How good the NMS Qs book is ? is it worth to study ?

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helloo if anyone know plz tell me ur opinion!


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[theodore]

I t s one of the best q books for step 1. Definitely worth studying it if you have the time. But why did you post this 10 times?

 

[DrMom]

Originally posted by theodore
But why did you post this 10 times?

Taken care of. 😉

 

[drfrankie]

I have this book. Review for USMLE Step 1 6th Ed. It is a very good book. The questions are USMLE style and, excellent, and there are very detailed explanations. Also the answers are very far from the questions so that your eyes don't cheat. It is a very good source for practice questions (Rated #1 in its category in First Aid). I also have Board simulator series books and this one is not only newer, It is much better better.

The cd that comes with it, on the other hand, is is garbage in my opinion. The interface is nothing like usmle. When you try to do study mode it doesn't tell you if you got the question right or not. You have to go back to the question, or read through the explanation to figure it out. The analysis section is also terrible.

Here is my opinion on best question sources on CD

1.USMLE Sample Test Materials
2.Kaplan Step 1 CD Newest version
3.Board Simulator Series CD
4. NMS 6th ed

If you want questions get a subscription for Kaplan Qbank (classic)

If you want a book then 100% no, doubt..get the NMS


Hope this was helpful,
drfrankie

 

[sweetfynesse]

Originally posted by drfrankie
I have this book. Review for USMLE Step 1 6th Ed. It is a very good book. The questions are USMLE style and, excellent, and there are very detailed explanations. Also the answers are very far from the questions so that your eyes don't cheat. It is a very good source for practice questions (Rated #1 in its category in First Aid). I also have Board simulator series books and this one is not only newer, It is much better better.

The cd that comes with it, on the other hand, is is garbage in my opinion. The interface is nothing like usmle. When you try to do study mode it doesn't tell you if you got the question right or not. You have to go back to the question, or read through the explanation to figure it out. The analysis section is also terrible.

Here is my opinion on best question sources on CD

1.USMLE Sample Test Materials
2.Kaplan Step 1 CD Newest version
3.Board Simulator Series CD
4. NMS 6th ed

If you want questions get a subscription for Kaplan Qbank (classic)

If you want a book then 100% no, doubt..get the NMS


Hope this was helpful,
drfrankie

i agree 100%....Plus, questions are the key in preparation. You can study text all you want, but if you can't answer the questions, its no good. So, questions, questions, and more questions...good luck

 

[genieinabottle]

Someone gave me an old copy of the question book but it's the 4th edition from 1996. Is that too old..is there much of a difference? Thanks!

 

[j_sde]

regarding taking alot of questions ... i'm sure everyone agrees that doing questions helps you retain material read and also get a sense of the kinds of things people like to ask. however, has anyone really gotten questions on the real step 1 that they recall being repeated (w/diff wording or maybe a diff twist, but general idea) on somethign they did (whether qbank or a book)? jus wondering, because it seems like they can ask so many diff types of questions/topics that to me... doing pratice questions sometimes seems a waste of time that i could be spent on some more reading.

 

[theodore]

Doing questions isn't only about familiarizing with the format of the exam, but about more practical things, too. For example, most people that I know would prefer doing questions for 3 hours and then spend 5 hours reviewing their answers, than spending 8 hours just trying to memorize things. Regarding "repeats", keep on mind that in order to score up to very good in step 1, you need to know the typical presentation of a specific number of diseases/situations. And if you see a disease presented in its typical form, say 10 times, then for sure you will recall it much easier than if you had studied that disease in pure textbook form 10 times(not to mention the time it would take to do the latter).
I can't recall the precise number, but in my test I came accross about 25-30 questions that were total giveouts, in the sense that they were almost identical with questions I had seen during my preparation. And naturally there were more questions in which I could exclude some of the choices, because I knew this wasn't their typical presentation. Now, if you ask me, being able to answer about 20% of the test without having to think a lot or spend time on it, was worth the time I gave to do q's-and I did about 10000 of them.
J_side, as an IMG I often indulged into studying things into detail.
I spent one month just looking at FA's pathology entries, then going to Robbins and studying each entry in detail. Naturally, I realized that this way it would take me a decade to take the exam.
I can't thank enough posters in these forums that were saying"do q's,q's and then more q's". Unless one is studying medicine in a 5th world country-yes, 5th, no less- with no organisation, no resources etcetc, completing the basic science part of the curicullum gives enough theoretical background. No time, no need and no gain in trying to relearn Robbins or Guyton or books like that for this exam. To be ready for 90% of the exam you need to spend an x amount of time wisely. To be ready for 100% of the exam, you need to spend 10x time-and in the 9x difference, you will probably forget the info needed for that 90%.
Hope it was helpful,
Theodore