Best USMLE Step 1 book list?

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Hi All,

This is a list I compiled from various polls, posts etc. As any one tried any of the platinum vingnette series, and think they are worth it?

BOOKS AND LEARNING SOURCES


1. Pathology – Pathology I and II (Platinum Vignettes, 2003); BRS Pathology (2001, 2nd e)

2. Pharmacology – Lippincott's: Pharmacology (2 e, 2000); Katzung’s Review of Pharmacology (2001, 6 e) or Pharm card

3. Physiology – BRS physiology 3e 2003; BRS Physiology Cases 2e 2005; Ace Physiology 1996

4. Microbiology and Immunology – Microbiology 2003 (Platinum Vignettes); Medical M and I: Examination & Board Review 7e 2002; Clinical Micro MRS, High yield immuno 1999, high yield micro 2000 (i know this is a lot, but all these were rated highly)

6. Behavioral Science and Biostatistics – Platinum Vignettes: Behavioral Science & Biostatistics (2003), BRS Behavioral Science

7. Neuroanatomy – High-Yield Neuroanatomy 3e 2004

8. Gross anatomy – High-Yield Gross Anatomy (The Science of Review) 2e 2001

9. Biochemistry – BRS Biochemistry 3e 1998, Figures and Charts from Lippincott’s

10. Histology and Histopathology (slides) – Curran's Atlas of Histopathology 4e 1999, High-Yield Histology 3e 2004

11. Embryology – Anatomy & Embryology: Platinum Vignettes 2003; High-Yield Embryology 2e 2001

12. Molecular and Cellular Biology/ Genetics– High-Yield Molecular and Cellular Biology 1e 1999

13. Radiographs and CT scans; Graphs – Radiology 101: the Basics and Fundamentals of Imaging 2004, Clinical radiology MRS 2000, First Aid Pictures and Figures


QUESTION BANKS AND BOOKS

1. Robbins Review of Pathology 2004 2e

2. Goljan Audio, HY Notes, RR series, BS series exam etc

3. Appleton and Lange question book 2002

4. Kaplan’s Qbook 2004 and Qbank

5. Released USMLE items

6. Web Path questions

8. NMS Review for USMLE Step 1 (Book with CD-ROM) by John S. Lazo 2002

9. Pathophysiology for the Boards and Wards: A Review for Usmle Step 1 (Boards and Wards Series) 2003

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I have not used some of the books on your list. Also I am not sure how popular some of those books are???

I would say look at the book lists on this board and you can check the guide on gotmedbooks.com - that has a list as do several other websites.

Good luck.
 
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