Pathoma not enough details? Too basic?

[Elbowstoopointy]

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My friend and I were having a debate...he says pathoma is far too little detail for boards and its only very elementary basics.

This true? I didn't think so, seems detailed to me..help me plz! thx

 

[naus]

Pathoma is better for understanding. It's not as detailed as Goljan, but then again you're not going to remember even 60% of the details in Goljan unless you have an insane memory. I barely remember a chapter of Goljan the second I finish reading it. It's really kind of sad.

Understanding is more important in the long run. People I know who did Pathoma last year did very well on Step 1 (>250's).

 

[CatFactorial]

It is better for intro and review than for substantive studying. I've heard it's good for boards, shelves, cabinets, and other carpentry but not necessarily school courses.

 

[Brachyury]

My friend and I were having a debate...he says pathoma is far too little detail for boards and its only very elementary basics.

This true? I didn't think so, seems detailed to me..help me plz! thx

I liked Pathoma because Dr. Sattar was to-the-point and explained concepts well; I disliked Goljan audio because he was poorly organized, did not explain concepts well, and was dated. Pathoma is just path; RR is path with micro. Dr. Sattar covered every single disease in his book, while Goljan skipped entire pages. In my case, outlines do not work for me, so naturally, I found pathoma to be much better than RR path.

 

[celkon]

Pathoma is great for getting a introduction to the material, building a foundation, and learning the very highest-yield concepts.

 

[shadowfox87]

He's right, Pathoma is just good for getting the basic understanding and big picture. You gotta fill in the details yourself.

 

[Elbowstoopointy]

He's right, Pathoma is just good for getting the basic understanding and big picture. You gotta fill in the details yourself.

I'm talking purely as a board review. I'm reading big robbins for school (its required)

 

[celkon]

I'm talking purely as a board review. I'm reading big robbins for school (its required)

Mirin jaw bro?

 

[shadowfox87]

I'm talking purely as a board review. I'm reading big robbins for school (its required)

For board review, it's fine, but sometimes knowing the physiology helps strengthen the concepts. So those extra "details" can make a big difference sometimes. For me, I gotta understand how everything works, I don't like memorizing. Many books leave out the physiology b/c they think it's too much detail, but I think that detail actually helped me remember the other things.

 

[Aislinn]

For board review, it's fine, but sometimes knowing the physiology helps strengthen the concepts. So those extra "details" can make a big difference sometimes. For me, I gotta understand how everything works, I don't like memorizing. Many books leave out the physiology b/c they think it's too much detail, but I think that detail actually helped me remember the other things.

Pathoma isn't about memorizing.

 

[Elbowstoopointy]

For board review, it's fine, but sometimes knowing the physiology helps strengthen the concepts. So those extra "details" can make a big difference sometimes. For me, I gotta understand how everything works, I don't like memorizing. Many books leave out the physiology b/c they think it's too much detail, but I think that detail actually helped me remember the other things.

Not sure why he would go into details about anything other than path though...its a PATH review. IMO you should not even attempt to study path for step 1 until you have micro/biochem/physio down cold. This way, the diseases are NOT memorization, rather many of them are intuitive

 

[shadowfox87]

Pathoma isn't about memorizing.

I didn't say it was. My point is that you can have a BETTER understanding by going out of your way to learn just a bit more than the minimum.

 

[Elbowstoopointy]

I didn't say it was. My point is that you can have a BETTER understanding by going out of your way to learn just a bit more than the minimum.

Why does everyone say that you can use nothing but Pathoma and score 250 on boards? Problem officer?

 

[shadowfox87]

Why does everyone say that you can use nothing but Pathoma and score 250 on boards? Problem officer?

If everyone says it, it must be true.

 

[womp]

Do whatever you think works best for you.. It's really as simple as that.

Reading Goljan Rapid Review is like reading a dictionary to me, but some like it. It's in one ear, out the other. I'm a question bank kind of guy.

People have said good things about Pathoma too.

Don't spread yourself too thin with resources though.

 

[Elbowstoopointy]

Don't spread yourself too thin with resources though.

Seems to be a fine line...as I find myself with big robbins, RR, BRS path, pathoma, and gunner training.

How much of that will I actually read? LOL good question.....

 

[Alvarez13]

Pathoma 1.7 speed (appetizer) + school lecture 2X speed (meat) + FA annotation + GT (desert) for each lecture = delicious! Only takes about 1.5 hrs, you see mat'l multiple times, and you study for boards. For Micro, substitute CMMRS for Pathoma and you're set!

 

[poorracerkid]

For boards, repeat after me. "FA UW" "FA UW" "FA UW" ad nauseum.