Pathology studying approach during M2: Pathoma videos + RR pathology?

[whatdidigetinto]

What i'm thinking about doing is watching the corresponding pathoma video that covers the chapter being discussed in class and then i will do the actual studying from the RR pathology book.

I went through the Pathoma PDF but it just seemed lacking when compared to RR pathology. I couldn't help but feel that it was even more concise than RR pathology.

Any thoughts on the above? Or am i better off studying from the Pathoma PDF and videos?

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[Myxedema]

Caveat: I'm an IMG.

Pathoma is great for initial understanding of the concepts. Pathoma book is at best supplemental; lectures are much more valuable.

RR Pathology is great at going detailed without getting bogged down. There are many integration points to other subjects throughout the book. Also, some subjects which are absent in Pathoma are present in RR Pathology.

If this is for classwork as well, I'd also like to suggest either Robbins Basic Pathology or Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. Both Pathoma and RR Pathology are review books (albeit RR Pathology being more complete), so they sometimes lack the necessary amount of detail and explanation required for the initial learning process. In addition, figures and tables in Robbins are very high-yield.

 

[whatdidigetinto]

Caveat: I'm an IMG.

Pathoma is great for initial understanding of the concepts. Pathoma book is at best supplemental; lectures are much more valuable.

RR Pathology is great at going detailed without getting bogged down. There are many integration points to other subjects throughout the book. Also, some subjects which are absent in Pathoma are present in RR Pathology.

If this is for classwork as well, I'd also like to suggest either Robbins Basic Pathology or Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. Both Pathoma and RR Pathology are review books (albeit RR Pathology being more complete), so they sometimes lack the necessary amount of detail and explanation required for the initial learning process. In addition, figures and tables in Robbins are very high-yield.

I got the robbins review book with the questions. Do i still need to get the two you just mentioned?

 

[Myxedema]

Yes, even if you do not buy a book, you still should have access to one of them. Many medical school libraries have online subscriptions, check if your library has access to Robbins PBOD. If you're going to buy one single textbook for your pre-clinical studies, it should be Robbins.