medEssentials

[libbyruth]

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Hi! Has anyone used Kaplan's new medEssentials review system? I just got a brochure in the mail about it. Their website lets you download a sample chapter. That looks pretty good, but I was wondering about the online exercises. It costs $99 for six months, which seems pretty expensive. I want to make sure it's good before I buy it.

 

[deuist]

I just got the same brochure, too. I would hope that our professors and textbooks do a good job of explaining medical concepts.

 

[THP]

I got it. I like it better than 1st aid. I am, however, going to use both med essentials and first aid for studying for step I.

 

[Kazema]

What exactly does the $99 get you?

And is the book they talk about online only or do they actually mail you a copy of it?

 

[THP]

What exactly does the $99 get you?

And is the book they talk about online only or do they actually mail you a copy of it?

They mail it to you and you get the online stuff. I agree that the price is a little steep.

 

[Guyton Killah]

Hi! Has anyone used Kaplan's new medEssentials review system? I just got a brochure in the mail about it. Their website lets you download a sample chapter. That looks pretty good, but I was wondering about the online exercises. It costs $99 for six months, which seems pretty expensive. I want to make sure it's good before I buy it.

I think its a good idea to have 1 book that summarizes all the basic sciences. Even though I have never used it, a lot of people give it thumbs up 👍👍👍 for its systematic approach, in a way that no other review book /// yet done. But, their pathology is too brief!

 

[alphaholic06]

It's a good book. I think the online component is not very useful though.

 

[747Captn2MD]

When I was studying for Step 1, I found MedEssentials to be a bunch of figures/tables that summarize the Step 1 kaplan notes.