Can Uworld replace RR Goljan

[tootheye]

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Is there any material that UWorld hasn't covered and Goljan has.
If not audios, can Goljan RR Path text be replaced by UWorld except for reference.

 

[DoctorDermis]

I have completed 80% of UWorld and I have read RR Path cover to cover and have listened to all of the goljan lectures one time through...just to give a lil credibility to my opinion.

RR path has a LOT more than UWorld has in terms of path.
However, in terms of difficult UW path-type questions integrating pharm, embryo etc... there is a lot either a) not mentioned in RR path / Goljan audio, or b) not presented in a clinical problem-solving scenario as UW does.

So...I believe that UW Cannot Replace RR Path / Goljan, and vice versa.

However, I am fully aware that you do NOT need RR Path to pass Step 1.
DIT uses First Aid, UW, and their own Handouts (which do very well in filling in additional detail) - and the avg for their program is a 230+.

I have completed 50% of DIT lectures + handouts, and I feel that this lofty claim is accurate.

 

[SeekerOfTheTree]

In my opinion, no. I think it would be impossible to cover all the detail from RR in a Qbank unless we came close to 10,000 questions. It has a nice way of integrating multiple path facts but I don't think it covers everything.

 

[MossPoh]

DIT kind of fudges their numbers a bit because people who do well are also going to be more excited to report their scores than people who don't. If you follow their exact plan, it also recommends reading the first 7 (or 8?) chapters of Robbins, going through Rapid Review (or BRS) and a good biochem text (rapid review or lippincotts)

But I think you have to have SOME kind of text to use once in a while. I unquestionably learn tons from uworld and kaplan, but sometimes you just have to sit down and go over the material.

 

[username456789]

RR Path and UW are complementary. Neither should be used to "replace" the other. I actually used RR Path as my primary study guide (and not First Aid) for everything beyond the first year material/pharm in First Aid. UW questions are outstanding, but you can get so much more out of them after you've already got the basics down from using a good review text (like RR Path or, to a much lesser extent, BRS Path).

 

[dizzyorange]

If you're looking for a question bank to replace RR, try Robbins Review of Path. Warning though it's HARD. But that's the point of reading RR right? Read something a little harder than Step 1 so the actual test is more doable.

 

[tootheye]

Thanks for the input. Most seem to be saying that RR+UW are complementary. That brings me to the next question-

1.How much of non pathology diciplines(Micro/Pathophysio etc) does RR cover- That brings another book-FA complementary to UW for basic sciences!

2. If these 2 books are the sources what would be an ideal sequence to do between these 3 sources- FA-UW-RR.

In other words - is it a better practice to review before answering UW or use UW as a learning tool instead of passive reading of books and go back to books and refer/ annotate.