Najeeb Vids?

[Merely]

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Anyone have thoughts on Najeeb videos either during M1 and M2 or during the summer after M1 to help you master concepts? I watched some free ones and they seem very good and able to drill home concepts although very long but in the summer I guess there's a lot of time. Anyone have experience with these or any insight?

 

[Tipsy McStagger]

I think they're pretty good to supplement your other resources. They are long and for me it was difficult to speed them up too much or I'd not be able to understand him. Still, he explains things very well and if you are having difficulty with a topic his videos will certainly help you there.

He usually has a lifetime membership that goes on sale a few times a year; I'd recommend it.

 

[Shortycoat]

are these on youtube or something?

 

[Tipsy McStagger]

are these on youtube or something?

http://www.drnajeeblectures.com

He does have a few on YouTube I think.

 

[The Kraken]

Ridiculously long winded but if I had to choose a resource to teach me a medical topic I knew nothing about and I wanted mastery after one pass, it's Najeeb

 

[Th2]

Start in M1 and watch them with your concurrent subjects. They are awesome. Not as much M2-oriented stuff, but it's good when it's there. Download the videos, open them up in VLC, and increase that speed!

 

[Merely]

Can you download them off the site though? People were saying you couldnt cause they didnt want them to be passed around a pirated?

Start in M1 and watch them with your concurrent subjects. They are awesome. Not as much M2-oriented stuff, but it's good when it's there. Download the videos, open them up in VLC, and increase that speed!

 

[Kera]

Yes, you can. He redesigned his site last fall and introduced downloading as an option.

But with lifetime access of literally hundreds of hours of videos for $49 with regular sales of $39, Najeeb is probably the least expensive resource out there for med students. He could charge several times as much and still be worth every penny, so it's hard to endorse finding ways around paying the $39.

 

[LLCoolK]

He goes very slow, but is very very clear. Speeding up his videos may help, but for many (like myself) I can't understand him at anything above 1x speed. He has a heavy accent.

 

[The_Sunny_Doc]

A membership to his site was a waste of money for me because of his accent and lack of written materials offered. It might be a more helpful resource if you're an auditory learner, though. I need visual aids along with speaking, like the Pathoma book.

 

[hsk013]

do you guys recommend anything else to substitutes najeeb vids? To me 30 minutes to an hour videos sound a bit too long

 

[cbrons]

Anyone have thoughts on Najeeb videos either during M1 and M2 or during the summer after M1 to help you master concepts? I watched some free ones and they seem very good and able to drill home concepts although very long but in the summer I guess there's a lot of time. Anyone have experience with these or any insight?

The physiology ones are amazing

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[cbrons]

do you guys recommend anything else to substitutes najeeb vids? To me 30 minutes to an hour videos sound a bit too long

How long do you study every day? I never went to physiology lecture (or any other lecture) M1 and just watched najeeb physio videos and did more than fine.

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[hsk013]

How long do you study every day? I never went to physiology lecture (or any other lecture) M1 and just watched najeeb physio videos and did more than fine.

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I just started school this week so I am still getting used to it. But I would say I study about 10 hrs a day outside of lectures (not going to lectures unless they take attendance which is like 1-2 hrs a day)... Am I spending too much time on studying?

 

[Taddy Mason]

I just started school this week so I am still getting used to it. But I would say I study about 10 hrs a day outside of lectures (not going to lectures unless they take attendance which is like 1-2 hrs a day)... Am I spending too much time on studying?

It'll take a few weeks or even a month or two to get your flow down with studying. There's no real right or wrong way, just figure out what works for you and don't get too hung-up on how other people appear to be, or especially claim to be, studying as long as what you're doing is working for you.

Regarding 30-60min for videos, that really isn't bad at all and you can speed them up. Other options would be to bootleg Kaplan Step 1 phys videos and watch those on 2x or just use one of the Lindas. I used Skinny Linda and the Guyton and Hall question book, punted almost all of our phys lectures and had no issues. That said, if I were to do things over I'd prolly use Najeeb or Kaplan vids while annotating Skinny Linda, and still do review questions from Guyton and Hall.

Edit - I'll add that I've never watched Najeeb (didn't find out about his videos until part way through 2nd year), but I've honestly never heard anything negative about his videos. I found out about the Kaplan videos while looking for a better pharm study source towards the end of 2nd year (Raymon is the **** - probably the best thing out there for learning pharm). The anatomy, embryology, biochem, and phys ones are a bit detailed for using just for Step, but would've been excellent to use during first year with lecture.

 

[cbrons]

I just started school this week so I am still getting used to it. But I would say I study about 10 hrs a day outside of lectures (not going to lectures unless they take attendance which is like 1-2 hrs a day)... Am I spending too much time on studying?

Perhaps you are inefficient. Najeeb vids for physiology will you give you pretty complete understanding (if you draw notes along with him). Study to understand the stuff, dont just memorize garbage from a powerpoint.

 

[lymphocyte]

Perhaps you are inefficient. Najeeb vids for physiology will you give you pretty complete understanding (if you draw notes along with him). Study to understand the stuff, dont just memorize garbage from a powerpoint.

That's exactly what I did and just read along with Costanzo's Physiology (and John West's Resp Physiology). It worked out extremely well.

 

[lymphocyte]

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[Azete]

Najeeb is great but his videos are incredibly long. He also has a thick accent, which made it nearly impossible for me to speed them up.

For every topic our professors would spend an hour on, he would spend at least 2. The plus side is after you watch Najeeb, you basically know the stuff 100% and it sticks. The down side is there wasn't enough hours in a day for me to watch my school's lecture and Najeeb for every topic.

Also, Bob Ross has nothing on Najeeb -- those drawings are legendary.

 

[GaStu1994]

are these on youtube or something?

Yes, an impressive number of his lectures are available for free on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/DoctorNajeeb

If you purchase membership (definitely worth every penny, in my opinion), then you can watch all of his 700+ videos and download as many as you like. The site works pretty well on desktop, mobile, and tablet platforms. I've been a lifetime member for almost two years now, and have found the content endlessly useful, even in some of my undergrad courses!

You can purchase full membership here: https://www.drnajeeblectures.com. Lifetime access is usually $199 (with plans for 1 year and 2 years at $99 and $149, respectively, also available), but lifetime membership is offered for <$50 very frequently via specials advertised on the main page.