Hello all. This is my prospective list for USMLE Step 1 study resources:
FA
Kaplan Q Book and Kaplan Q Bank
UWorld
HY Behavioural Sci
HY Neuro
HY Cell/Molecular
Lange Biochem flash cards
BRS Physio
BRS Anatomy Qs
UMich Anatomy Qs
HY Embryo
Kaplan Anatomy/Neuro
Kaplan Micro/Immuno
Kaplan Pharm
Kaplan Pharm flash cards
Goljan RR Path
Pathoma
Webpath
Now the list is long, but I intend to annotate my FA with the HY books, so Id only be going over those once.
Same for the most part for Micro/Immuno.
I am an IMG, and we have an NMBE comprehensive exam at the end of semester 5. I am wrapping up semester 4, so much/all of the annotation will be done by the middle of semester 5. Afterwards I get 3-4 months of dedicated study time. During the dedicated time, it will be:
Annotated FA
Kaplan Anatomy
Pathoma/Goljan
Kaplan Pharm
Kaplan Pharm flashcards
With Uworld and Kaplan Q bank as my question sources.
I know the motto is not to spread too thin and learn a few resources very well. Given my plan and the final list of resources, what are your thoughts? Is it still too much? Any recommendable refinements?
Also: I have Kaplan and BRS anatomy as my anatomy sources. Still takes a LONG time to get through it. Anyone have any fast/effective anatomy review sources they can recommend?
Also: I avoid studying from FA during the semester I am learning the course from until the very end when I take an NBME shelf exam. I havent written Pharm or Path shelf exams yet. Can anyone tell me how effective FA is for these two subjects?
Also: I am currently using FA 2013. I will write Step 1 in Sept/Oct 2014. Is it recommendable to switch to the FA 2014 or am I safe with 2013?
Note: Many of the resources I have selected were highly ranked by FA as strong review sources, if someone is wondering why I have selected a particular resource. The Kaplan sources I selected because I felt they were very good for learning from.
Thank you!
FA
Kaplan Q Book and Kaplan Q Bank
UWorld
HY Behavioural Sci
HY Neuro
HY Cell/Molecular
Lange Biochem flash cards
BRS Physio
BRS Anatomy Qs
UMich Anatomy Qs
HY Embryo
Kaplan Anatomy/Neuro
Kaplan Micro/Immuno
Kaplan Pharm
Kaplan Pharm flash cards
Goljan RR Path
Pathoma
Webpath
Now the list is long, but I intend to annotate my FA with the HY books, so Id only be going over those once.
Same for the most part for Micro/Immuno.
I am an IMG, and we have an NMBE comprehensive exam at the end of semester 5. I am wrapping up semester 4, so much/all of the annotation will be done by the middle of semester 5. Afterwards I get 3-4 months of dedicated study time. During the dedicated time, it will be:
Annotated FA
Kaplan Anatomy
Pathoma/Goljan
Kaplan Pharm
Kaplan Pharm flashcards
With Uworld and Kaplan Q bank as my question sources.
I know the motto is not to spread too thin and learn a few resources very well. Given my plan and the final list of resources, what are your thoughts? Is it still too much? Any recommendable refinements?
Also: I have Kaplan and BRS anatomy as my anatomy sources. Still takes a LONG time to get through it. Anyone have any fast/effective anatomy review sources they can recommend?
Also: I avoid studying from FA during the semester I am learning the course from until the very end when I take an NBME shelf exam. I havent written Pharm or Path shelf exams yet. Can anyone tell me how effective FA is for these two subjects?
Also: I am currently using FA 2013. I will write Step 1 in Sept/Oct 2014. Is it recommendable to switch to the FA 2014 or am I safe with 2013?
Note: Many of the resources I have selected were highly ranked by FA as strong review sources, if someone is wondering why I have selected a particular resource. The Kaplan sources I selected because I felt they were very good for learning from.
Thank you!
