So... I have took the advice and bought pathoma... I would like to know if anyone has any advice of using it? I was hoping to do a first read before going through the videos... then going through FA for the same topic... how does that sound as the the initial part of prep?
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Best way to do Pathoma is to go through the book while watching the videos. You can pause and annotate anything "particularly high yield" as you go along. Then go through FA and be amazed by how much you remember from Dr. Sattar
I'm watching the videos marking the notes with what he mentions is especially high yield. I will also draw diagrams for some topics. After each section, I go through the same topics in FA and annotate from the Pathoma notes.
There is quite a bit in Pathoma that isn't mentioned in FA (ex. Berylliosis).
There is quite a bit in Pathoma that isn't mentioned in FA (ex. Berylliosis).
I will be soon be a MS-I. Do you have any advice, on how I should structure the next two years of study to be well-prepared for Step 1? Thank you.
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I don't see any reason at all to waste time just reading the book, especially before you watch the videos. It's just lists of bullet points and if you don't understand what it's talking about I don't think you'll get much out of it.
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Read the book and annotate it as you go along. I go through it 1x and do this, writing down high-yield items or diagrams that simplify the concepts (he is an amazing teacher, and I even find myself using his little memorization tools).
I have only watched a few of the videos a second time but I do it at 1.7x speed. I mainly use the annotations to clear up anything I have trouble with.
Read the book and annotate it as you go along. I go through it 1x and do this, writing down high-yield items or diagrams that simplify the concepts (he is an amazing teacher, and I even find myself using his little memorization tools).
I have only watched a few of the videos a second time but I do it at 1.7x speed. I mainly use the annotations to clear up anything I have trouble with.
