How are you supposed to use Goljan RR when studying??

[medstudent87]

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Throughout the year, I've only been studying my school's lecture notes, and maybe skimming that section of path in FA. Starting in May, I have 5.5 weeks off to study for Step I, but I'm having a lot of trouble making a schedule.

I'm signed up for DIT, which will take 15 days, but I don't know what I should do beforehand. I want to go through FA in its entirety, but not sure if that'll leave room for RR. I'll also be doing at least one block of UWorld each day.

Do you actually read through the entire RRbook, word for word? I don't think I'd retain anything because of its bullet-point format. Should I just use it to follow along while listening to his lectures?

Is it possible get through all his lectures (and RR) along with all of FA in 14 days?

 

[KingSemeloDO]

Throughout the year, I've only been studying my school's lecture notes, and maybe skimming that section of path in FA. Starting in May, I have 5.5 weeks off to study for Step I, but I'm having a lot of trouble making a schedule.

I'm signed up for DIT, which will take 15 days, but I don't know what I should do beforehand. I want to go through FA in its entirety, but not sure if that'll leave room for RR. I'll also be doing at least one block of UWorld each day.

Do you actually read through the entire RRbook, word for word? I don't think I'd retain anything because of its bullet-point format. Should I just use it to follow along while listening to his lectures?

Is it possible get through all his lectures (and RR) along with all of FA in 14 days?

why are you so concern with RR? just get the job done, and worry about RR then, NO? goodluck to you

 

[medstudent87]

why are you so concern with RR? just get the job done, and worry about RR then, NO? goodluck to you

ummmmm...RR stands for Rapid Review (as in Goljan's Rapid Review Pathology)

 

[greatnt249]

why are you so concern with RR? just get the job done, and worry about RR then, NO? goodluck to you

If you don't understand the question, it's probably better to just not answer.

OP, I've been skimming through RR for the past week, mostly looking for topics that haven't been covered (or at least I don't remember having been covered). It's pretty slow-going (at least on my part), and I don't know how much reading it word-for-word is going to help you. However, I think it could be a good supplement to First Aid when you get to a topic in FA that you don't understand.

Best of luck to you in your studying.

 

[septoplasty]

Is it better to read his HY Notes?

Or perhaps just follow his Audio Transcript.. I went over RR once and dont remember much lol..

 

[Rollo]

Let's see, there are roughly 35 hours of audio lectures. Let's say you listen to 3 hours of lecture each day, and then spend roughly 1-2 hours going over the material in the book that he covered in each audio hour. So that's about 6-9 hours each day plus 2 hours or so doing Uworld questions. I can imagine you will be able to handle studying for ~11 hours every day?

So 3 audio hours each day, and it will take you roughly 12 days to get through all 35 hours.

I think it's definitely feasible to get through RR book, audio, and get in a block or two of Uworld in that 14 day span.

I've found that once I go through RR book, and Uworld, I barely spend any time going over FA because I'm just paging through things I already know. Does that make sense? FA is collection of high-yield facts and if you understand the material in RR, then staring at a collection of high-yield facts does nothing except paint that picture of understood material in your mind.

 

[bowlofmushypeas]

I'd like to know what people do with Goljan also. Reading word for word is definitely time heavy so I've currently been listening to audio and skimming (ie looking at blue notes) in some chapters + FA path of course. Anyone have thoughts on what is thorough enough?

 

[ScubaStarved]

Most people read RR with their classes. I covered each chapter up to 3 times over the course of our 4 month pathophys course. Once you have ~memorized the book, you can get through it surprisingly quickly during dedicated review time. Same goes for the audio, probably best used along with your pathophys course.

If you are discovering it for the first time during your step 1 studying, I don't see how it could do anything but freak you out and be a massive time sink.

 

[justdoit31]

I used the audio while driving/working out during the year. Now that I'm in my dedicated time (4.5 weeks left). I'm going to use audio/RR on areas I'm weaker on and then use it to look at blue margins and pictures as I work though DIT. Say I struggle with renal- do the renal day of DIT then supplement with 2-3 hours of renal studying from FA/RR/Audio that night.

This week (my pre-DIT studying week) is trying to hit weak areas based on my CBSE, especially memorizing micro facts and physiology.

 

[ArcGurren]

I used the audio while driving/working out during the year. Now that I'm in my dedicated time (4.5 weeks left). I'm going to use audio/RR on areas I'm weaker on and then use it to look at blue margins and pictures as I work though DIT. Say I struggle with renal- do the renal day of DIT then supplement with 2-3 hours of renal studying from FA/RR/Audio that night.

This week (my pre-DIT studying week) is trying to hit weak areas based on my CBSE, especially memorizing micro facts and physiology.

I never understood how people use the audios when working out or driving or whatever... I'll take whatever brain relaxation time in the day I can get... thinking about step 1 all the time when studying drives me nuts as it is.

Anyway, OP - Goljan RR Path has a lot more detail than is actually covered on the exam and a lot of it is Step 2 applicable. I would focus on correlating what's written with what he covers in his audios and also reading the associated blue margin notes (which do tend to be high yield). Keep in mind also that these audios are getting a little bit dated; they don't always necessarily represent the "newest" material.

 

[MossPoh]

I do a mixture. I never listen to it while working out. (I work too hard to concentrate on it) I do listen to it when driving or walking around, making coffee, etc...sometimes. It is actually good to listen to stuff with a shifting scenery because it allows you to associate certain parts of the audio with different things. Usually that time is also dead time where I WANT to be studying but can't. If it is break time, then hellllllll no.

Anyway, I haven't really kicked into using Goljan yet but I will probably start tomorrow-ish. I've been through it enough times now that it isn't nearly as painful. I already have my special underlines, so it is easier for me to read and much of his audio stuff or my little memory tricks are already scribbled in. I like to skim through first aid, read through the respective RR chapter, take a few notes, see where it ties in with first aid and then do some practice questions.

 

[ar2388]

i have read most of RR path in my slightly under 4 weeks of studying. 1 week left.
i only have the 5 heme chp and the 2 kidney chps left... i read about 12 chp over the course of the year. i usually give myself a day per organ system and read the corresponding chp in RR and then the FA section. if i have any time left in the day i do UWorld.
for example, yesterday I read the GI and then the hepatobiliary chp and then read FA GI section. that took me almost 11 hours so thats all i did yesterday.
today i am reading the nutrition chp and then the FA biochem section. i should hopefully have a couple of hours or so left at the end of the day to do some UWorld and maybe if i have time, review another short FA section.
i usually listen to the audio when i am either washing dishes, walking home from the library, or at the gym (which i havent been doing too much 🙁 )