Help!No dollar, no pound, how can I get the book "First aid for the usmle step 1/2" ?

www.amazon.com

Use a credit card...

 

That does kind of make it difficult. Any relatives outside of China? This is kind of a wild idea, but certainly people visit China from the U.S. Perhaps you could find someone that will be visiting and be willing to buy the book for you, and bring it to China and get it to you (via mail or otherwise) in exchange for Yuan that they could spend while in China.

Best of luck...

 

4 things you could look into......

Are you totally sure they don't sell it anywhere in China? We have very few people who take the USMLE but I still found it sitting there in my university book store. I mean, it's a cool book. Even if you were NOT taking step 1, it would be a nice review of what you learned in the basic science years.

Buy it from an older student. Or ask someone who took the USMLE how he got his (if you want the newest version, which is kind of important).

Can you get a money order made (or international cheque or something like that)?

Call blackwell scinece publishing or write them an email. If they want to sell books (and they DO), they'll be able to give you the best advice.

Good luck.

ps. You need more than First Aid for the tests. The hard part of being a foreigner taking the USMLE is not knowing what to study, it's knowing what NOT to study.

 

Yikker,

that's a pretty stressful situation you're in. I'm in no way an expert. I took step 1 this week. I think I know what you're going through. No one knows anything about the USMLE here, either. I was, however, able to buy first aid. Once you have that, you can trust the advice in there. I think most people will agree that "First Aid" is THE best book for Steo 1. It has a whole section about other review books.

I realize part of your problem is to get all these books. I bought most of mine on the internet but without a credit card that might be tough. No, actually, I bought most of my books through a site that billed me afterwards. So I didn't even need the credit card.

Anyway, if you need any advice, feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] if you have any quesitons or if you just want to scream at the system.

Take care.

ps. yeah, I'm in Copenhagen. A little city that's probably on the way opposite side of the planet from you. I'm surprised you even heard of it.