 is a good book to revisit in my opinion.

 

[MothIntoFlame]

FA step 1 was pretty useful to me. Especially the pharm sections.
Sketchypharm can also be helpful AF

 

[Gorne]

Was thinking about cranking through Pathoma at some point before step 2 as a quick refresher. Total waste of time?

 

[USMLE_Pro]

Was thinking about cranking through Pathoma at some point before step 2 as a quick refresher. Total waste of time?

Nothing is a total waste of time, but that would be a very very low yield activity. Once you've mastered UWorld and the NBMEs, if you really want something more you could do OME videos.

 

[RadX]

I don't systematically use any books for my step 2 CK preperation but sometimes I skim through Secrets and ironically step 1 FA!!

 

[lifegoalz]

I'm in the process of moving and need to travel as light as possible, meaning I'm gonna have to get rid of some books. Are there any step 1 books worth keeping for step 2?

I'm going over Hematology section of pathoma along with Step1 FA just for review while doing UW questions. Planning to do the same for some other subjects.

 

[MudPhud20XX]

yes, there were decent amount of step 1 questions including some biochem genetic questions. I would keep my First Aid book. Also, for step 3, it will be useful again.