Crush Step 2

[theunderdog]

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The 3rd edition (latest edition) came out in January 2007.

Anyone know if a 4th edition is due out soon?

Thanks.

 

[smohamma]

I just bought the third edition is there a 4th out there?

 

[gcomplex7]

I don't think the fourth edition is out yet. I am about to purchase the third edition. Anyone know if the 4th edition will be out soon?

 

[badgerred]

Boards and Wards came out with their 4th edition and it has new material and they got rid of those vertical placed charts in which you have to turn the book on it's side to read. They redid those and added more ENT, Derm and Optho material. I really like it.

I like Crush but it's pretty light on information. Brochard's other book, USMLE Secrets is a much better and more informative book. I don't know why anyone would reach Crush when Secrets is written by the same author but has more information and is presented better. I hope the new Crush is vastly improved. The good news is Adam Brochard seems to put a lot of effort in adding new material and making changes to each edition.

 

[AFDuck]

Boards and Wards came out with their 4th edition and it has new material and they got rid of those vertical placed charts in which you have to turn the book on it's side to read. They redid those and added more ENT, Derm and Optho material. I really like it.

I like Crush but it's pretty light on information. Brochard's other book, USMLE Secrets is a much better and more informative book. I don't know why anyone would reach Crush when Secrets is written by the same author but has more information and is presented better. I hope the new Crush is vastly improved. The good news is Adam Brochard seems to put a lot of effort in adding new material and making changes to each edition.

I got Crush for free from a friend, and since I've heard on this board that Crush and Secrets contain the same material (just in a different format) I didn't bother with getting Secrets. Is there really much additional, useful material in Secrets that was left out of Crush 3rd ed.?

 

[badgerred]

I got Crush for free from a friend, and since I've heard on this board that Crush and Secrets contain the same material (just in a different format) I didn't bother with getting Secrets. Is there really much additional, useful material in Secrets that was left out of Crush 3rd ed.?

I don't know for a fact if the information is different in the two, I personally felt Secrets was more comprehensive but it may just be perception due to the different styles of the two books. I think what most will agree is that Secrets presents the information in a better fashion. To me, it's a no brainer, if I had a choice between Secrets and Crush, I would go with Secrets every time. However, if you like Crush and it's working for you, then just stick with that.

 

[Pollux]

I read both Crush and Secrets for my CK preparation. I can confirm that they contain the same information but are just written in different formats. I read Crush first before moving on to Secrets, which I thought worked for me. I personally like Crush better because I prefer outline format to Q&A.

If you are running out of time, there's no need to read Secrets in its entirety. Just borrow the book from someone for a day and read the 100 Top Secrets section.

 

[AFDuck]

I read both Crush and Secrets for my CK preparation. I can confirm that they contain the same information but are just written in different formats. I read Crush first before moving on to Secrets, which I thought worked for me. I personally like Crush better because I prefer outline format to Q&A.

If you are running out of time, there's no need to read Secrets in its entirety. Just borrow the book from someone for a day and read the 100 Top Secrets section.

Thanks for the advice, I didn't know there was a little bonus top 100 secrets section. I appreciate it! 👍

 

[Smashweasel]

There is also a guy that made some podcasts of himself reading Crush i think. I listened to a few while doing crap around the house and thought it was pretty helpful.