Critique my booklist

[staphaureus]

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Comprehensive - FA
Path - BRS Path once, then RR Path once (I learn better from multiple angle)
Phys - BRS Phys
Pharm - Kaplan Notes, know FA pharm well
Biochem - Lippincott's (possibly Kaplan instead) - this is my weakest
Behavioral science/epi/Biostat - BRS Behavioral Science
Micro - MMRS
Immune - Immune part of Levison's
Neuroata/gross anat/histo/embryology - HY neuroanat, HY gross anat, HY Histo, HY embryo
Genetics/Molecular cell bio - HY Cell & Molecular Bio 1st edition


Question source:
Robbins, QBank, QBook, BSS, A&L Step 1 books, Pretest Clinical Vingettes

I know this is extremely ambitious, so any critique or recommendation is greatly appreciated. I learn best with question, so I think that's where I'll spend most of my time on after reading through everything once.

thanks in advance

 

[staphaureus]

*bump*

somebody, anybody?

 

[superoxide]

Comprehensive - FA
Path - BRS Path once, then RR Path once (I learn better from multiple angle)
Phys - BRS Phys
Pharm - Kaplan Notes, know FA pharm well
Biochem - Lippincott's (possibly Kaplan instead) - this is my weakest
Behavioral science/epi/Biostat - BRS Behavioral Science
Micro - MMRS
Immune - Immune part of Levison's
Neuroata/gross anat/histo/embryology - HY neuroanat, HY gross anat, HY Histo, HY embryo
Genetics/Molecular cell bio - HY Cell & Molecular Bio 1st edition


Question source:
Robbins, QBank, QBook, BSS, A&L Step 1 books, Pretest Clinical Vingettes

I know this is extremely ambitious, so any critique or recommendation is greatly appreciated. I learn best with question, so I think that's where I'll spend most of my time on after reading through everything once.

thanks in advance

Here are my recommendations:

- I would spend more time with Rapid Review for Path. That book has a lot of good information which you might not get with just one read. The goljan audio lectures follow along this book really well. Great way to tie everything together. I highly recommend the audio lectures.
- The Biochemistry kaplan lectures are excellent. I was very weak in that subject too (especially metabolism). So I listened to those lectures twice and that really helped me understand those cycles.
- For micro and pharm, I would stick to FA (you can add answers/explanations to it as you go through questions)
- Ofcourse, dont forget to do the NBME tests.
- Good luck👍

 

[medicinehopeful]

which kaplan lectures are you talking about? i assume these are audio lectures. and where can i get them?

 

[staphaureus]

Here are my recommendations:

- I would spend more time with Rapid Review for Path. That book has a lot of good information which you might not get with just one read. The goljan audio lectures follow along this book really well. Great way to tie everything together. I highly recommend the audio lectures.
- The Biochemistry kaplan lectures are excellent. I was very weak in that subject too (especially metabolism). So I listened to those lectures twice and that really helped me understand those cycles.
- For micro and pharm, I would stick to FA (you can add answers/explanations to it as you go through questions)
- Ofcourse, dont forget to do the NBME tests.
- Good luck👍

Thanks superoxide, I've been thinking about ditching BSS since it's so old, everyone still like to use it. Medicinehopeful, I was talking about the notes:
http://cgi.ebay.com/KAPLAN-USMLE-05...oryZ2228QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Kaplan-Medical-...oryZ2228QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://www.amazon.com/USMLE-Step-Le...ef=sr_1_2/105-4597110-5432420?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

[Medikit]

Here are my recommendations:
- The Biochemistry kaplan lectures are excellent. I was very weak in that subject too (especially metabolism). So I listened to those lectures twice and that really helped me understand those cycles.

Did you purchase a kaplan course online? Or did you get it off of ebay with a lecture notes + CD type deal?

 

[superoxide]

Did you purchase a kaplan course online? Or did you get it off of ebay with a lecture notes + CD type deal?

We had to do a kaplan review course at the end of our second year. I think each student had to pay around $400 for the books/lectures.