DIT and other FA related lectures

[bowlofmushypeas]

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So I know there's DIT threads already but I haven't found a solid answer to my q yet so thought I'd post..

For those who've done DIT, how much is the lecturer simply reading from FA vs actually explaining the text?

I've started going through the book a tiny bit but it seems to take forever since I have to first go to some other source to read and understand the material as FA mainly lists info w/o explanations. I did fine during classes, but I honestly suck at retaining information. Is anyone else having this prob? I know some can get through 60+pgs of FA per day and that seems crazy to me at this point.

Basically, I'm looking for some source that'll guide me through FA more quickly and I'm wondering if DIT's a good option or if y'all have other ideas!

Also, is DIT something you can just jump into or should you do a first pass prior?

Finally, I've heard that you can get the materials minus lectures for $70 by signing up then asking for the refund. How useful are the materials without the lectures?

That's it.. thanks bunches!

 

[Perrotfish]

He reads, occasionally ecpounds on, and often gives you little memory tricks for FA. He also doesn't go through the entire book, he hits maybe two thirds of it.

The program is not desigend to be your first pass through FA and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone who hasn't read FA once.

The book is worthless without the lectures.

 

[justaregularmed]

Things that just need to be memorized or are very simple or very well explained may either be read or skip entirely.

Things that are not clear, explained weakly, are confusing, or missing entirely at all he expounds on and talks about.

Its for sure not all just reading first aid.

 

[bowlofmushypeas]

Are there sources that help supplement FA more directly (i.e., not BRS, Goljan, etc)? I was hoping for something like FA Basic Sciences / Organ Systems w/o all the errors.

On that note, for ppl who used FA BS/OS, what were your thoughts? Is it as replete with errors as Amazon reviewers say? Is it mostly typos or major concepts probs?

 

[Antibodies]

Are there sources that help supplement FA more directly (i.e., not BRS, Goljan, etc)? I was hoping for something like FA Basic Sciences / Organ Systems w/o all the errors.

On that note, for ppl who used FA BS/OS, what were your thoughts? Is it as replete with errors as Amazon reviewers say? Is it mostly typos or major concepts probs?

FA Basic Sciences / Organ Systems is pretty good to use as a supplement. They have an error guide which seems to fix the errors. Plus there has been a second printing (still same edition) where they fixed the errors themselves. So when you look at the error guide the stuff is actually fixed already.
The second edition comes out at the end of this year.

Error guide
http://firstaidteam.com/updates-and-corrections/

 

[bowlofmushypeas]

Unfortunately, I'll be taking it in June so won't be able to get the updated version later this year. Basically, I don't care about typos like the --> teh, but I definitely don't want to read over concepts and have them taught incorrectly. I've heard the errata list is not very complete also, so I'm not wondering about what type of errors it has. Also, if there are similar products that I don't know about