Hey all,
I'm interested in using either DIT, Kaplan HY videos, or FA express.
Does anyone know what would be best for my situation?
My situation:
Studied pathoma along with courses (almost done). Goljan RR for some things. Did Kaplan 2010 lectures for most of physio.
I haven't done any questions as of yet (or read FA)
I'm thinking of using a HY video course + Qs from U world for the final month. Personally I love understanding and find I forget things if I don't have the background explanation behind them (hate superficial stuff)
What do you guys think?
Oh and I don't mind picking and choosing. I have 2 other friends who agreed that we could buy 2 or all 3 of the courses if some topics are taught better in some vs others.
If you know anything about any specific topics that are good or bad from these video courses please post and I'll try to update the info below as much as possible allowing others to choose their course based on weaknesses/strenghts.
Thanks for reading.
Showdown.
So far I did some research and found
FA express:
Good: Immuno, Neuro, and Embryo (shan564 original posting with confirmation from a friend). Micro pretty good (same guy as neuro and embryo I think)
Bad: Pscyh, GI (read from FA directly)
Meh: Behavioral (added a little on top of FA w/ examples)
DIT is bland overall but apparently he correlates things back and forth
Good for???
Bad at???
Kaplan HY:
GI
I found the micro very superficial had some HY associations and rules you could follow to get the answer (or so I'm guessing)
Kaplan HY has "kaplan essential" at the end of most chapters and those I gotta say are phenomenal videos! If anything I'll definitely watch those. Well explained felt like goljan detail with pathoma level explanations (the GI acute pancreatitis one) from what I can tell.Apparently Kaplan can teach but most students look for the 50hr course buzzwords and shy away from the longer review courses even though they can be well taught. Result = superficial videos!
I'm interested in using either DIT, Kaplan HY videos, or FA express.
Does anyone know what would be best for my situation?
My situation:
Studied pathoma along with courses (almost done). Goljan RR for some things. Did Kaplan 2010 lectures for most of physio.
I haven't done any questions as of yet (or read FA)
I'm thinking of using a HY video course + Qs from U world for the final month. Personally I love understanding and find I forget things if I don't have the background explanation behind them (hate superficial stuff)
What do you guys think?
Oh and I don't mind picking and choosing. I have 2 other friends who agreed that we could buy 2 or all 3 of the courses if some topics are taught better in some vs others.
If you know anything about any specific topics that are good or bad from these video courses please post and I'll try to update the info below as much as possible allowing others to choose their course based on weaknesses/strenghts.
Thanks for reading.
Showdown.
So far I did some research and found
FA express:
Good: Immuno, Neuro, and Embryo (shan564 original posting with confirmation from a friend). Micro pretty good (same guy as neuro and embryo I think)
Bad: Pscyh, GI (read from FA directly)
Meh: Behavioral (added a little on top of FA w/ examples)
DIT is bland overall but apparently he correlates things back and forth
Good for???
Bad at???
Kaplan HY:
GI
I found the micro very superficial had some HY associations and rules you could follow to get the answer (or so I'm guessing)
Kaplan HY has "kaplan essential" at the end of most chapters and those I gotta say are phenomenal videos! If anything I'll definitely watch those. Well explained felt like goljan detail with pathoma level explanations (the GI acute pancreatitis one) from what I can tell.Apparently Kaplan can teach but most students look for the 50hr course buzzwords and shy away from the longer review courses even though they can be well taught. Result = superficial videos!
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