Keeping track of all the Step resources

[iyrtitl]

We hear about must-have resources all the time. I want to get a sense of what everyone's favorites are and how best to use them. What I've heard so far: Qmax, uworld, panthoma, and firecracker seem to work for most people. A gunner's schedule may look like: Firecracker daily, begin qmax one year before exam, uworld during dedicated study, and panthoma...I'm not sure.

Thought? Advice?

Thanks friends.

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[DrBowtie]

There's a whole step 1 subforum dedicated to this very topic

 

[DocWinter]

There are three resources which stand out as the main top, big, can't-miss resources:
1) First Aid
2) Pathoma
3) UWorld
Reports are that you can get any score, know everything you need to know if you know these three inside out.
There are dozens of other useful tools- DIT, Kaplan Qbank, COMBANK, HY Series, BRS series, Goljan, USMLE-RX Qbank. All are great in some way. I personally hate firecracker and flashcards in general, but to each their own.

 

[The Kraken]

UFAP w/ RX (pre dedicated) and Sketchy

 

[Redpancreas]

We hear about must-have resources all the time. I want to get a sense of what everyone's favorites are and how best to use them. What I've heard so far: Qmax, uworld, panthoma, and firecracker seem to work for most people. A gunner's schedule may look like: Firecracker daily, begin qmax one year before exam, uworld during dedicated study, and panthoma...I'm not sure.

Thought? Advice?

Thanks friends.

Read the Step 1 guide in my signature. There's a whole sub-forum dedicated to this, but what I've listed is the mainstream start. Also, everyone's a gunner when it comes to Step 1.

 

[Perpetually Perplexed]

Boards & Beyond is much, much better than Pathoma, which is, IMO, too simplified for step.

You can never do too many questions. FA + Uworld + B&B + Rx is a pretty solid start. I would do all of the practice NBMEs too.